1991 PGA Championship: John Daly's Arrival
Winner: John Daly, 276
Where it was played: Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana
Tournament dates: August 8-11, 1991
Leader after first round: Kenny Knox and Ian Woosnam, 67
Leader after second round: John Daly, 136
Leader after third round: John Daly, 205
Notable Notes: Nick Price's wife was having a baby. That's why he withdrew at the last minute from the 1991 PGA Championship. That opened a spot in the field and, after three other alternates couldn't make it, John Daly — then a virtual unknown — took Price's place. And wound up winning, hitting booming drives along the way and becoming a fan favorite.
Daly led by one after two rounds and by three after the third round. In the final round, he shot 71 and that was good enough to win by three.
Final Scores
| John Daly | 69-67-69-71—276 |
| Bruce Lietzke | 68-69-72-70—279 |
| Jim Gallagher Jr. | 70-72-72-67—281 |
| Kenny Knox | 67-71-70-74—282 |
| Bob Gilder | 73-70-67-73—283 |
| Steven Richardson | 70-72-72-69—283 |
| David Feherty | 71-74-71-68—284 |
| 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 |
| Jay Don Blake | 75-70-72-68—285 |
| Andrew Magee | 69-73-68-75—285 |
| Payne Stewart | 74-70-71-70—285 |
| Nick Faldo | 70-69-71-76—286 |
| Ken Green | 68-73-71-74—286 |
| Wayne Levi | 73-71-72-70—286 |
| Sandy Lyle | 68-75-71-72—286 |
| Rocco Mediate | 71-71-73-71—286 |
| Gil Morgan | 70-71-74-71—286 |
| Howard Twitty | 70-71-75-70—286 |
| Seve Ballesteros | 71-72-71-73—287 |
| Chip Beck | 73-73-70-71—287 |
| Mike Hulbert | 72-72-73-70—287 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 71-72-73-71—287 |
| Fred Couples | 74-67-76-71—288 |
| Rick Fehr | 70-73-71-74—288 |
| Jim Hallet | 69-74-73-72—288 |
| Mark McNulty | 75-71-69-73—288 |
| Loren Roberts | 72-74-72-70—288 |
| Billy Andrade | 73-74-68-74—289 |
| Mark Calcavecchia | 70-74-73-72—289 |
| David Edwards | 71-75-71-72—289 |
| Steve Elkington | 74-68-74-73—289 |
| Dan Forsman | 73-74-68-74—289 |
| Davis Love III | 72-72-72-73—289 |
| Jodie Mudd | 74-71-74-70—289 |
| Greg Norman | 70-74-72-73—289 |
| Corey Pavin | 72-73-71-73—289 |
| Tom Purtzer | 69-76-71-73—289 |
| Doug Tewell | 75-72-74-68—289 |
| Ed Dougherty | 75-70-69-76—290 |
| Wayne Grady | 72-70-71-77—290 |
| Scott Hoch | 71-75-72-72—290 |
| Craig Parry | 73-70-76-71—290 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 71-74-72-73—290 |
| Keith Clearwater | 72-72-76-71—291 |
| Brad Faxon | 72-71-76-72—291 |
| David Frost | 74-70-75-72—291 |
| Ian Woosnam | 67-72-76-76—291 |
| David Graham | 72-73-73-74—292 |
| Tom Kite | 73-72-75-72—292 |
| Mark McCumber | 74-72-71-75—292 |
| Eduardo Romero | 72-75-73-72—292 |
| Tom Sieckmann | 68-76-74-74—292 |
| Fred Funk | 71-69-72-81—293 |
| Nolan Henke | 74-70-75-74—293 |
| Blaine McCallister | 71-76-77-69—293 |
| Lindy Miller | 72-72-77-72—293 |
| Dave Barr | 75-72-76-71—294 |
| Jeff Sluman | 73-73-74-74—294 |
| Gene Sauers | 75-71-70-79—295 |
| Joey Sindelar | 74-73-71-77—295 |
| Bob Wolcott | 73-71-79-72—295 |
| Dillard Pruitt | 72-75-73-76—296 |
| Bob Tway | 73-71-78-74—296 |
| Mark Wiebe | 72-73-73-78—296 |
| Scott Williams | 70-77-76-73—296 |
| Denny Hepler | 71-75-75-76—297 |
| Lonnie Nielsen | 74-71-74-78—297 |
| David Peoples | 74-73-75-75—297 |
| Phil Blackmar | 73-72-82-71—298 |
| Billy Ray Brown | 69-75-79-75—298 |
| Hale Irwin | 70-76-74-78—298 |
| Don Pooley | 72-74-72-80—298 |
| Kenny Perry | 72-73-79-76—300 |