Teed Off: My Life as a Player's Wife on the PGA Tour

SherrieDaly,theformerwifeofPGAtoursuperstarJohnDaly,takesaswingatthecontroversialmantheycall“WildThing”inthisjaw-droppingmemoiraboutwhatreallygoesonbehindthescenesofprofessionalgolf.Golf’swholesomereputationisnotwhatitusedtobe,thankstoTigerWoods.ButWoods’sbadboyscorecarddoesn’tevencomparetothatofthesport’soriginalplayer:JohnDaly.SherrieDalyshouldknow.Shewasmarriedtohimfornineyears.It’snosecretthatJohn,oneofthePGAtour’smostpopularstars,isknownforhiserraticbehaviorandon-the-edgelifestyleasmuchasforhispowerful,grip-it-and-rip-itstyleonthegreen.Butthenever-endingcarouseloffree-flowingcash,booze,andwomenseducesmanyofthesport’sbig-timeswingers.Inthisjuicytell-all,Sherrietakesreadersintotheclubhousetoexposetheseedysideofthegentleman’sgame.ShedishesonJohn’sout-of-controlanticsthroughouttheirmarriage,manyofwhichshehelpedcoveruptoprotecthiscareer,andhisself-destructiveaddictionstowhiskey,sex,andgambling,whichledhimtoloseoneofhisbiggestpursesever—nearlyonemilliondollars—inanhour.Shewritescandidlyaboutthephysicalandemotionalabusesheenduredandwhyshecontinuedtoplaytheroleofgolfwifedespitethetrashedhotelrooms,wreckedhomes,anddemolishedcars.Thensheturnsthetablesonherself,sharingthetruthbehindhercatfightswithhisgirlfriends,herlegaltroubles,andespeciallythenightJohnallegedsheattackedhimwithasteakknife.Behindthepoliteclapping,collaredshirts,andhushedvoices,golfisjustlikeanyotherprofessionalsport,withgroupies,party-crazedathletes,andblatantinfidelity.Afteryearsintheexclusiveplayers’wivesclub,SherrieDalyisTeedOffandreadytoripthegame’swell-groomedfa?adetoshreds.