John Daly’s son, John Daly II, is all set to make his PGA Tour debut. The amateur golfer received a sponsor exemption to compete at the 2026 Puerto Rico Open. He will be joined by Blades Brown and Miles Russell, who were also granted sponsor exemptions for the event.
Notably, the Puerto Rico Open is a regular PGA Tour event featuring a stellar field. The tournament is scheduled to take place at the Grand Reserve Golf Club from March 5 to 8. The tournament will feature the likes of Matt Wallace, David Lipsky, Sam Ryder, and others.
John Daly II has an impressive record playing as an amateur. However, he is looking forward to his debut on the PGA Tour. He has previously played with his father at the PNC Championship, a popular father-son duo challenge.
In 2025, Team Daly had a good time playing at the PNC Championship. Team Kuchar won the event, while Team Daly settled in a tie for second place with Team Love. Team Daly had won the event back in 2021 by registering a two-stroke win over Tiger Woods and his son, Charlie Woods.
Ahead of the upcoming Puerto Rico Open, John Daly began with practice sessions this week. He played at the El Dorado Golf and Beach Club. He offered a glimpse of his outing on his Instagram account on Saturday. John Daly reacted to his son’s video by resharing it on his Instagram account with a fire emoji.
Meanwhile, this week, PGA Tour players will tee off at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, which is scheduled to run from Feb. 26 to March 1 at the PGA National Champion Course.
A look into John Daly’s son’s performance
John Daly’s son, John Daly II, has had an impressive outing so far at the college level. He won the Southern Amateur Championship and then the Blessings Collegiate Invitational.
This year, he played at the New Year’s Invitational and settled in 33rd place. In addition to that, he competed at the Jones Cup Invitational, where he settled in 35th place, and then at the Watersound Invitational, where he settled in 21st position.
Below are the results of the tournaments John Daly II played at the college level in 2025 and 2026:
- Watersound Invitational: 21
- Jones Cup Invitational: 35
- New Year’s Invitational: 33
- White Sands Invitational: 35
- Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational: 27
- The Blessings Collegiate Invitational: 1
- The Bearcat Invitational: 2
- The Carmel Cup: 19
- U.S. Amateur Championship: 5
- The Western Amateur Championship: 45
- Southern Amateur Championship: 1
- Trans-Mississippi Amateur Championship: 15
- Northeast Amateur Invitational: 3
- Arkansas Amateur Championship: 12
- NCAA Amherst Regional: 46
- 2025 SEC Men’s Golf Championship Stroke Play: 57
- Lewis Chitengwa Memorial: 8
- Valspar Intercollegiate Invitational: 37
- Seminole Intercollegiate: 34
- Cabo Collegiate: 32