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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 some exceptional performances and some 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 122,951 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). John Daly is the 31st most popular golfer (down from 29th in 2019), the 14,813th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,317th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Golfer.

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  • 120k

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  • 32.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, John Daly ranks 31 out of 61. Before him are Rory McIlroy, Ángel Cabrera, Sergio García, Ernie Els, Henrik Stenson, and Lorena Ochoa. After him are Fred Couples, Colin Montgomerie, Sandy Lyle, Martin Kaymer, Jon Rahm, and Francesco Molinari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, John Daly ranks 650. Before him are Marcelo Morales, John Bel Edwards, Ben Folds, Dan O'Brien, Jim Gaffigan, and Mark T. Vande Hei. After him are Too Short, Shigemitsu Egawa, Stéphane Traineau, Vinny Del Negro, Marjut Rolig, and Edward Shearmur.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Daly ranks 14,813 out of 18,182. Before him are Sam Lacey (1948), J. August Richards (1973), Jonathan Goldstein (1964), Ashley Rickards (1992), Douglas H. Wheelock (1960), and Joe Barry Carroll (1958). After him are Too Short (1966), Bianca Del Rio (1975), Barbie Ferreira (1996), Lee Isaac Chung (1978), Megyn Price (1971), and Andy Cohen (1968).

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Among GOLFERS In United States

Among golfers born in United States, John Daly ranks 12. Before him are Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911), Lee Trevino (1939), Sam Snead (1912), Tom Watson (1949), Byron Nelson (1912), and Phil Mickelson (1970). After him are Fred Couples (1959), Bubba Watson (1978), Michelle Wie (1989), Dustin Johnson (1984), Jim Furyk (1970), and Zach Johnson (1976).

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