1991 PGA Championship
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| 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) | |
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
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| 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
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| Andrew Magee | United States
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| Tom Purtzer | United States
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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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1991 PGA Championship: map and card". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 8, 1991.
- ^ a b "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.