Daly rejects South Africa spot

Two weeks after he walked out of the Australian Open saying he had run out of balls, John Daly has turned down a chance to play in this week’s South African Open.

Golf’s most controversial star was originally due to appear at the Australian PGA Championship, but had his invitation withdrawn when officials took a dim view of him hitting six or seven balls – nobody seemed sure how many – into a lake during his opening round in Sydney and quitting.