Here in the Lion’s Pit, we love comments like this:

“These guys who have never sniffed a Major (Brandel, John Hawkins, Brian) never miss a chance to rip on John Daly, always looking down their noses and harrumphing about how bad Daly is for golf. They are so out of touch with most of us, it is pathetic. Face it, guys – people LIKE John Daly a lot…. the reasons are unimportant, they like him, so shaddup and deal with it.”

Certainly, Australia golf fans love John. His recent November trip proved to be a Panacea for Australian golf. According to The Daily Telegraph, John was mentioned in Australia’s major newspapers 442 times. This delivered an estimated press and media exposure value of $3 million (or more).