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|title=John Daly

|author=Gavin Newsham

|buy=Yes

|borrow=Yes

|pages=304

|publisher=Virgin Books

|isbn=0753510103

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Sport is littered with them - the men of genius who fritter it all away, bedevilled by drink, gambling and almost any other addiction you care to mention along with the odd scuffle or worse. Football had George Best. Snooker had Alex Higgins. Golf has John Daly - or "Wild Thing" to his friends.

The writing is very good, perhaps not in the highest order but it still made for a very readable book. He manages to get in details of matches, winnings and losses without resorting to lists and boredom. So, why did I like it but my husband didn't? Well, he's a die-hard golf fan and he wanted to read the book for the golf. I don't play and only have a little interest in the sport and this book is really about the man and the golf came second. It's a paradox, but this might be the book about a sportsman that appeals to the non-fan more than the fan.

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