Wildlife is not in short supply at Fota Island, but the Irish Open will have “Wild Thing” John Daly alongside the “Big Five” of Rory McIlroy, Pádraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley from June 19-22.

ORGANISERS of next month’s UBS Hong Kong Open will be reviewing an invitation to John Daly after he walked off midway through the first round of the Australian Open in Sydney.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON is taking time out from his US Masters build-up to meet President Obama at the White House on St Patrick’s Day.

Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn has pulled out of next week’s USPGA Championship with a recurrence of a shoulder injury.

Padraig Harrington is glad to see John Daly back in golf’s spotlight - even though he now has to reflect on his own sixth runners-up finish of the season and 15th of his career.