Is it too late for John Daly?

Man, what a way to start the sports pages the other day. Coffee, donut and another police mug shot of John Daly.

Grim. Rock bottom. Shoulda figured the next time we saw Daly would be up against a precinct wall.

Not that Daly set the bar very high. Even as he won two majors and millions of dollars, he’s never had far to fall. But one thing emerged about Daly that I did not know: he sleeps with both eyes open when he’s trashed, stressed or both.

That was his story to the cops after his concerned RV driver dialed 911 because Daly looked like he was dead. Maybe we should start writing the obit … John Daly, a folk hero turned fool, died in his RV at a Hooters parking lot. He was 42 …

I’ve heard of sleeping with one eye open, but two? Well, if you consider Daly’s pick of the four or five wives he’s had, maybe that’s understandable.

What a waste. Even Tiger Woods has said he wished he had all of Daly’s natural talent. At 42, whaddya think will happen to Daly when all that ability deserts him? I’d like to think there’s still a chance, that Daly will somehow turn it around and recapture his magic and win another couple titles. Regardless of what you think of him, Daly still draws the biggest galleries other than Woods.

Can you still root for the guy? I love great redemption stories, but with Daly, I fear it might be too late.