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John Daly in hospital after surgery in January.Credit: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pga_johndaly\/ <\/p>\n
Two-time major champion Daly<\/a> is not back to his best yet and has chosen instead to play in the Regions Tradition<\/a> – the first of five majors on the PGA Tour Champions, only for players 50 and older. <\/p>\n Daly has also battled bladder cancer and said to AP News<\/a>: “I’m like Lazarus — I keep coming back from the dead.<\/p>\n “Waking up is a win for me.”<\/p>\n His health problems have taken a toll after his cancer diagnosis in 2020, after which he vowed to stop smoking and improve his lifestyle.<\/p>\n Since his comeback in March after the most recent surgery he has been far from his best.<\/p>\n His 2025 results so far are: tied 56th, tied 75th, tied 50th and 77th.<\/p>\n Most recently he finished at 27-over par at the Insperity Invitational<\/a> – a far cry from his winning result in 2017 and runner-up place in 2020.<\/p>\n Daly questioned the schedule clash of the PGA Championship<\/a>, to which he holds a lifetime exemption, and the Regions Tradition.<\/p>\n BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n He said: “Why are they scheduling Regions the same week as the PGA Championship where I can see Brooks [Koepka] and all the guys?<\/p>\n “I can go [to the PGA Championship] and miss the cut and get $6,000, but I’m playing Birmingham. I love Regions.”<\/p>\n The American is not the only big name to be missing from Quail Hollow as Tiger Woods<\/a> is also out, after recovering from surgery on his left achilles tendon.<\/p>\n