John Daly is known for having a good time as well as his play on the golf course.
Hooters is one of the restaurants he likes to kick back and relax at.
And John Daly was crushed when got some awful news about Hooters.
Hooters is reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy
The restaurant chain Hooters was founded 41 years ago in Clearwater, Florida.
Hooters found a recipe to become one of the most popular sports bars in the country.
The chain’s waitresses, nicknamed Hooters girls, served up cold beer and hot wings while wearing a uniform of short shorts and a skin-tight white t-shirt.
PGA Champions tour star John Daly is Hooters most famous fan and was known to sell his merchandise in the parking lot of the chain during his travels for golf.
He inked a sponsorship deal with Hooters to use a golf bag with their logo on the Champions tour.
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— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) February 21, 2025
John Daly II, Daly’s son, signed a name, image, and likeness (NIL) with Hooters during his freshman golf season with the University of Arkansas.
But the chain is on the brink of bankruptcy according to a recent report.
A report from Bloomberg said that Hooters was working with a law firm in preparation for entering into bankruptcy in the coming months.
Hooters has been struggling to pay its vendors, and the chain is taking four times longer than the average restaurant to pay its bills, according to Restaurant Business Online.
The chain closed 40 struggling locations across the country last year.
“With new Hooters restaurants opening domestically and internationally, new Hooters frozen products launching at grocery stores, and the Hooters footprint expanding into new markets with both company and franchise locations, this brand of 41 years remains highly resilient and relevant,” Hooters told Nation’s Restaurant News in June 2024. “We look forward to continuing to serve our guests at home, on the go, and at our restaurants here in the U.S. and around the globe.”
An unlikely hero emerges to save Hooters
Former professional golfer turned social media influencer Paige Spiranac had four words to say about Hooters going bankrupt.
“Not on my watch,” Spiranac wrote on social media, responding to a report about Hooters impending bankruptcy.
The busty social media star once joked, “There goes my backup plan,” about working at Hooters as a backup career.
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— Paige Spiranac (@PaigeSpiranac) July 3, 2024
Paige responded to a 2022 study on social media that found Gen Z men were not into buxom women.
Hooters struggles are blamed on the rising cost of food and rent.
The chain has seen a drop in foot traffic since the pandemic as more people switch to ordering takeout or delivery.
Bankruptcy might not be the end of Hooters.
Last year, Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy after the chain blamed its never-ending shrimp promotion.
The seafood chain closed some locations before exiting bankruptcy.
Hooters was one of the original national chains that featured chicken wings.
Too much competition from Buffalo Wild Wings and fellow breastaurants Tilted Kilt and Twin Peaks could leave the franchise with a steep hill to climb to make a comeback.
DeSantis Daily will keep you up-to-date on any new developments in this ongoing story.
