Harmon counters Daly
John Daly told the press in Spain Wednesday that his former coach, Butch Harmon, apologized to him recently for not getting the facts right about Daly’s drinking.
Daly is dead wrong, according to Harmon.
“That story is complete BS,” Harmon told Yahoo! Sports. “John Daly called me last Thursday and said, ‘Pro you killed me. I’ve lost all my contracts.’ I said to him, ‘John, I’m sorry you lost your contracts, but I haven’t done anything to you. You did it to yourself, and you continue to do it to yourself.’ He asked if I would go on the record with a retraction, and I said no.”
Harmon had installed certain guidelines for Daly to follow for the two to continue working together. They included the pledge that Daly would curtail his drinking and get himself in better shape. When Daly failed to keep his end of the agreement, Harmon fired him in early March.
“This is just another strange chapter in the John Daly saga,” Harmon said. “He takes no responsibility for anything.”
As for Daly’s recent statements, the only thing Harmon agrees with is that the two will not be working together again in the foreseeable future. “Not going to happen,” Harmon said.
Steve Eubanks co-authored “The Pro” with Butch Harmon.
