Golf legend John Daly makes light of recent health scares: ‘I’ve only been dead 11 times’ – News

John Daly has admittedly lived an interesting life both on and off the course.

Earlier this week, ahead of The Galleri Classic, the two-time major winner reflected on his lengthy career when shown a picture of his rookie tour card from 1992.

“I didn’t think I’d been out here for three decades,” Daly said in a video shared by the PGA Tour Champions. “I’ve only been dead 11 times. I’m like Lazarus. I just keep coming back from the dead.

“That’s when I could actually play the game.”

He made the comment about his health about two months after he underwent emergency surgery on his hand.

He shared a post from his hospital bed in January, adding that the surgery was a success and that he would “be back playing in no time!”

He returned this month in time for the Champions Tour’s Hoag Classic in California.

“It’s been a little brutal, but the hand’s about 80%,” he said at the time in a video, via ESPN. Daly revealed he has undergone 16 surgeries in the last four years due to tangled tendons.

“I’m like Lazarus," Daly joked. "I just keep coming back from the dead."

“I’m like Lazarus,” Daly joked. “I just keep coming back from the dead.”X/ChampionsTour

In a recent podcast appearance, Daly also opened up about being diagnosed with bladder cancer.

“It was scary,” he said during an appearance on the “Like a Farmer Podcast.” 

“I was peeing blood, pukin’ blood. … I thought my back was killing me, and I didn’t know. And I went in Little Rock, got a checkup and everything on my back and then, was it a neurologist? Doctor saw it and said, ‘You gotta come back.’”

Daly underwent emergency surgery on his hand nearly two months ago.

Daly underwent emergency surgery on his hand nearly two months ago.Getty Images

Daly revealed he has undergone 16 surgeries in the last four years due to tangled tendons.

Daly revealed he has undergone 16 surgeries in the last four years due to tangled tendons.Getty Images
He underwent surgery and has been in remission for four years.Despite all his health setbacks, Daly had a positive message about life for his younger self when looking back at his rookie picture.“Hey, great life.”

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