John Daly: Leicester fairytale like my PGA Championship win

As Leicester’s improbable Premier League title challenge came to glorious fruition last week, it was inevitable that comparisons would be sought in other sports.

Was their 5,000-1 success a bigger shock than Buster Douglas beating Mike Tyson, Foinavon winning the 1967 Grand National, or Greece winning the European Championships in 2004?

In golfing terms, was it a bigger surprise than world number 396 Ben Curtis winning the 2003 Open, or ninth reserve John Daly winning the 1991 US PGA Championship after driving through the night to take up his place in the tournament?