Anti-Tiger: John Sixpack

John Daly shot a 66 this morning at The British Open, tying the lowest scoring round of his career. The man is 44, fat, a smoker, and a drinker. Tiger Woods is fit enough to play other sports, and does not bring any harm to his body (unless you count the endless number of porn stars and strippers). The only thing in common between the two of them is that they aren't the best in the character department. Tiger was just a lot better at hiding that fact, while Daly kept it out in plain view.

Daly had the chance to be as good as Tiger. He can certainly drive the ball as far and early in his career he was winning left and right. While he had the ability to drive as far, he did not have the drive to win that fueled Tiger's career. Daly's was fueled by booze.

During his round today, Daly was seen smoking and drinking diet soda (wouldn't be surprised if it was spiked). The only thing you would see Tiger drink on a course would be Gatorade, and that's because his face is on the bottle.

Daly brings fun to the tour that has gotten all too serious with Tiger. Playing sports is supposed to be fun, and you can see Daly having a blast, just as we have a blast trying to decipher his outfits. If only Daly toned down the fun to stay competitive, the anti-Tiger would be winning more.

But that isn't who Daly is. He is the everyman, struggling with his own demons. He may not have wanted to be the best ever, just made a career of doing something he loves, which makes him easy to root for, but also hard to since he is no longer expected to win.

Tiger is having an excellent round today as well, at a course he has won on twice. According to Rick Reilly, Tiger needs to win this one to have a chance to pass Jack Nicklaus's record of major victories.

How fitting would it be that anti-Tiger prevented that from happening?