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**Ebjjrxrd** · 12-03-2008, 05:29 PM

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/mar...?news-breaking

John Daly has been cut loose by swing coach Butch Harmon, who said Tuesday he was not going to waste his time with a two-time major champion who is more interested in drinking than working on his golf game. "My whole goal for him was he's got to show me golf is the most important thing in his life," Harmon said from his golf school in Las Vegas. "And the most important thing in his life is getting drunk."
Harmon said he has worked three times this year with Daly, but he said Daly's behavior at the PODS Championship was enough to end the short-lived relationship.

While I don't doubt what Harmon says is true, isn't he walking a fine line between giving his reasons for leaving Daly and making libelous comments about him?

Certainly this information could deter potential sponsors from getting involved with Daly, which would hurt his ability to make a living. I wonder if Daly could bring a defamation suit against Harmon for this, assuming he is thinking clearly enough to do it.

What do the legal heads here think about this?

12-03-2008, 05:29 PM	#6
Ebjjrxrd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 511 Senior Member	http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/mar...?news-breaking John Daly has been cut loose by swing coach Butch Harmon, who said Tuesday he was not going to waste his time with a two-time major champion who is more interested in drinking than working on his golf game. "My whole goal for him was he's got to show me golf is the most important thing in his life," Harmon said from his golf school in Las Vegas. "And the most important thing in his life is getting drunk." Harmon said he has worked three times this year with Daly, but he said Daly's behavior at the PODS Championship was enough to end the short-lived relationship. While I don't doubt what Harmon says is true, isn't he walking a fine line between giving his reasons for leaving Daly and making libelous comments about him? Certainly this information could deter potential sponsors from getting involved with Daly, which would hurt his ability to make a living. I wonder if Daly could bring a defamation suit against Harmon for this, assuming he is thinking clearly enough to do it. What do the legal heads here think about this?
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