Wild Thing makes Buick fans' hearts sing

JOHN DALY might have been the only person who saw this coming.

Nine years from his last PGA Tour victory, there wasn't much to indicate he was capable of winning, much less against Tiger Woods and a strong field at the Buick Invitational. Off the course, life was even worse.

His wife faces drug and gambling charges from a federal indictment handed down in July, just five days after she gave birth to his first son. He had to withdraw from one tournament because he was hyperventilating. There were rumours, which Daly denied, that the tour had banned him until he sought treatment for drinking.