John Daly will not be competing in the PGA Championship this week, which is being held in Charlotte, North Carolina. Daly won the PGA Championship back in 1991, securing his first major win. Instead, Daly will compete in the Regions Tradition tournament -- a major on the Champions Tour. The tournament is being held in Birmingham, Alabama.

John Daly is skipping next week’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club to play in a major on the senior tour.

John Daly will forgo the PGA Championship next week and focus on the PGA Tour Champions major, the Tradition, instead. He took issue with the schedule.

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“I’m like Lazarus — I keep coming back from the dead,” Daly said. “Waking up is a win for me.” Daly is still determined to play on the senior PGA Tour Champions circuit, even skipping next week’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow to play on PGA Tour Champions’ first major of the year, The Tradition in Birmingham, Ala.

The PGA Championship has produced a long list of big-name winners over the last 20 years. But the long shots in the field this week can still hold out some hope by looking back on John Daly and Rich Beem and picturing themselves holding the Wanamaker Trophy over their heads on Sunday.

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John Daly has given a concerning update about his physical health months after undergoing emergency surgery on his hand. In January, the 1991 PGA Championship winner revealed he’d gotten his 16th surgery in four years due to tangled tendons, which is an inflammation of the tendons between your muscles and bones.

John Daly is playing a major championship next week. But it won't be the PGA Championship. Daly has decided to play the Regions Tradition.

He’s golf’s wild child with a swing as bold as his life. John Daly’s story weaves through triumph, chaos, love and legacy, with a son on his bag and no sign of slowing down. Check all about him.