John Daly

USA · born April 28, 1966, Carmichael, USA

2major championships

PGA Championship1 win
The Open1 win

Summary

First major 1991 PGA Championship
Last major 1995 The Open

Wins

1991 PGA Championship Crooked Stick Golf Club · 276 (-12) · by 3 strokes from Bruce Lietzke
1995 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 282 (-6) · won a playoff against Costantino Rocca

Rivals

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Next in the chain: Costantino Rocca's rivals →

Moments

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.
1991 PGA Championship A spectator was killed by lightning during a first-round weather delay at Crooked Stick.
1995 Open Needing a birdie at the 72nd hole, Rocca fluffed his pitch into the Valley of Sin and then holed a putt of about 65 feet to force the playoff.
1995 Open In the playoff Rocca took three shots to escape the Road Hole Bunker at the 17th and made 7. Daly won by four over the four holes.

Results by championship

Best day

1991 PGA Championship

Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana · 276 (-12) · by 3 strokes from Bruce Lietzke

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.

Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1991.

Career line, 1991–1995

PGA Championship

1991 PGA Championship: won

The Open

1995 The Open: won

199219941996

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Major win

John Daly was born on April 28, 1966, in Carmichael, USA. Daly won 2 major championships: 1 PGA Championship (1991) and 1 Open Championship (1995).

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The record

Wins in the majors (2)

1991 PGA Championship Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana · 276 (-12) · by 3 strokes from Bruce Lietzke
1995 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 282 (-6) · won a playoff against Costantino Rocca (Daly 15 (4-3-4-4); Rocca 19 (5-4-7-3))

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.