John Daly throws club into Lake Michigan after a 10 and it's retrieved by young man
-- HAVEN, Wis. -- John Daly was cruising along inside the cut line at the PGA Championship on Friday -- until John Daly-type things started to happen.
Playing the par-3 seventh hole, Daly pushed his tee shot right, splashing it into nearby Lake Michigan. He took a drop and again found the lake. He dropped another, and splashed that one, too.
Finally, Daly bailed out to the left side of the green, then helicopter-tossed his iron into the lake. It was soon recovered by a young man in a boat, who held it aloft triumphantly.
After a three-putt, Daly finished with a septuple-bogey 10 on the hole, dropping him well down the leaderboard as he missed the cut. He finished with a 9-over 81 to put him at 10 over for the tournament.
This is, of course, not the first time Daly has carded a big number.
In fact, it marks the 17th time that Daly has posted a double-digit total on a single hole in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event. His previous one was a 12 that occurred during last year's Valspar Championship.
According to PGA Tour officials, Daly's 17 double-digit scores rank first on the list of current players; Robert Gamez is second with five.
Daly, who won the PGA Championship in 1991, posted an opening round 1-over 73. He was even par through six holes on Friday before making the 10.