After all, John Daly will be in Augusta for the 2026 Masters

Two-time major champion and golf legend John Daly has been a fixture of Masters week for years… despite never having won at Augusta National.

Although the 59-year-old veteran no longer plays the Masters, he has for years set up shop in his RV at Augusta’s Hooters restaurant to entertain fans, sign autographs and sell merchandise.

But the Hooters in Augusta, Georgia, is no more. That left some wondering if Daly’s Masters tradition was over.

Luckily for Daly fans heading to the Masters in April, local news outlet reports Urdu Channel 12 in Augusta has confirmed that Daly has found a new Augusta home.

John Daly finds a new Augusta headquarters after Hooters closes

In July 2025, and amid a wave of closures of the chain’s restaurants nationwide, the Hooters on Washington Road in Augusta, Georgia, closed its doors for good. Months later the building was demolished.

GOLF’s Michael Bamberger wrote all about Daly’s time with the Augusta hooters last summer, noting that Daly reportedly raked in $780,000 in sales during the 2024 Masters.

So despite the fact that his best finish was a T3 at the 1993 Masters, Daly has an incentive to keep showing up for as long as he can.

With Hooters just a memory, we now know where Daly’s new Augusta headquarters will be.

According to one Report from WRDW CHANNEL 12Daly will spend the 2026 Masters week (or ‘golf week’ as Augusta locals call it) in the Top Dawg Tavern on Washington Road. The restaurant confirmed to WRDW that they will host the grand champion this year.

While not as close to ANGC as Hooters, Top Dawg Tavern is still just a mile from the Magnolia Lane entrance off Washington Road, an easy walk as you can see below.

So if you’re attending the 2026 Masters, after you see official honorary starters Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson tee off on the first hole, head to Top Dawg Tavern to see Daly, the unofficial honorary Masters Week greeter.