Old rivals Tiger Woods and John Daly were reunited in a wholesome moment at the PNC Championship.
But Woods could not resist taking a cheeky pot shot at his former adversary.
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Woods returns to action alongside his son Charlie this weekendCredit: Getty
The two iconic golfers are both taking part in the PGA Tour’s family event this weekend, teeing it up alongside their sons – Charlie Woods and John Daly II.
After Friday’s practice rounds, footage shows Woods spotting Daly outside the clubhouse.
“I’ll meet you in the gym,” Woods shouts to much laughter from those around.
The 15-time major winner then embraces Daly, who responded: “At least gym is a three-letter word.
“Yours is G-Y-M. Mine is B-A-R.”
While the PNC Championship is a glorified hit-and-giggle, Woods and Daly used to compete against each other at the highest level.
That was despite dramatically different approaches to the sport.
Woods transformed the way golfers lived with a deeply athletic way of doing things – and his workout regimes became the stuff of legend.
Daly, on the other hand, could often be found in a local Hooters, or a casino, knocking back drinks late into the night during events, then puffing on cigarettes all day.
That did not stop the ‘Wild Thing’ beating arguably the greatest golfer of all time on occasion.
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Woods and Daly have become good friends over the years despite a dramatically different approach to golfCredit: Getty
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Daly has always had a larger than life personality but still managed to win at the highest levelCredit: Getty
In 1994, Daly recently recalled: “We had the roundtable at Sherwood and I had my bottle of Jack Daniels then.
“I just meet these guys, right? Tiger came in and I said ‘T, come have a drink with us man’. And he said ‘No, I’m going to go hit some balls’.
“A few hours later, I said again, ‘Come have a drink with us.’ Tiger said, ‘No, I’m going to go work out’. This is going on for about 5 or 6 hours and we’re still there just pounding, getting drunk, having a good time. I got a sponsorship out of it which I was happy about.
“TW comes out in a suit and I go, ‘Where are you going?’ He says, ‘I got a guitar on stage for you. You have to go to the dinner.’
“I didn’t know anything about a dinner. I got no shoes on, I got my shirt tucked out, I got shit spilled all over me. Just drunk. The bar room wasn’t very far, so I stumbled over there.
“There’s a chair and a guitar. I did ‘Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door’ and got a standing ovation and said I’ll see you tomorrow.
John Daly reveals how he once beat Tiger Woods whilst DRUNK
“So [the next morning] we tee off, my caddie was drunk with us… but the funny thing about Tiger is, when I got on the tee, I had my caddie bring me a crown or a jack and coke, if you’ve never played Sherwood, the first hole, he’s walking and walking through all the cactuses on this hill trying not to spill my drink.
“I grab my 3-iron and go on the tee. To make a long story short, I shoot like 65 he shoots like 71, he was shaking his head all day.”