John Daly: I was offered $1 million to tank the British Open | New York Post
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as posted by the channelJohn Daly had no problem turning down this alleged $1 million offer.
In 1995, the now 55-year-old said he was approached at the British Open by a bold gambler.
“He says, ‘Look if you tank it, I’ll give you a million bucks,’ ” Daly recalled in an interview on “In Depth with Graham Bensinger” from 2014 that was unearthed this week.
As for Daly’s response?
“I said, ‘Go…f–k yourself. No way,'” he remembered.
Daly went on to win the British Open that year, beating Costantino Rocca in a playoff.
It is not the only time gamblers approached the controversial golf icon.
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