Background
Daley was born in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, attended and played golf at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School before walking on to the golf team at Old Dominion University.
Daley was born in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, attended and played golf at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School before walking on to the golf team at Old Dominion University.
He now plays on the Champions Tour. He did not turn pro until 1992 at the age of 32, having been a wholesale cr manager since graduating from college. Daley played on the Nationwide Tour in 1997 and 1999 to 2009.
He earned his Professional Golf Association Tour card in 1996 and 1998 and played in 60 events on the major tour.
His best finish was a tie for sixth at the 1996 British Columbia Open. In the 2000 Professional Golf Association Tour Q-School tournament, he rolled in a five-foot putt during the fourth round, only to have the ball popular out of the off-center cup and back onto the putting surface.
He missed his Professional Golf Association Tour card by a single stroke. Daley"s best finish in 2007 on the Nationwide Tour was a fourth place at the Legend Financial Group Classic.
He also shot his best round on the Professional Golf Association Tour in 2007 during round two of the Sony Open in Hawaii.
He completed 2007 ranked 66th on the Nationwide Tour money list ranking. He played the Nationwide Tour again in 2008 and had three top-10 finishes, including third place at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship. His low round is a 64 at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open.
He completed the year at 59th on the money list with $113,597 in winnings so he retained his Nationwide Tour card for the 2009 season.
This marked the sixth straight season that Daley earned his full-time Nationwide card. He made the cut in 14 out of 27 events in 2008, and was 10th in driving accuracy at 73.22%.
Daley played in his first Champions Tour event at the Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, Florida in February 2011, finishing in a tie for 17th. In 2012, Daley recorded his first ever professional major top-five finish, when he tied for fourth at the Senior Professional Golf Association Championship.
He finished at 14-under-par and two strokes ahead of Tom Lehman.
In three seasons on the Senior tour, Daley has earned over $1 million. In the 2013 Champions Tour Q-School, Daley finished in the top thirty to earn partial sponsor"s exemptions for the 2014 season. Foreign the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Daley has earned over $300,000 each year, with 2 top tens and 7 top 25s cumulatively.
In the majors, Daley had a best of tie for 20th in the 2013 United States. Senior Open.
Daley also had a personal best in regular tournament of tie for 3rd in the Shaw Charity Classic in 2014. Nationwide Tour wins (2)
Champions Tour wins (1).