2008 Woodie Awards
Daly breaks records at Augusta
Fat man sets mark for eating, drinking and smoking.
By: Alex Urban
Issue date: 4/18/08 Section: Sports
While the world's best golfers were making their way around a tough Augusta National golf course on Sunday, John Daly, two-time major winner and bomber of the golf ball, was working on his own records at the Augusta-area Hooters.
Daly, known for his gutsy style of golf, his zest for living and his plethora of wives, added another item on his resume: he is now the record holder for the most hot wings eaten in an hour, the most beers consumed in an hour and the most cigarettes smoked in an hour at the famed "Hooter's Masters" event held annually on the date of the final round of the Masters golf tournament just three miles away.
The Hooters Masters is a three-part tournament consisting of eating wings, drinking Budweiser and smoking Marlboros. Daly not only took the Triple Crown with the overall title but he set records in all three: he ate 188 wings in a one-hour period, drank 58 beers and smoked 18 packs of cigarettes in a performance that can only be compared to the great Hungry-Hungry Hippo, a six-time winner at the Augusta Hooters and Phil "Landfill" Krundle, a four-time winner.
This was Daly's fourth win in the event, and best single performance since his 1997 victory when he lapped the field by 12 beers and showed the world that he was ready to compete in Hooters events worldwide. He claims his goal is to surpass the six titles earned by Hippo, who retired from the event last year.
"I have never seen anyone compete like John [Daly]," said Hippo. "I bet he wins more Hooters Masters than myself and Arnold combined." That would be a tall order, but it is looking more and more likely that Daly could achieve 10 Hooters Masters and possibly have a chance to aim for Hippo's record of 18 Major eating-drinking-smoking-championships that many thought was untouchable.
"Winning golf tournaments is hard," Daly said to reporters after his nearly flawless performance. "But my British Open and PGA Championships pale in comparison to winning the Hooters Masters." Daly went on to say that he has been training for the event all his life by "eating, drinking and smoking as much as I could until I passed out."
Daly, known for his gutsy style of golf, his zest for living and his plethora of wives, added another item on his resume: he is now the record holder for the most hot wings eaten in an hour, the most beers consumed in an hour and the most cigarettes smoked in an hour at the famed "Hooter's Masters" event held annually on the date of the final round of the Masters golf tournament just three miles away.
The Hooters Masters is a three-part tournament consisting of eating wings, drinking Budweiser and smoking Marlboros. Daly not only took the Triple Crown with the overall title but he set records in all three: he ate 188 wings in a one-hour period, drank 58 beers and smoked 18 packs of cigarettes in a performance that can only be compared to the great Hungry-Hungry Hippo, a six-time winner at the Augusta Hooters and Phil "Landfill" Krundle, a four-time winner.
This was Daly's fourth win in the event, and best single performance since his 1997 victory when he lapped the field by 12 beers and showed the world that he was ready to compete in Hooters events worldwide. He claims his goal is to surpass the six titles earned by Hippo, who retired from the event last year.
"I have never seen anyone compete like John [Daly]," said Hippo. "I bet he wins more Hooters Masters than myself and Arnold combined." That would be a tall order, but it is looking more and more likely that Daly could achieve 10 Hooters Masters and possibly have a chance to aim for Hippo's record of 18 Major eating-drinking-smoking-championships that many thought was untouchable.
"Winning golf tournaments is hard," Daly said to reporters after his nearly flawless performance. "But my British Open and PGA Championships pale in comparison to winning the Hooters Masters." Daly went on to say that he has been training for the event all his life by "eating, drinking and smoking as much as I could until I passed out."
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