Ever heard of kids putting up posters in their rooms of their favorite athletes? Athletes they look up to and aspire to be like one day. It’s pretty ironic when players like Ray Lewis, who cant go to Disney World after they win the super bowl because of previous murder investigations, make the bedroom shrine. Or does it make the poster even cooler? Well Fathead hopes you think so. Now you can have a life size version of the boozin’, chain smokin’, gamblin’, “I do what I want” John Daly, right on your wall. It’s very life-like because it would go great in your bar, and he’s even wearing some cool pants from Loudmouth golf.

For $99 Fathead.com incudes John Daly and 9 Daly-related smaller posters. Pretty awesome.

Looks like John Daly just can’t seem to catch a break anytime in the last, well, decade.  As you know, he most recently made his not-so-triumphant return to the PGA Tour.  Unfortunately for Daly, his golf wasn’t up to the hype about his return and he failed to make a very decent sized splash in the playing field.  Not long after that, you might remember a few days back, John Daly actually was involved in an RV accident that involved not only himself and his RV, but also a tunnel and another man’s car.  While we still don’t know how THAT will end, we do know the man he allegedly hit is suing him for damages and possibly even injuries.

Daly Loses Libel Lawsuit

Well, if you’re a John Daly fan, the hits just keep on coming as things went from bad to much, much worse.  In case you were not aware, Daly has recently been involved in a libel lawsuit against the The Florida Times-Union for comments he believed were untrue and defamatory in nature back in 2005.  The lawsuit was actually dismissed in March of this year, Duval County Circuit Judge Hugh Carithers ruling that the statements made by columnist Mike Freeman were either true, or constitutionally protected as his opinion.

$272,000 In Damages

Now, we find out what John Daly has to pay to settle the legal fees and losses by the Florida Times-Union throughout the trial.  Cue bad news:

“Judge Hugh Carithers ordered Daly to pay $263,088 in attorney’s fees, plus costs of $8,675.99 and 8 percent interest rate per year until it is paid.”

Turn It Around Daly

That’s right, Daly is responsible for $272,000 in damages.  Yikes.  Hopefully things can turn around for Daly, he’s been having an extremely rough patch as of late.  We’re still rooting for his golf career, so stay tuned to see how things turn out.

[Via golftoimpress.com]

“After being banned from the tour for six months, John Daly waits to make a shot during a qualifying round in Germantown, Tenn., for the U.S. Open on Monday, June 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)”

He weighed in at 218 pounds and shot 1 over for 36 holes to miss 1 of the 13 available qualifying spots. Not bad though, considering the overall progress. (weight + score + playing in the US + not taking a mug shot = improvement)

P.S. As you can see from our Spy Chick of the Month postings, we at spygolfer.com love pictures. And we just can’t seem to get enough of them when it comes to big John. Each one is its own piece of golf art, and we look forward to many more.

Big JD is playing: SpeedLine Classic Driver, SpeedLine Tour Prototype Wood (both with ust proforce axiv shafts), new tour prototype Adams pro black mbs blades, random tour prototype adams hybrids, vokey wedges, and a black Scotty Cameron putter.

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Reports indicate that surgeons have worked to tie a gastric tourniquet on JD’s gullet, and that he is now working with Rick Smith on his swing. I’ve always been a big John Daly fan. He possesses that Everyman quality that makes his life a morality play in motion. If he re-adopts his stylish mullet, I’m sure he could return to his old self and go low.

Pic from Daly's infamous Hooters episode of 2008

A Florida judge tossed out John Daly’s lawsuit against sports columnist Mike Freeman and the Florida Times-Union for a column the Times-Union published earlier in 2005. Daly originally sued for defamation, based on some of the comments made by Freeman in his article entitled “Daly Fails the Scoundrel Sniff Test.”

Also, Freeman questioned “How does Daly not fail the scoundrel sniff test with fans despite possessing definite Thug Life qualifications. Look at the Daly blog. Domestic violence accusations? Yup. Substance abuse issues? Unfortunately, three different kids from three different moms, making him the Shawn Kemp of golf? Yes. A former wife indicted for laundering illegal drug profits? Roger that.”

Pretty funny comments to be made about a pro golfer, we think. How often do you get to see the term “Thug Life” and “golfer” in the same article? We say thanks to John for keeping it interesting in a  sport that is full of boring, straight laced “perfect” people.