John Daly
John Daly is suing organisers of the Honda Classic, claiming he injured himself while trying to stop his backswing after being distracted by a fan taking his picture while he was playing in the tournament.
The two-time major winner filed a complaint in a Florida court seeking $US15,000 in damages, alleging he aggravated an old injury as a female patron took a flash picture of him during the 2007 edition of the tournament.
Under the rules of entry for the tournament, spectators are prevented from taking cameras on to the course.
Daly, who withdrew from the tournament, alleges in the complaint that security was negligent because they allowed her on the course with a camera and failed to remove her after he told them she had a camera.
At the time of the incident, the woman was a resident of the complex where the tournament was being held and it was not clear whether she went through standard security screening.
In 2008, Daly smashed a spectator's camera into a tree when the individual tried to take his photograph at the Australian Open in Sydney.
The American, whose outlandish attire and booming drives have been a massive draw card wherever he plays, has steadily slipped down the world rankings since he won the 1991 PGA Championship 1995 British Open.
He has not won a tournament since 2004 but has rarely been out of the headlines since he has spent most of his adult life struggling with alcohol, anti-depressants, gambling, binge eating and divorces.
Reuters
