Golf: Plane-shy Daly pulls out of Asian Open

Former Open champion John Daly has pulled out of this week’s BMW Asian Open in Taiwan due to his fear of flying.

Tue, 20 Nov, 2001 - 07:12

Former Open champion John Daly has pulled out of this week’s BMW Asian Open in Taiwan due to his fear of flying.

Daly cited the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on September 11 and the recent crash in Queens, New York, as the reasons behind his decision.

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