John Daly | The Final Hole of His Remarkable Victory at the 1991 PGA Championship 

Tossing the ball into the crowd like that was an unbelievably boss move. You can cling at the relics and symbols all you want but the real victory is in your heart.

That confident stride and he approaches the final green, summoning applause from the crowd, is fucking epic! One of the great underdog victories in sports history.

Signing the dude’s visor walking up to his approach shot to win? Amazingly humble and generous move.

4:13 I love how the other guy has his hands on his hips still looking at his drive, then the camera flashes to Daly, takes two waggles and rips it 😂 John Daly the legend

Many talk of Tiger's win in '97 as being a tipping point for the popularity of golf. I think Daly's '91 win ranks right up there.

How could you not like John Daly! What a talent!!

I remember it like yesterday. Watching with my late dad that Sunday. It was the greatest golf moment we shared as he had passed before tiger blew up. A great memory ❤🙏⛳

You just gotta love Daly. No one has more fun out there than him. He hits every shot like it’s his last, no need to play it safe.

John Daley is his own MAN, he lives his life his way! If you never go for it, you never know who you are!

Daly never played a practice round at Crooked Stick, so he didn't know where the Trouble was. He never did find it.

John Daly is a regular guy that’s why he is so loved ❤️🇺🇸👍

He was signing autographs while walking to his shot.

11:03 "are you familiar with that call?" "Yes, sir." watching John walk down the fairway and invoking the Arsenio Hall thing, am I the only one who gets teary eyed at this reminder of a simpler time?

I remember this day well. I was painting my house, listening to this on the radio. And drinking beer with my neighbor. Oh. The wife was out of town 😀

Daly’s short game was vastly under appreciated.

Still love Jon Daly! Takes me back.. This was my freshman year. Nostalgia.

I watched this live, but never appreciated how nervous - anxious - and hyped John was at the tee box on 18. If you watch it, his chest is heaving. He is literally JACKED with adrenaline and nerves! It was a great moment for golf!

I'm old enough to have watched this tournament wire to wire...watching it again after all these years what strikes me is how fast he played, I'd completely forgotten that. It's almost comical compared to what we see today. Rotella would be proud!

I remember watching John play at the Durban Country Club on the Sunshine Tour about 3-4 years before this PGA Championship. He was striking the ball to never before seen areas of our home course. Everyone was mesmerised by John’s prodigious distance and the impact sound of clubhead and ball. You somehow knew that this could happen!! John has always been a seriously talented golfer and would have won more than the 2 Majors, if it wasn’t for his off course issues.

Someone was debating whether JD should be in the hall of fame a few days ago and I have been thinking about it. My conclusion is that if I were him it wouldn't make much difference one way or another. Sure it would be a great honor, and I don't want to take anything away from that. But he won the open at the birthplace of golf. The old course. Standing in St. Andrew's and hearing your name inserted after "champion golfer of the year" is the absolute top of the mountain in golf to me.

Tiger was a force of nature, but before that, Daly broke the mold of the stiffs. Even those "straight-laced" presenters of the trophy didn't know what to say. Daly was "grip it and rip it" and was nuking it WAY beyond everyone for years, but he had an awesome short game too. Even when Tiger turned pro, I remember a Skins game when Daly was still plowing it 40+ yards beyond Tiger just because. Obviously, Tiger is one of the best if not the best ever, but Daly really began a cultural shift in '91 when the blue-collar guys started looking at each other and said "hey, maybe you or me could do this too."

He never gets enough credit for changing the game but to give you an idea. The driving distance avg for this event was 266, Daly averaged 299. That is almost 40 yards above the field. Pretty incredible.

Greatest mullet in the history of the PGA!

Gotta love John Daly. An American Legend 🇺🇸

God bless JD. In a world of robotic corporate yes men...this is the heart of American working class dreams....yahooo!!! Tears in my eyes.

I remember watching this live from Arkansas and we were going nuts! Dalys the man!

One of the greatest moments in golf history!

Golf could use a few more personalities like Daly.

He overpowered a tough course, you can never take that away from him!!

This one, the '86 Masters when Jack own his last major and the '77 Open dual between Jack and Watson are the most entertaining matches in my lifetime. This one was the best because Daly was a virtual unknown, was doing things we had never seen and was at the top all four days.

So humble at the end. Great moment for golf.

I'm new to golf. And I only recently heard the underdog tale of John Daly, and have never sat and watched an entire tour on the tellie before. But I would TOTALLY watch the an entire several hour long video that was the complete, full footage of this ENTIRE event, so that I can watch it all in its glory (especially hole 17 where he apparently got a double bogey), in order to fully appreciate this amazing, legendary feat.

Got to love John Daly. What you see is what you get. The presentation committee have never seen the likes of this guy. Shame we don't have more like him in any sport.

I don't care about other Golf Legends - John is a People's Legend & this game was remarkable maybe 1 of the most memorial golf moments God Bless You John

What I really dig is John's still got over 20M and lives his life his way. Good for you Mr. Daly..... Good for you.

He knew he was gonna win the whole time but the reaction when the putt went in was pure disbelief. Damn what a moment

Before this, we did not truly conceptualize the idea of driver/pitching wedge for a par five.

How every one of John Daly's rounds started: "Hey. Watch this! Here, hold my beer. Just kidding...gimme that back. Now watch this. (beer still in hand)"

I was there that day...it was magical. I wouldn't want to be the players ahead of him. His drives flew over their heads all day.

just a pure moment in time glad i was around to see it

John is a bad ass period still to this day can’t wait to watch lil John

Hard to believe it's been 29 years....since John could look down and see his feet.

Smoking a dirt coming down 18, what a champ. Should have been sponsored by diet coke and marlboro.

Thirty years later, Watching Daly win the PGA still gives you chill bumps. That crowd was electric at Crooked Stick. The same the crowd was electric at Kiawah Island for Phil Mickelson.

It was so awesome seeing him win this.

His son is fast becoming as good as his dad was.

Back in the day when the applause was loud since nobody was holding a phone!

Man was and still is the salt of the earth- Bless you John and may you continue to live large!

Best golf moment ever ! love the ending with John Daly's "wife to be" to be coming out to greet him.

Truly great memories .. one of the most remarkable major tournaments ever 👊

Crooked Stick is a REALLY nice golf course too. Really humid weather that week, but the groundskeepers did an awesome job keeping the greens in proper condition. While Crooked Stick is a LONG way from a "working man's course" - central Indiana is just where you'd want a moment like this.

Anyone notice. The energy of play and NO cell phones. Golf has changed to a commercial sport

I personally believe John Daly is the first person to transition golf into its modern iteration that it is today by being the first person to average 300+ yards per drive.

John Daly is a national Treasure.

Life before cell phones and internet, those were the days!

With the man the legend Pat Summerall on the commentary

I remember seeing Daly at the old tournament at Pleasant valley CC in Massachusetts... I’ll never forget the sizzling sound the ball made when it left the face of the driver. Incredible. If I remember correctly he drove PAST the flag on 2 of the par 4 holes. What a player.💪👍

Amazing story and win!

I don’t care what anybody says about John, he is a CHAMPION, I challenge anybody to stay composed when playing golf, he had some issues in life and will tell it like it is, no excuses straightforward man and I respect that also JOHN DALY: CLASS JACK NICHOLAS: CLASS CRAIG STADLER: CLASS THREE OF THE GREATEST MEN IN GOLF ALSO LEE TREVENO, chi chi Rodríguez, Arnold Palmer

Supremely gifted!

Still love JD, he was good for golf!

Incredible putt by Bruce.

That tee shot at 18 is so awesome..not just for the result and what was at stake...the best part is how after Kenny Knox is well ahead of the teeing zone using body English to keep his ball out of the water, Squeaky (John’s caddy) is yelling, “Kenny, Kenny (move out of the way)” because big John is already ready to rip away like yesterday! Today’s snails on Tour would wait 5 minutes and over-prepare to hit that final tee ball.

Bunny eared this on the ole tele while visiting my GPOP up in the family Maine cabin...we weren't allowed to move for fear of disrupting the TV. Gramps was "all in" for Daly...such an awesome backstory for this one

Watching this makes me so happy.

Legend! Hope he stays well.

Golf is above all other sports, when it comes to atmosphere and feel good. The elevator muzak when the camera goes to the birds eye view over the course. The large crowd that gathers and the players themselves. The dress code and the beautiful scenery at the golf course. No other sport comes even close.

I really want Daly to light it up again.

Also, what a shot from The Walrus on the 18th. That was smooth.

He was 8th on the alternate list to even play this event and somehow it got down to him. He drove overnight to make it in time for the first round without even knowing if he made it into the tournament. All in all a truly great story.

I can't believe this was over 30 years ago!!

this was something special

16:31 giving away that ball like that is such a cool move. No ego there

Have to wonder what kind of career he could have had if he hadn’t been so crazy, lol, loved watching him!

Remarkable victory Considering how he qualified Easily one of the most talented players in history What could have been if He would have been more disciplined And avoided the caprices of life But...then again That's part of his appeal!!

He literally said “good luck to the colts” in his interview😂😂 love this man

He was full of mulletude! One of the best things to happen in golf!

It's actually nuts that footage from 1991 is better quality than footage from the early 2000s. Sucks that broadcasters in the transition to digital couldn't put in the extra money and effort to at least match analog when digital superceded it.

I see it now Rickie fowler is rocking the john daly style

Daly was the 9th Alternate

It’s amazing how much Little John Daly looks like John in this

John Daly's golf ball would be priceless today. I wonder who owns that PGA championship ball

I saw Daly play the Kemper Open in NC. Par 5 hole, good size creek right at 325. Everybody was laying up to the top of the hill at 275 because any further would hit the downslope and get the ball wet. Daly cleared the creek by 25 yards.

No one do the take-aways as far as Daly. He nearly touch the left leg in the backswing. Amazing.

1991....good year....born that year so it was a good one for me.

Early in Bruce Lietzke’s career, he told his caddy he takes 6 months off and doesn’t touch a club for that entire half-year span. His caddie didn’t believe him, so he placed a ripening banana in his bag at the last event for his calendar year, I think it was the PGA. Lietzke and caddie get out of their courtesy car the next March for their first tournament, Bruce opens the bag and a putrid rotting banana greets him while his caddy burst out laughing. Lietzke shot under par without touching a club in 6 months! Good guy and natural talent...just like big John.

I will never forget that win for Daly, He got in at the last min because someone dropped out. He celebrated the win at McDonald's drive through. My kind of guy!

Back to a time when Spalding and Tommy Armour were major brands . . .

The music is wonderful

I’m not a golf fan. I’m here because of a Howard Stern interview. Daly is such an interesting character, that when the interview was done, this video popped up. I watched it. And Holy Moses.... I am a sports fan by definition but this was one of the best things I’ve ever seen. When that fella made that pretty putt on Hole 18, with that fucking broomstick of a Putter. The announcer said Daly had a 3 stroke lead after the putt (I may not like Golf but I know the vernacular) and even he said he didn’t like Daly’s chances of winning. Boy oh boy. I think I like golf now. Golf could use two or three more Daly’s. And!!! I was shocked to learn that Daly didn’t even practice the course prior to the Tournament. This guy rules.

Maybe the most gifted golfer ever.

Definitely favourite golfer

how exciting for him toughest course on earth. crushed it❣❣❣❣❣😇😇😇

Holy....he walked right on Daly's line.....

12:00 I just get the vibe that in 91 the crowds were way cooler to be around than 2022. The way that dude timed that line was legit perfect. lol. Then at 12:20 we see where it starts to decline into what it is today. "GET IN THE HOLE!" lolol

Such a good broadcast. Just shut up and watch.

Daly is the only professional golfer to play the game like a casual weekender just enjoying himself and still win on tour.

15:27 karma for not just tapping it in earlier and let the big man have his moment lol

Would make a great movie .Daily is a true character

Legend.