33 Photos Of John Daly's Descent Into Golfing And Fashion Absurdity

A visual history of golf's most outsized personality.

1991: Daly wins the PGA Championship as a rookie.

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1992

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1992

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1993: Daly gets the Justin Bieber cut.

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1994

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1995

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1995

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1995

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1995: Daly collects his second major, the '95 Open Championship.

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1996

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1997

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1998

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1999

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2000

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2001: Daly ends a six-year winless drought, taking the BMW International in Munich.

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2002

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2003: The vest era begins.

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2004: The vest era ends in style, with a win at the Buick Invitational.

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2005

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2006

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2007

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2008

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Also in 2008, John Daly hit a drive off a beer can.

2009: After undergoing lap-band surgery, Daly signed a deal with Loudmouth Golf, the makers of very brash pants.

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2009

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2009

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2010

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2011

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2011

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2012

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The end of 2012 brought us the best photo of John Daly ever taken. Daly, swinging from behind a tree, wearing American flag pants, with his tongue hanging out Michael Jordan-style.

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