(Reuters) - John Daly, known as "Wild Thing" during his heyday on the PGA Tour, has said he was only trying to get some laughs when he jokingly said this month that a bottle of vodka and some Diet Coke is the cure for COVID-19. Yet two-times major champion Daly, who opens the video with a plug for Trump Golf, said he did not mean any harm by his comments and prays for those affected by the coronavirus. In the 50-second video, which was shared on Twitter by Trump Golf, Daly said he hoped people were being safe and smart and he hoped the coronavirus outbreak would soon be under control. "I only drink one drink a day, it just happens to be a bottle of good old Belvedere. He followed that up with a British Open title four years later and has been competing on the 50-and-over PGA Tour Champions since 2016.

Source: The Star April 28, 2020 21:00 UTC