BOISE, Idaho — This Day In Sports…August 11, 1991:

John Daly wins the first of his two major championships in dominating fashion at the PGA Championship in suburban Indianapolis. It was also Daly’s first PGA Tour victory. The 25-year-old gripped it and ripped it to the tune of a three-stroke triumph over Bruce Lietzke, maintaining the three-shot lead he held at the end of the third round. It was remarkable in that Daly had been the ninth alternate to get into the tournament at the beginning of the week. But a series of withdrawals allowed him to qualify, and he drove through the night to tee off.

During the first round a spectator, Thomas Weaver, was struck and killed by lightning while on his way back to his car after the course was evacuated. Weaver’s daughters, Emily and Karen, were

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