Golfer John Daly has been known to card a big number or two.<\/p>\n
The swashbuckling pro has never been the cleanest player on Tour, a fact that is both a part of his brand and part of his charm. But even with his somewhat laissez-faire approach to golf, his round on Friday at the PGA Tour Champions\u2019 Sanford International at Minnehaha Country Club went absolutely off the rails on one particular hole. See if you can spot which one.<\/p>\n
John Daly with a 69 if you just take away the 12th hole pic.twitter.com\/IRB9svhq2P<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) September 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s something of an upset that the online scorecard displays even have the ability to go up to 19, let alone that a golfer actually needed that many strokes to finish out a hole.<\/p>\n Daly\u2019s tetradeca-bogey came as a result of seven balls landing out of bounds, either in the water hazard in front of the green, or the wooded area off to the left, according to NBC Sports<\/a>, and is believed to be the highest single-hole score of his playing career.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, PGA Tour Champions events don\u2019t feature the shot-tracer data we\u2019ve come to know and love at PGA Tour events, so you\u2019ll just have to use your imagination on how this one played out.<\/p>\n Taking a look at the hole, it\u2019s not hard to see how Daly got into trouble, though carding a 19 is a whole lot of trouble.<\/p>\n Apparently Daly\u2019s 19 included him getting up-and-down with his last two shots, so good save there John.<\/p>\n Daly finished the round in 88 strokes, putting him at 18 over on the day. He heads into the second round on Saturday 24 shots off the lead.<\/p>\n More on Sports Illustrated