John Daly Said He Was Offered $1 Million To Tank The Open
/John Daly gave a 2014 interview to “In Depth with Graham Bensinger” that included a revealing claim about attempted bribery to tank a tournament. The clip was just posted on YouTube this week.
Jenna Limoncelli of the New York Post reported on the revelation of attempted bribery while Daly was leading the 1995 Open.
“He says, ‘Look if you tank it, I’ll give you a million bucks,’ ”
As for Daly’s response?
“I said, ‘Go…f–k yourself. No way,'” he remembered.
Daly recounted other times being approached by gamblers.
The full clip: