For the second time, John Daly drove into history at the PGA Championship. First he did it with his big tee shots at Crooked Stick. This time he did it with his hands on a steering wheel at Bethpage Black. The surprise winner of the 1991 PGA Championship as the ninth alternate was given a rare exemption to drive a cart at Bethpage Black because of arthritis in his knee. And even a tough New York crowd had a soft spot for him. There was a roar every time he arrived at a tee or hit a shot.

John Daly hates having to use a cart in the PGA Championship and probably wouldn’t do it unless the major didn’t mean so much to him. He arrived at the Bethpage Black clubhouse with an elastic bandage around his right knee, a cigarette in one hand and a wish that he could simply walk the 7,459-yard rolling course the next four days. Arthritis in his knee prevents that. After playing nine practice holes, Daly said the cart is a big disadvantage. He can’t figure out where he can go with it.

By granting John Daly permission to use a cart because of a bum knee, the PGA Championship clears the way for a ridiculous sideshow.

John Daly has been approved to use a cart next week in the PGA Championship because of an injured right knee. It will be the first time a player rides a cart at a major championship since Casey Martin in the 2012 U.S. Open at Olympic Club.

John Daly has withdrawn from the U.S. Senior Open, citing a deteriorating knee condition and blaming the USGA for not allowing him to use a golf cart. The 52-year-old two-time major champion says the USGA turned down his request to use a golf cart, which could have been allowed under rules that conform with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The USGA says it offered Daly a chance to provide additional information about his condition. Daly says he never received such a request.

Golf: Sunshine is always a pleasant surprise at Pebble Beach, California, and Thursday brought a real stunner: John Daly was near the top of the leaderboard. With his best opening round on the PGA Tour in nearly 10 years, Daly kept a clean card at Pebble Beach on a magnificent day along the Monterey Peninsula for a 7-under-par 65, leaving him one shot behind J.B. Holmes and Justin Hicks in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.