John Daly(-12)

Runner-up: Bruce Lietzke

John Daly won the PGA Championship as the ninth alternate, driving to Crooked Stick through the night after getting the call. Daly had never played the course yet bombed drives past everyone in the field, winning by three shots. His blue-collar charisma and prodigious hitting made him an instant folk hero. His first major was one of golf's greatest rags-to-riches stories.