Daly calls cart a disadvantage for hilly Bethpage

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Daly calls cart a disadvantage for hilly Bethpage

FARMINGDALE, N.J. -- John Daly hates having to use a cart in the PGA Championship and probably wouldn't do it if the major didn't mean so much to him.

Daly used the cart for nine practice holes on Wednesday, arriving at the Bethpage Black clubhouse with an elastic bandage around his right knee, a cigarette in one hand and a wish that he could simply walk the 7,459-yard rolling course over the next four days.

The PGA of America has come under criticism for giving Daly access to a cart for medical reasons. The PGA's Americans with Disabilities Act committee gave Daly an exemption because the arthritis in his knee would have prevented him from competing.
After playing Wednesday, Daly said the cart is a big disadvantage. He can't figure out where he can go with it.

"Trust me, I hate riding in the cart," the 53-year-old said. "If I could walk, I would do it. I could probably walk four holes and be done. The thing swells up so bad."

Tiger Woods did not sound sympathetic Tuesday when asked about Daly.

"As far as J.D. taking a cart, I walked with a broken leg, so," Woods said, referring to his 2008 U.S. Open win.

The long-hitting Daly has been playing in the PGA Tour Champions, a 50-and-older circuit that allows for carts, since 2016, winning once in 2017. He has not won on the PGA Tour since capturing the 2004 Buick Open.

I enjoy walking versus riding when golfing. I have the typical office job, so I sit all day in front of computer screens. I like to walk. Though, I did buy a clic gear push cart last year.

I usually golf better walking versus riding. Walking allows me to stay loose, less feeling rushed, etc.

I saw Daly in the DFW airport a month or two back and he looked really bad. I personally don't think you should be allowed to play on tour if you can't walk it. I sympathize with medical conditions, but walking is part of the game that the rest of the field is doing. Bethpage Black is a long course with a lot of elevation change. I'll bet Daly is sucking down the Marlboros right and left.