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DALY'S WIFE REPORTS: John Daly made a 40-foot birdie putt to shoot 69 on the tough South Course at Torrey Pines in the first round of the Buick Invitational. But Thursday was far from a typical day.

Daly learned that his wife was being taken to jail to serve a five- month sentence on a federal charge involving a drug ring and an illegal gambling operation.

"It was just out of the clear blue," Daly said. "It was very tacky on the prosecuting attorney's part. Usually, you get two or three weeks so we can at least prepare, but he must not have kids. He's not a very nice guy, anyway."

Sherrie Miller Daly, his fourth wife, was first indicted in 2003, a few days after she gave birth to a son. ...

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