John Daly only gets ‘super close’ to guessing his playing partner’s test at the American Family

John Daly is currently competing in the 2025 American Family Insurance Championship at TPC Wisconsin in Madison from June 6 to 8. This year's event will follow a new structure, with 38 teams of two golfers competing in three rounds. Daly recently gave an interview in which he discussed his tournament partner, Michael Allen.

The official Instagram feed of the PGA Tour Champions recently shared on-course interviews. Reporter Bobbi Stricker spoke with a number of participants on the course, including John Daly. Stricker had an excellent conversation with Daly about his companion, Michael Allen. She tested Daly's knowledge about his partner, and the two-time major winner was 'super close' to each response.

Bobbi Stricker's first question to John Daly was regarding when Allen became a professional. The golfer picked 1988 as his final answer and came quite close, as Sticker said it was 1989.

In the second question, Stricker asked the Michael Allen's PGA Senior Tour wins in total. John Daly guessed six, and he was extremely close because Allen has eight PGA Senior Tour victories so far.

In the third question, Stricker brought up Allen's favorite on-course snack. Interestingly, the reporter had another answer, but John Daly's reply appeared more appropriate to her. Daly remarked that Allen's favourite food must be alcohol, which triggered a big smile on Stricker's face.

Here's a look at the Instagram post:

After this tournament, Daly will play in the 2025 Kaulig Companies Championship, which will be held in Akron, Ohio, from June 18 to June 22.

How has John Daly's 2025 season been going thus far?

The 2025 season has not been good for John Daly so far, and the reason behind this is the emergency surgery he underwent in January 2025. He has had issues with twisted tendons in his left hand. This procedure was part of a sequence of 16 surgeries on the same tendon over the last four years.

This surgery has had a significant impact on his playing, and as a result, his season has been less than ideal. Here's his 2025 season record:

March 21–23: Hoag Classic, Newport Beach Country Club

Position: T56
Score: 71-69-73 (213, Even)
Earnings: $3,900

March 28–30: The Galleri Classic, Mission Hills Country Club

Position: T75
Score: 80-74-69 (223, +7)
Earnings: $1,320

April 4–6: James Hardie Pro-Football HOF Invitational, The Old Course at Broken Sound Club

Position: T50
Score: 74-76-72 (222, +6)
Earnings: $5,984

May 2–4: Insperity Invitational, The Woodlands CC

Position: 77
Score: 79-83-81 (243, +27)
Earnings: $1,620

May 15–19: Regions Tradition, Greystone Golf & Country Club

Status: Withdrawn
Score: 30 (+2)
Earnings: --

June 6–8: American Family Insurance Championship, TPC Wisconsin (ongoing)

Position: 5
Score: 5 (+1)
Earnings: --

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