1991 PGA Championship: John Daly wins at Crooked Stick Golf Club
John Daly won the 1991 PGA Championship at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana with 276 (−12), by 3 strokes over Bruce Lietzke.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1991 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 8, 1991 to August 11, 1991
- Course
- Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana
- Edition
- 73rd PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 72 · 7,289 yards
- Field
- 151
- Made the cut
- 77 (cut at 147)
- Purse
- $1,350,000 · winner's share $230,000
- Champion
- John Daly · age 25 · United States · born Carmichael, California
- Champion's title
- 1st PGA Championship
- World ranking
- No. 169
- Winning score
- 69-67-69-71 = 276 (−12) · won by 3 strokes
- Runner-up
- Bruce Lietzke
- 54-hole leader
- John Daly (205)
- Caddie
- Jeff "Squeeky" Medlen
- Low club professional
- Lindy Miller (293)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Daly | 69 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Bruce Lietzke | 68 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 279 | −9 |
What happened at the 1991 PGA Championship
John Daly, the ninth alternate, got in only when Nick Price withdrew to await the birth of his first child, and with no practice round he took Price's caddie Jeff "Squeeky" Medlen.
A spectator was killed by lightning during a first-round weather delay at Crooked Stick.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).