1991 PGA Championship

1991 PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	August 8–11, 1991
Location	Carmel, Indiana
Course(s)	Crooked Stick Golf Club
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,289 yards (6,665 m)
Field	151 players, 77 after cut[1]
Cut	147 (+3)
Prize fund	$1.35 million
Winner's share	$230,000
Champion
John Daly
276 (−12)
«1990 1992»

Crooked Stick Golf Club

Location in the United States

Crooked Stick Golf Club

Location in Indiana

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]

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" Medlen. 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, was killed 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

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	343	432	196	457	600	195	441	438	525	3,627	453	533	395	180	468	507	469	212	445	3,662	7,289
Par	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	4	5	36	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	36	72

Source:^[7]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Raymond Floyd	United States	1969, 1982	69	74	72	69	284	−4	T7
Hal Sutton	United States	1983	74	67	72	71	284	−4	T7
Payne Stewart	United States	1989	74	70	71	70	285	−3	T13
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1963, 1971, 1973 1975, 1980	71	72	73	71	287	−1	T23
Wayne Grady	Australia	1990	72	70	71	77	290	+2	T43
Lanny Wadkins	United States	1977	71	74	72	73	290	+2	T43
David Graham	Australia	1979	72	73	73	74	292	+4	T52
Jeff Sluman	United States	1988	73	73	74	74	294	+6	T61
Bob Tway	United States	1986	73	71	78	74	296	+8	T66

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Dave Stockton	United States	1970, 1976	71	77	148	+4
John Mahaffey	United States	1978	77	74	151	+7
Hubert Green	United States	1985	73	78	151	+7
Larry Nelson	United States	1981, 1987	75	77	152	+8

Source:^[8]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 8, 1991

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Kenny Knox	United States	67	−5
	Ian Woosnam	Wales
T3	Ken Green	United States	68	−4
	Bruce Lietzke	United States
	Sandy Lyle	Scotland
	Tom Sieckmann	United States
	Craig Stadler	United States
T8	Billy Ray Brown	United States	69	−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

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	John Daly	United States	69-67=136	−8
2	Bruce Lietzke	United States	68-69=137	−7
3	Kenny Knox	United States	67-71=138	−6
T4	Nick Faldo	England	70-69=139	−5
	Craig Stadler	United States	68-71=139
	Ian Woosnam	Wales	67-72=139
7	Fred Funk	United States	71-69=140	−4
T8	Fred Couples	United States	74-67=141	−3
	Ken Green	United States	68-73=141
	Gil Morgan	United States	70-71=141
	Hal Sutton	United States	74-67=141
	Howard Twitty	United States	70-71=141

Third round

Saturday, August 10, 1991

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	John Daly	United States	69-67-69=205	−11
T2	Kenny Knox	United States	67-71-70=208	−8
	Craig Stadler	United States	68-71-69=208
4	Bruce Lietzke	United States	68-69-72=209	−7
T5	Nick Faldo	England	70-69-71=210	−6
	Bob Gilder	United States	73-70-67=210
	Andrew Magee	United States	69-73-68=210
T8	Fred Funk	United States	71-69-72=212	−4
	Ken Green	United States	68-73-71=212
	John Huston	United States	70-72-70=212

Final round

Sunday, August 11, 1991

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	John Daly	United States	69-67-69-71=276	−12	230,000
2	Bruce Lietzke	United States	68-69-72-70=279	−9	140,000
3	Jim Gallagher, Jr.	United States	70-72-72-67=281	−7	95,000
4	Kenny Knox	United States	67-71-70-74=282	−6	75,000
T5	Bob Gilder	United States	73-70-67-73=283	−5	60,000
	Steven Richardson	England	70-72-72-69=283
T7	David Feherty	Northern Ireland	71-74-71-68=284	−4	38,000
	Raymond Floyd	United States	69-74-72-69=284
	John Huston	United States	70-72-70-72=284
	Steve Pate	United States	70-75-70-69=284
	Craig Stadler	United States	68-71-69-76=284
	Hal Sutton	United States	74-67-72-71=284

Source:^[8]

Scorecard

Eagle

Birdie

Bogey

Double bogey

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	4	5	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	3	4
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.

External links

• About.com – 1991 PGA Championship
• PGA.com – 1991 PGA Championship

Coordinates: 39°56′53″N 86°11′38″W / 39.948°N 86.194°W