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
39.948°N 86.194°W / 39.948; -86.194
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)
Location map
Location in the United States
Location in Indiana

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.[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] 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.[7]

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

Source:[8]

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
T1 Kenny Knox67−5
Ian Woosnam
T3 Ken Green68−4
Bruce Lietzke
Sandy Lyle
Tom Sieckmann
Craig Stadler
T8 Billy Ray Brown69−3
John Daly
Raymond Floyd
Jim Hallet
Andrew Magee
Tom Purtzer

Second round

Friday, August 9, 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 John Daly69-67=136−8
2 Bruce Lietzke68-69=137−7
3 Kenny Knox67-71=138−6
T4 Nick Faldo70-69=139−5
Craig Stadler68-71=139
Ian Woosnam67-72=139
7 Fred Funk71-69=140−4
T8 Fred Couples74-67=141−3
Ken Green68-73=141
Gil Morgan70-71=141
Hal Sutton74-67=141
Howard Twitty70-71=141

Third round

Saturday, August 10, 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 John Daly69-67-69=205−11
T2 Kenny Knox67-71-70=208−8
Craig Stadler68-71-69=208
4 Bruce Lietzke68-69-72=209−7
T5 Nick Faldo70-69-71=210−6
Bob Gilder73-70-67=210
Andrew Magee69-73-68=210
T8 Fred Funk71-69-72=212−4
Ken Green68-73-71=212
John Huston70-72-70=212

Final round

Sunday, August 11, 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 John Daly69-67-69-71=276−12230,000
2 Bruce Lietzke68-69-72-70=279−9140,000
3 Jim Gallagher Jr.70-72-72-67=281−795,000
4 Kenny Knox67-71-70-74=282−675,000
T5 Bob Gilder73-70-67-73=283−560,000
Steven Richardson70-72-72-69=283
T7 David Feherty71-74-71-68=284−438,000
Raymond Floyd69-74-72-69=284
John Huston70-72-70-72=284
Steve Pate70-75-70-69=284
Craig Stadler68-71-69-76=284
Hal Sutton74-67-72-71=284

Source:[9]

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.[10][11][12]

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. Ushe, Naledi (May 18, 2021). "John Daly Set Up College Fund for Daughters of Man Killed by Lightning During PGA Championship". People. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  8. "1991 PGA Championship: map and card". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 8, 1991.
  9. "1991 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  10. "Television". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 28, 1990. p. 30.
  11. "CBS locks up PGA Championship rights through 2011". ESPN. September 11, 2005. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  12. 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.
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