MALELANE, South Africa (AP) John Daly will play in the European Tour's Alfred Dunhill Championship this week as he comes back from elbow surgery.
The two-time major winner is in the field at Leopard Creek Golf Club near Kruger National Park in northern South Africa for only his second tournament since an operation to repair a shattered tendon in his right elbow.
The American made a promising start at last month's BMW Masters on his return to golf before falling away over the weekend to finish 5 over and in a tie for 48th.
"I had my surgery done in July and have only played one tournament in four months," Daly said Monday. "I'm really fresh and I want to play. I don't want to waste the end of this year. I'd like to get something going for the end of this year so I can get on track for next year."
Daly also said that he had seen elephants near where he's staying on the edge of Kruger and "woke up to a cobra this morning."