1991 PGA Championship

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.[2][3]

1991 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 8–11, 1991
LocationCarmel, Indiana
Course(s)Crooked Stick Golf Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,289 yards (6,665 m)
Field151 players, 77 after cut[1]
Cut147 (+3)
Prize fund$1.35 million
Winner's share$230,000
Champion
John Daly
276 (−12)
Crooked Stick Golf Club
Location in the United States
Crooked Stick Golf Club
Location in Indiana

Daly was quite arguably the most unforeseen major championship winner in modern history. He was the ninth alternate who only qualified 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 his first tour victory.[4][5]

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.[6]

Course layout
Main article: Crooked Stick Golf Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3434321964576001954414385253,6274535333951804685074692124453,6627,289
Par443453445364543454343672

Source:[7]

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.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Kenny Knox United States67−5
Ian Woosnam Wales
T3Ken Green United States68−4
Bruce Lietzke United States
Sandy Lyle Scotland
Tom Sieckmann United States
Craig Stadler United States
T8Billy Ray Brown United States69−3
John Daly United States
Raymond Floyd United States
Jim Hallet United States
Andrew Magee United States
Tom Purtzer United States

Second round

Friday, August 9, 1991

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1John Daly United States69-67=136−8
2Bruce Lietzke United States68-69=137−7
3Kenny Knox United States67-71=138−6
T4Nick Faldo England70-69=139−5
Craig Stadler United States68-71=139
Ian Woosnam Wales67-72=139
7Fred Funk United States71-69=140−4
T8Fred Couples United States74-67=141−3
Ken Green United States68-73=141
Gil Morgan United States70-71=141
Hal Sutton United States74-67=141
Howard Twitty United States70-71=141

Third round

Saturday, August 10, 1991

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1John Daly United States69-67-69=205−11
T2Kenny Knox United States67-71-70=208−8
Craig Stadler United States68-71-69=208
4Bruce Lietzke United States68-69-72=209−7
T5Nick Faldo England70-69-71=210−6
Bob Gilder United States73-70-67=210
Andrew Magee United States69-73-68=210
T8Fred Funk United States71-69-72=212−4
Ken Green United States68-73-71=212
John Huston United States70-72-70=212

Final round

Sunday, August 11, 1991

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1John Daly United States69-67-69-71=276−12230,000
2Bruce Lietzke United States68-69-72-70=279−9140,000
3Jim Gallagher Jr. United States70-72-72-67=281−795,000
4Kenny Knox United States67-71-70-74=282−675,000
T5Bob Gilder United States73-70-67-73=283−560,000
Steven Richardson England70-72-72-69=283
T7David Feherty Northern Ireland71-74-71-68=284−438,000
Raymond Floyd United States69-74-72-69=284
John Huston United States70-72-70-72=284
Steve Pate United States70-75-70-69=284
Craig Stadler United States68-71-69-76=284
Hal Sutton United States74-67-72-71=284

Source:[8]

Scorecard
Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par443453445454345434
Daly−10−11−11−11−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−13−13−14−14−12−12
Lietzke−8−8−8−8−8−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−9
Gallagher−2−3−3−2−2−2−2−3−3−4−5−5−4−5−6−6−6−7
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:[3]

Television

After a quarter century with ABC Sports, the PGA Championship returned to CBS Sports in 1991.[9][10][11]

References
  1. "Tournament Info for: 1991 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  2. Shapiro, Leonard (August 12, 1991). "Daly knocks out PGA field". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  3. Bunch, Ken (August 12, 1991). "Daly drives his way to easy PGA victory". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1B.
  4. Garrity, John (August 19, 1991). "Over drive". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  5. Saylor, Jack (August 12, 1991). "Daly comes long way to reach the top". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (Knight-Ridder Newspapers). p. C1.
  6. Hackenberg, Dave (August 9, 1991). "Lightning kills spectator at PGA Championship". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 15.
  7. "1991 PGA Championship: map and card". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 8, 1991.
  8. "1991 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  9. "Television". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 28, 1990. p. 30.
  10. "CBS locks up PGA Championship rights through 2011". ESPN. September 11, 2005. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  11. Sandomir, Richard (August 6, 1991). "TV sports; If it's action you want, CBS says you'll have it". New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
Preceded by
1991 Open Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1992 Masters

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