The 1991 PGA Championship was the 73rd PGA Championship, held August 8–11 at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana, a suburb north of Indianapolis. John Daly won the first of his two major titles, three strokes ahead of runner-up Bruce Lietzke.

Daly, age 25, was the ninth alternate and only got into the field after several others pulled out of the tournament. Nick Price withdrew for the birth of his first child and Daly hired his caddy, Jeff "Squeaky" Medlin. Daly's outgoing personality and "grip it and rip it" style of play made him an instant fan favorite. The PGA Championship was also his first PGA Tour victory.

A spectator, Thomas Weaver, died after being struck by lightning during a weather delay in the first round. It was the second fatality at a major championship in 1991. Two months earlier at the U.S. Open in Minnesota, six people were hit by lightning with one fatality. Daly donated $30,000 to Weaver's family for a college fund. Both daughters went on to graduate from college and one is now a doctor.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3434321964576001954414385253,6274535333951804685074692124453,6627,289
Par443453445364543454343672

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 8, 1991

Kenny Knox shot an opening round 67 to take the 18-hole lead alongside reigning Masters champion Ian Woosnam.

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Kenny Knox67−5
Wales Ian Woosnam
T3United States Ken Green68−4
United States Bruce Lietzke
Scotland Sandy Lyle
United States Tom Sieckmann
United States Craig Stadler
T8United States Billy Ray Brown69−3
United States John Daly
United States Raymond Floyd
United States Jim Hallet
United States Andrew Magee
United States Tom Purtzer

Second round

Friday, August 9, 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States John Daly69-67=136−8
2United States Bruce Lietzke68-69=137−7
3United States Kenny Knox67-71=138−6
T4England Nick Faldo70-69=139−5
United States Craig Stadler68-71=139
Wales Ian Woosnam67-72=139
7United States Fred Funk71-69=140−4
T8United States Fred Couples74-67=141−3
United States Ken Green68-73=141
United States Gil Morgan70-71=141
United States Hal Sutton74-67=141
United States Howard Twitty70-71=141

Third round

Saturday, August 10, 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States John Daly69-67-69=205−11
T2United States Kenny Knox67-71-70=208−8
United States Craig Stadler68-71-69=208
4United States Bruce Lietzke68-69-72=209−7
T5England Nick Faldo70-69-71=210−6
United States Bob Gilder73-70-67=210
United States Andrew Magee69-73-68=210
T8United States Fred Funk71-69-72=212−4
United States Ken Green68-73-71=212
United States John Huston70-72-70=212

Final round

Sunday, August 11, 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States John Daly69-67-69-71=276−12230,000
2United States Bruce Lietzke68-69-72-70=279−9140,000
3United States Jim Gallagher Jr.70-72-72-67=281−795,000
4United States Kenny Knox67-71-70-74=282−675,000
T5United States Bob Gilder73-70-67-73=283−560,000
England Steven Richardson70-72-72-69=283
T7Northern Ireland David Feherty71-74-71-68=284−438,000
United States Raymond Floyd69-74-72-69=284
United States John Huston70-72-70-72=284
United States Steve Pate70-75-70-69=284
United States Craig Stadler68-71-69-76=284
United States Hal Sutton74-67-72-71=284

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Scorecard

EagleBirdieBogeyDouble bogey

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par443453445454345434
United States Daly−10−11−11−11−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−13−13−14−14−12−12
United States Lietzke−8−8−8−8−8−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−9
United States Gallagher−2−3−3−2−2−2−2−3−3−4−5−5−4−5−6−6−6−7
United States Knox−8−8−8−8−8−6−6−5−6−7−7−7−7−8−8−7−7−6

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source:

Television

After a quarter century with ABC Sports, the PGA Championship returned to CBS Sports in 1991.

External links

  • – 1991 PGA Championship