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Daly says (again) he's quitting

California - Two-time major winner John Daly, emotional in the wake of missing the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, told a TV interviewer on Friday he was "done" with golf.

"I'm done," Daly told the Golf Channel after rounds of 79-71.

"I can't compete. I can't play like I use too. I can't keep taking spots from guys out here playing this bad," added Daly, who has played on sponsors' exemptions since losing his past champion exemption after the 2007 season.

"It's not worth it," Daly said. "I'm tired of embarassing myself in front of (my fans). I can't do it anymore."

It was Daly's second missed cut of the season, after he failed to advance at the Sony Open in Hawaii a fortnight ago.

It's not the first time Daly has said he was walking away from the game. He said the same after firing an 88 in the Buick Open last year.

He was scheduled to play at Pebble Beach in February and is also slated to play the Transitions Championship near Tampa, Florida, in March.

That's the same month that a reality television show featuring Daly is scheduled to debut on Golf Channel.

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