· daly , 59, has endured 16 surgeries in his life, including an emergency hand surgery in january. · john daly shared a grim health update on tuesday, may 6 after the golfer withdrew from the pga championship, sharing that just waking up each day is a win for me. The 59-year-old was hospitalised after a health scare in january where he had to have emergency surgery on his left hand. “i’m like lazarus — i keep coming back from the dead,” daly said. However, he will be. · “ waking up is a win for me. ” it also hasn’t been easy for him to golf. He noted that he has problems with getting through the ball on three-quarter shots and putting. “ waking up is a win for me. ” · john daly will miss next week’s pga championship as he recovers from his sixteenth surgery. · despite this, daly has shown remarkable resilience, stating, waking up is a win for me. this sentiment underscores his determination to keep fighting, both on and off the course. I’m like lazarus, i keep coming back from the dead, he told the associated press in a story. And while the grind of competition might look different for him now, he says showing up and swinging — no matter the result — is a victory in itself. · though daly ’s days of contending on the pga tour are long behind him, his love for the game hasn’t faded.