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1991 PGA Championship

Coordinates: 39°56′53″N 86°11′38″W / 39.948°N 86.194°W / 39.948; -86.194
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1991 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 8–11, 1991
LocationCarmel, Indiana
39°56′53″N 86°11′38″W / 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
United States John Daly
276 (−12)
Location map
1991 PGA Championship is located in the United States
1991 PGA Championship
Location in the United States
1991 PGA Championship is located in Indiana
1991 PGA Championship
Location in Indiana
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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, 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

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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:[8]

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, August 8, 1991

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

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Kenny Knox 67 −5
Wales Ian Woosnam
T3 United States Ken Green 68 −4
United States Bruce Lietzke
Scotland Sandy Lyle
United States Tom Sieckmann
United States Craig Stadler
T8 United States Billy Ray Brown 69 −3
United States John Daly
United States Raymond Floyd
United States Jim Hallet
United States Andrew Magee
United States Tom Purtzer

Second round

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Friday, August 9, 1991

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

Third round

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Saturday, August 10, 1991

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

Final round

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Sunday, August 11, 1991

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

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Scorecard

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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
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
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Television

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After a quarter century with ABC Sports, the PGA Championship returned to CBS Sports in 1991.[10][11][12]

References

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  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. ^ a b 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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