Posted at 8:20 p.m., Monday, June 11, 2007
Report: Daly's wife says he assaulted her
Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — John Daly assaulted his wife and then covered up the incident by scratching his own face and claiming she attacked him, Sherrie Daly alleges in court papers filed today and obtained by The Commercial Appeal.John Daly told authorities on Friday that his wife tried to stab him with a steak knife, and the golfer had red marks on his cheeks when he showed up to play in the Stanford St. Jude Championship.
When deputies arrived at the Daly home, located on the TPC Southwind golf course where the tournament was being held, Sherrie Daly and the couple's children were not there. Deputies also could not find the knife he claimed she used.
No criminal charges were filed, but John Daly sought a protective order against Sherrie Daly to prohibit any contact with him or their 3-year-old son.
According to court documents, she is also seeking a restraining order as well as exclusive use and possession of the Southwind home, custody of the children and continued financial support from John Daly, The Commercial Appeal reported on its Web site late Monday night.
Sherrie Daly said her husband gives her a monthly cash allowance ranging from $15,000 to $30,000.
In the documents, Sherrie Daly said her husband was drinking heavily on Thursday, the night before he called police, and "spun out of control," verbally assaulting a security guard and breaking the security gate at their home.
Sherrie Daly said in the court filing that she was awoken that night by her husband making sexually offensive gestures and remarks before sexually assaulting her, causing unspecified injuries.
She then called 911 and took their son and a son by a previous relationship to a neighbor's house.
"Mother would show that Father inflicted injury upon himself by scratching his face," Sherrie Daly said in the Circuit Court petition. "Father accused Mother of attacking him with a knife and stabbing him in an attempt to cover up his sexual assault of Mother."
John Daly denied his wife's accusations.
"It's just not true, Bub. It's just not true. That's all I can say," he told The Commercial Appeal.
Asked if he planned to file criminal charges, he said, "Let's just go with that. Nah. It's just not true. She did what she did, and that's all I can say right now."
John Daly has won two majors — the 1991 PGA Championship and 1995 British Open — but his play has been overshadowed by two trips to alcohol rehab, outrageous tales of gambling losses, trashed hotel rooms and suspensions.
