It’s a Rough Go at the U.S. Open
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John Daly is an alcoholic. Alcoholism is a disease. Rehabilitation is a long-term process. A month at Betty Ford is a beginning, not a cure.
Playing in the pressure-packed U.S. Open is not a recommended event for a recovering alcoholic. John is obviously having trouble dealing with his disease. Beating on him does not help.
JERRY FINE
Beverly Hills
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John Daly has a drinking problem . . . and he still plays golf? Who is the malicious muse that is supposed to be helping him through his trial? Dante?
BOB SLATER
Studio City
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Sometimes our maker has a sense of humor as twisted as any dogleg fairway. First he creates Tiger Woods and blesses him with a runaway win in the Masters, causing an unprecedented influx of people of color to a game played primarily by whites. Then, in a U.S. Open watched by the most ethnically diverse audience in golf history, whom does he crown the winner? A white South African.
RON OVADIA
Newport Beach
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Pavin and Norman miss the cut, Woods and Price finish at six over par, Cook at nine over, Faldo 11, Couples and Janzen 13, Kite 18, and Vijay Singh--subject of a glowing tribute by Jim Murray a short time ago--a lovely 21 over par. On the other hand, golf legends Tommy Tolles and Olin Browne finish among the leaders.
The U.S. Open is a great tournament and I hope it never changes, but it does not identify the best players in the world, only the most cautious.
EARL EAGER ALBERT
Temple City
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