John Daly Reveals Bladder Cancer Diagnosis

The two-time Major winner has had the cancer removed but says it may come back

John Daly Reveals Bladder Cancer Diagnosis
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The two-time Major winner has had the cancer removed but says it may come back

John Daly Reveals Bladder Cancer Diagnosis

John Daly has revealed that he was recently diagnosed with bladder cancer.

The two-time Major winner withdrew after two days of a recent PGA Tour Champions event in Missouri due to kidney stones and back pain.

However, it was when he went to the doctors that he discovered he had bladder cancer and the doctor acted quickly to remove it.

It has now been removed, although he was told that there is a high chance of it returning so will be going for regular check-ups in the coming year.

"[The urologist said] it doesn't look like any stones are in there. But unfortunately, you have bladder cancer," Daly told the Golf Channel.

"After I did the CT [scan] I was fixing to sip on my Diet Coke and he said, 'Don't drink anything. We have to get you back in here and get this cancer out of you.'

"He said there's an 85 percent chance it comes back. So I've got to go back and see him in three months. They will probably have to cut it out again.

"It's probably going to come back, and then another three months that you don't know. You just don't know.

"Luckily for me they caught it early, but bladder cancer is something that I don't know all the details. But it doesn't look like it may go away.

"We will just see what happens. Maybe there's a miracle."

Daly took to social media to thank the messages of support and vowed not to back down.

"Hey All, thank you all so much for all the love, texts, msgs & support thru this! It’s all still shocking for me but know I’ll do what I have in me to beat this! My whole life I’ve beaten the odds, so it’s NOT time to stop now! Ready for 2020 to be fkn over!"

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Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV