John Daly is one of the most popular golfers of all time while Tiger Woods is widely considered to be the greatest in the history of the sport.
Daly and Woods are actually close friends, and the 59-year-old spent a lot of time with the 15-time major champion when he burst onto the PGA Tour scene in the mid-1990s.
Back in 1994, Daly actually beat Woods by six shots while still drunk at Sherwood Country Club in California, and he explained how shocked the former world number one was on the day.
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Woods even admitted that Daly had more natural ability than him, and it’s hard to argue with that take.
While Woods was much more successful on the golf course than Daly, he has always respected the two-time major winner’s natural talent.
And both players always say the same thing when asked what part of the game amateurs should focus on most when looking to improve.
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Daly and Woods have two of the best short games in the business.
While Daly’s method is more natural than Woods’, they are both two of the best chippers we have ever witnessed in the professional game.
When speaking on the Full Send Podcast, Daly responded when asked what specific part of the game amateurs should work on if they want to improve their scores immediately.
“Chipping and putting, for all the amateurs out there,“ Daly said.
“Chipping, putting.“
It was then put to Daly that Tiger Woods’ father, Earl, taught his son that to play the game that exact way.
“He started putting when he was very young,“ Daly responded.
“Then he went to chipping, then he went to 100 yards, then 150 yards or whatever.
“The drivers, everybody in golf that plays can hit a driver, they can hit a five iron, they can hit a six iron.
“But it’s 125, 150 yards in, that means a lot.“
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Woods learned everything he knew about the game from his beloved late father.
Woods once explained how Earl taught him not to be afraid of shooting low scores.
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If the now 50-year-old made a five on a par-five, that hole would become a par four next time and the same applied to par-fours and par-threes.
“It taught me never be afraid to go low,” said Woods.
What a great lesson that was from Woods’ father.
Bryson DeChambeau actually does something very similar. He plays courses from the forward tees in order to give himself a chance of breaking 60.
That enables him to get comfortable when he gets to around 10 or 11-under-par and to remain in attack mode.
Perhaps that’s something all amateurs should try as well.