John Daly smokes a cigarette in neon tartan shorts as golf icon practices at Royal Troon ahead of The Open this week

John Daly is backmost and playing astatine The Open successful style astatine Royal Troon this week.

The golfer, known for his eccentric style connected nan people - was seen stepping nan links successful a pullover sweater and neon green, yellow, and bluish shorts successful a tartan pattern.

Not only that, but nan golfer was moreover seen smoking a cigaret while connected nan course.

Daly has astir 2 years near connected his exemption entranceway into The Open for being a past winner. 

The rules springiness nan 58-year-old golfer nan correct to play successful nan tourney up until property 60. A caller accommodation to nan norm will now only let winners from 2024 onwards an exemption into nan tourney up until property 55.

He won nan 1995 version of The Open astatine St. Andrews successful Scotland aft defeating Costantino Rocca successful a playoff.

That was nan 2nd and astir caller awesome triumph of Daly's notable profession - which includes 5 wins connected nan PGA Tour and a triumph astatine nan 1991 PGA Championship held astatine Crooked Stick successful Indiana.

Daly was precocious seen in an awkward advertisement for bibles alongside state euphony prima Lee Greenwood. These are nan aforesaid bibles promoted by Donald Trump.

'I judge successful nan military, I judge successful God, I judge successful Jesus Christ,' Daly says successful nan advertisement. 'I'm not 1 of these churchgoers but you really don't request to spell to religion to judge successful our Father.

'I believe each nan clip - you know, I'm a golfer and group spell "John Daly prays?" Yeah I do because I judge successful God.

'I cognize 1 thing: we're calved and we're gonna die. Please get your religion back, this state needs our religion back. 

'Let's get God and religion backmost successful our families, our communities. Let's not support going wherever we're going.

'I believe for others, I could attraction little astir me, I'd alternatively believe for others. But hey, springiness backmost to Jesus and God.'