John Daly

Daly, age 25, was quite arguably the most unforeseen major champion in modern history. He was the ninth alternate who only qualified after several others pulled out of the tournament. Nick Price withdrew for the birth of his first child and Daly hired his caddy, Jeff "Squeaky" Medlin.

Daly would go on to win the 1991 PGA Chmapionship by three strokes and later would be named Rookie of the Year.