The 1991 PGA Championship was the 73rd PGA Championship

PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...

, held from August 8-11 at Crooked Stick Golf Club

Crooked Stick Golf Club

Crooked Stick Golf Club is located just outside Carmel, Indiana, a northern suburb of Indianapolis. It was built in 1964 by the famous course architects Pete and Alice Dye. It was host to the PGA Championship that John Daly won in 1991 and the U.S. Women’s Open won by Lauri Merten in 1993. It was...

 in Carmel, Indiana

Carmel, Indiana

Carmel is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States located immediately north of Indianapolis, Indiana. The population was 79,191 at the 2010 census, and is one of the most affluent communities in the Midwest....

. John Daly

John Daly (golfer)

John Patrick Daly is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Daly is known primarily for his driving distance off the tee , his non-country club appearance and attitude, and his rough-and-tumble personal life. Daly remains one of the most popular and intriguing figures on the PGA Tour...

 won his first major championship by three strokes over Bruce Lietzke

Bruce Lietzke

Bruce Alan Lietzke is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.Lietzke was born in Kansas City, Kansas...

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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. His outgoing personality and "grip it and rip it" style of play made him an instant fan favorite.