Observing a child with a well-known last name truly earn his moment has a subtle satisfying quality. John Daly II, also known as Little John as the broadcasters insist on calling him, won his first college trophy as he walked off the eighteenth hole at Rolling Green Golf Club on a chilly Monday morning in Springfield, Pennsylvania. With five holes remaining, he was five over. Then he wrote a series of numbers that appeared to be a typo: 2-3-3-3-3. Six under in five holes. That’s not a steady game of golf. You recall a finish like that.
The victory occurred in a scorecard playoff, which is golf’s equivalent of using the fine print to break a tie. Although Tyler Brand of Dartmouth and Matthew Lin of Yale had matched his 1-under 139, Daly prevailed in the math. Yale won the team championship. Arkansas finished four shots behind. After the picture was released, it didn’t really matter. It showed a 21-year-old wearing a Razorbacks polo shirt and grinning like young athletes do when something they’ve been pursuing for a while finally lands.
It’s easy to forget that John Daly II has been introduced as someone’s son for the majority of his life. The father doesn’t require an explanation. A swing that appeared to be designed for mayhem, two majors, and a personal life that dominated tabloids for thirty years. The point is probably that the child’s path has been quieter. The obvious choice has always been Arkansas, where his father is a folk hero. It was unclear if he could manage the weight of that jersey.
It looks like he can this season. Palmas del Mar Collegiate’s T-4. A T-37 at Valspar College. a 71.2 stroke average before entering Columbia. These numbers don’t necessarily indicate a future PGA Tour star, but they don’t have to. Daly II appears to be more aware than most freshmen-turned-juniors of the slow nature of college golf.
Corvallis followed. He started the NCAA Regional in Oregon with a 68 and finished with a 69. He was the only Razorback under par in both of the first two rounds, which is a minor detail but significant for a sixth-seeded team in the country. Arkansas was in fifth place going into Wednesday’s final round, just outside the cut for the NCAA Championships the following week. At five under, Daly finished ninth on his own. His tee time of 10:44 a.m. Central felt more like a deadline than a footnote.
The comparisons to his father would seem unavoidable, if not unjust. However, the resemblance is largely superficial when you watch the child play. It has longer hair. The swing is more organized. According to those in the program, the personality is calmer. He is not pursuing Big John’s legend. He is merely aiming for par, then a few birdies, and then whatever comes next.
When father and son defeated Tiger and Charlie Woods by a margin of two in the 2021 PNC Championship, it was both a sweet and peculiar moment. It presented family unity as a rivalry. This is different: Rolling Green, a real college field, a real playoff. He owns it. The child seems to have finally emerged from something. It’s unclear if it will last. However, the Daly on the leaderboard wasn’t a memory for a single Monday afternoon in Pennsylvania. He was merely a junior who became attractive at the perfect moment.
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