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It’s a tale as old as time, and John Daly has no problem retelling it.

Recalling the beloved classic from the 2004 Target World Challenge, Daly, 52, spoke about how he once attempted to coax Tiger Woods into grabbing a drink.

“The story was, he’s walking out and I go, ‘Tiger, come have a drink with us.’ He’s in his slacks and he goes, ‘No, I’m going to hit a few balls,'” Daly recently said in a video from Thuzio.

Woods returned three hours later, but he resisted Daly’s offer again.

“He comes back, he’s in his gym shorts and [I’m like], ‘What the hell you doing now? Come have a drink with us.’ [He said], ‘Well, I’m going to work out.’ I said, ‘Come have a drink with us, seriously, you’ve been out here for nine hours, I’ve been drinking for nine, at least have one with us.’ So he goes, ‘No, Daly, if I had your talent I’d be doing just what you’re doing,'” Daly said.

They were paired together the following day, and it appeared drinking didn’t get in the way of Daly’s talent.

“We got paired the next day, kicked his ass,” Daly said of Woods. “About the only time I ever kicked his ass, but I did. I shot 65 on him and he goes, ‘You know what, I may have to start drinking.'”

Though Daly has struggled with alcohol in the past, and Woods himself has dealt with myriad personal problems, both appear to be on the upswing. Woods finished second at the PGA Championship earlier this month, then settled for 40th this weekend at the Ridgewood Country Club.

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