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]
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 8–11, 1991 |
| Location | Carmel, Indiana 39°56′53″N 86°11′38″W / 39.948°N 86.194°W |
| 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) | |
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
First round edit
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 | Kenny Knox |
67 | −5 |
 Ian Woosnam
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| T3 | Ken Green |
68 | −4 |
| Bruce Lietzke
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 Sandy Lyle
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| Tom Sieckmann
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| Craig Stadler
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| T8 | Billy Ray Brown |
69 | −3 |
| John Daly
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| Raymond Floyd
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| Jim Hallet
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| Andrew Magee
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| Tom Purtzer
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Second round edit
Friday, August 9, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Daly |
69-67=136 | −8 |
| 2 | Bruce Lietzke |
68-69=137 | −7 |
| 3 | Kenny Knox |
67-71=138 | −6 |
| T4 |  Nick Faldo |
70-69=139 | −5 |
| Craig Stadler |
68-71=139 | ||
| Ian Woosnam |
67-72=139 | ||
| 7 | Fred Funk |
71-69=140 | −4 |
| T8 | Fred Couples |
74-67=141 | −3 |
| Ken Green |
68-73=141 | ||
| Gil Morgan |
70-71=141 | ||
| Hal Sutton |
74-67=141 | ||
| Howard Twitty |
70-71=141 |
Third round edit
Saturday, August 10, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Daly |
69-67-69=205 | −11 |
| T2 | Kenny Knox |
67-71-70=208 | −8 |
| Craig Stadler |
68-71-69=208 | ||
| 4 | Bruce Lietzke |
68-69-72=209 | −7 |
| T5 | Nick Faldo |
70-69-71=210 | −6 |
| Bob Gilder |
73-70-67=210 | ||
| Andrew Magee |
69-73-68=210 | ||
| T8 | Fred Funk |
71-69-72=212 | −4 |
| Ken Green |
68-73-71=212 | ||
| John Huston |
70-72-70=212 |
Final round edit
Sunday, August 11, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Daly |
69-67-69-71=276 | −12 | 230,000 |
| 2 | Bruce Lietzke |
68-69-72-70=279 | −9 | 140,000 |
| 3 | Jim Gallagher Jr. |
70-72-72-67=281 | −7 | 95,000 |
| 4 | Kenny Knox |
67-71-70-74=282 | −6 | 75,000 |
| T5 | Bob Gilder |
73-70-67-73=283 | −5 | 60,000 |
| Steven Richardson |
70-72-72-69=283 | |||
| T7 |  David Feherty |
71-74-71-68=284 | −4 | 38,000 |
| Raymond Floyd |
69-74-72-69=284 | |||
| John Huston |
70-72-70-72=284 | |||
| Steve Pate |
70-75-70-69=284 | |||
| Craig Stadler |
68-71-69-76=284 | |||
| Hal Sutton |
74-67-72-71=284 |
Source:[9]
Scorecard edit
| 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 edit
After a quarter century with ABC Sports, the PGA Championship returned to CBS Sports in 1991.[10][11][12]
References edit
- ^ "Tournament Info for: 1991 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ^ Shapiro, Leonard (August 12, 1991). "Daly knocks out PGA field". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
- ^ a b Bunch, Ken (August 12, 1991). "Daly drives his way to easy PGA victory". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1B.
- ^ Garrity, John (August 19, 1991). "Over drive". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
- ^ Saylor, Jack (August 12, 1991). "Daly comes long way to reach the top". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (Knight-Ridder Newspapers). p. C1.
- ^ Hackenberg, Dave (August 9, 1991). "Lightning kills spectator at PGA Championship". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1991 PGA Championship: map and card". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 8, 1991.
- ^ "1991 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ "Television". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 28, 1990. p. 30.
- ^ "CBS locks up PGA Championship rights through 2011". ESPN. September 11, 2005. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ 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 edit
- PGA.com – 1991 PGA Championship