Is John Daly playing in the Open 2023? Exploring the golfer’s availability and past results

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Golf legend - John Daly(image via getty)

Speculation and enthusiasm surround renowned golfer John Daly's participation in the forthcoming Open Championship in 2023. Golf fans and lovers are eagerly awaiting the thriller game of John Daly's in the famous tournament, which is planned to take place from July 20th to 23rd at the prestigious Royal Liverpool Golf Course.

The Open Championship, a highly anticipated event on the DP World Tour and PGA Tour, features a formidable purse of $16,500,000, attracting top talent from around the world.


John Daly won the 1995 Open Championship

During the 1995 Open Championship at the Old Course in St. Andrews, John Daly won a playoff against Costantino Rocca. Daly won after a thrilling effort on the difficult course.

John Daly, who was trailing Michael Campbell heading into the last round, demonstrated his abilities and resilience by capitalizing on the challenging conditions.

Rocca needed a birdie to trigger a playoff as he entered the final hole. Rocca's second shot ended in a misplaced chip, but he converted a spectacular 60-foot putt to secure the birdie and extend the tournament.

John Daly dominated the playoff, finishing one under par over the four holes, while Rocca struggled after striking into the infamous "Road Hole Bunker" and needed three shots to escape, finishing three over par. This stunning triumph cemented Daly's place in golf history.


John Daly's scorecard from the 2022 Open Championship

John Daly's scorecard demonstrated a difficult performance. Daly's tournament voyage came to an end after the second round with a total score of +3. He shot a 73 in the first round and a 74 in the second, for a total of 147 strokes.

Unfortunately, his score was below the cut line, prohibiting him from moving on in the competition.

Here is the field for the Open 2023

  • Abraham Ancer
  • Adri Arnaus
  • Jose Luis Ballester
  • Kyle Barker
  • Haydn Barron
  • Christiaan Bezuidenhout
  • Alexander Bjork
  • Richard Bland
  • Dan Bradbury
  • Keegan Bradley
  • Sam Burns
  • Jorge Campillo
  • Alejandro Canizares
  • Laurie Canter
  • Patrick Cantlay
  • Tiger Christensen (a)
  • Stewart Cink
  • Wyndham Clark
  • Darren Clarke
  • Corey Conners
  • Harrison Crowe (a)
  • John Daly
  • Jason Day
  • Bryson DeChambeau
  • Thomas Detry
  • Ernie Els
  • Nacho Elvira
  • Harris English
  • Oliver Farr
  • Ewen Ferguson
  • Mateo Fernandez De Oliveira (a)
  • Tony Finau
  • Zack Fischer
  • Alex Fitzpatrick
  • Matt Fitzpatrick
  • Tommy Fleetwood
  • Rickie Fowler
  • Ryan Fox
  • Talor Gooch
  • Branden Grace
  • Ben Griffin
  • Emiliano Grillo
  • Seungsu Han
  • Brian Harman
  • Padraig Harrington
  • Tyrrell Hatton
  • Russell Henley
  • Lucas Herbert
  • Kazuki Higa
  • Daniel Hillier
  • Kensei Hirata
  • Lee Hodges
  • Tom Hoge
  • Rasmus Hojgaard
  • Max Homa
  • Billy Horschel
  • Rikuya Hoshino
  • Viktor Hovland
  • Sungjae Im
  • Hiroshi Iwata
  • Jazz Janewattananond
  • Dustin Johnson
  • Zach Johnson
  • Matthew Jordan
  • Takumi Kanaya
  • Kyungnam Kang
  • Taichi Kho
  • Bio Kim
  • Michael Kim
  • Si Woo Kim
  • Tom Kim
  • Chris Kirk
  • Kurt Kitayama
  • Brooks Koepka
  • Christo Lamprecht
  • Romain Langasque
  • Pablo Larrazabal
  • Thriston Lawrence
  • KH Lee
  • Min Woo Lee
  • Hurly Long
  • Shane Lowry
  • Joost Luiten
  • Robert MacIntyre
  • Alex Maguire
  • Hideki Matsuyama
  • Denny McCarthy
  • Rory McIlroy
  • Connor McKinney
  • Adrian Meronk
  • David Micheluzzi
  • Phil Mickelson
  • Guido Migliozzi
  • Francesco Molinari
  • Taylor Moore
  • Collin Morikawa
  • Trey Mullinax
  • Keita Nakajima
  • Joaquin Niemann
  • Alex Noren
  • Thorbjorn Olesen
  • Louis Oosthuizen
  • Adrian Otaegui
  • Yannik Paul
  • Marco Penge
  • Victor Perez
  • Thomas Pieters
  • JT Poston
  • Seamus Power
  • Andrew Putnam
  • Jon Rahm
  • Richie Ramsay
  • Patrick Reed
  • Davis Riley
  • Graeme Robertson
  • Brandon Robinson Thompson
  • Martin Rohwer
  • Justin Rose
  • Antoine Rozner
  • Kalle Samooja
  • Xander Schauffele
  • Scottie Scheffler
  • Adam Schenk
  • Charl Schwartzel
  • Adam Scott
  • Taiga Semikawa
  • Shubhankar Sharma
  • Callum Shinkwin
  • Marcel Siem
  • Cameron Smith
  • Jordan Smith
  • Travis Smyth
  • Matthew Southgate
  • Jordan Spieth
  • Scott Stallings
  • Henrik Stenson
  • Michael Stewart
  • Sepp Straka
  • Ockie Strydom
  • Connor Syme
  • Nick Taylor
  • Sahith Theegala
  • Justin Thomas
  • Brendon Todd
  • Sami Valimaki
  • Matt Wallace
  • Marc Warren
  • Gunner Wiebe
  • Danny Willett
  • Oliver Wilson
  • Gary Woodland
  • Kazuki Yasumori
  • Cameron Young

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