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Full Name: John Patrick Daly
Birth Date: April 28, 1966 Birth Place: Carmichael, CA Exempt Status: Winner, 1991 PGA Championship Height: 5' 11" Weight: 220 pounds Residence: Rogers, AR Q School: Fall 1990 College: University of Arkansas Turned Professional: 1987 Special Interests: Most sports |
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Career Highlights: A crowd pleaser each time he takes the driver out of the bag, delighted the world with surprising victory at 1991 PGA Championship at Crooked Stick... as ninth and last alternate in field, saw Crooked Stick for the first time during Round 1...opening 69 left him 2 strokes out of lead...added rounds of 67-69-71 for three-stroke win over Bruce Lietke...completed rookie season with third-place finish in Tour Championship at Pinehurst... named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year...
Won 1992 B.C. Open by six strokes...after serving a PGA Tour suspension in early 1994, earned his third tour victory at 1994 BellSouth Classic...
grabbed the lead with a second-round 64, then fought off challenges from Nolan henke and Brian Henninger...played Ben Hogan Tour in 1990 after winning only Hogan Tour Qualifying Tournament...won 1990 Ben Hogan Utah Classic...finished ninth on money list with $64,000...
Won 1995 British Open at St. Andrews...held a share of the first- and second-round lead before a third-round 73 dropped him into a tie for fourth...a closing 71 put him in a tie for the lead with Constantino Rocca...handily defeated Rocca in a four-hole playoff with a birdie and three pars...
