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John Daly

1966 - Today

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John Patrick Daly (born April 28, 1966) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. Daly is known primarily for his driving distance off the tee (earning him the nickname "Long John"), his non-country-club appearance and attitude, his exceptionally long backswing, the inconsistency of his play (with exceptional performances and controversial incidents), and his personal life. His two greatest on-course accomplishments are his "zero-to-hero" victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, and his playoff victory over Costantino Rocca in the 1995 Open Championship. In addition to his wins on U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Daly has received more than 134,442 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John Daly is the 28th most popular golfer (up from 31st in 2019), the 15,797th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,773rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Golfer.

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  • 130k

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  • 43.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, John Daly ranks 28 out of 71. Before him are Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Pak Se-ri, Nick Price, Ian Woosnam, Rory McIlroy, and Ernie Els. After him are Peter Thomson, Lorena Ochoa, Sergio García, Henrik Stenson, Jon Rahm, and Colin Montgomerie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, John Daly ranks 725. Before him are Lorenzo Guerini, John Bel Edwards, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Gina Ravera, Vinny Del Negro, and Robert C. O'Brien. After him are Eva Grebel, Håkan Algotsson, Catherine Fleury-Vachon, Martina McBride, Rachel True, and André Boisclair.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Daly ranks 15,797 out of 20,380. Before him are Brianna Brown (1979), Tom Emmer (1961), Amandla Stenberg (1998), Shawn Fanning (1980), Spencer Abraham (1952), and Lavell Crawford (1968). After him are Ben Barres (1954), James Arnold Taylor (1969), Thom Tillis (1960), Charles Rangel (1930), Janet Jones (1961), and Abyss (1973).

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Among GOLFERS In United States

Among golfers born in United States, John Daly ranks 13. Before him are Lee Trevino (1939), Sam Snead (1912), Tom Watson (1949), Byron Nelson (1912), Gene Sarazen (1902), and Phil Mickelson (1970). After him are Fred Couples (1959), Patty Sheehan (1956), Bubba Watson (1978), Scottie Scheffler (1996), Michelle Wie (1989), and Dustin Johnson (1984).

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