1990 PGA Championship

The 1990 PGA Championship was the 72nd PGA Championship, held August 9–12 at Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama. Wayne Grady won his only major championship, three strokes ahead of runner-up Fred Couples.[2][3][4]

1990 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 9–12, 1990
LocationBirmingham, Alabama
Course(s)Shoal Creek Golf
and Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,145 yards (6,533 m)
Field152 players, 74 after cut[1]
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$1.35 million
Winner's share$225,000
Champion
Wayne Grady
282 (−6)
Shoal Creek
G & CC
Location in the United States

In the final round, Couples led by a stroke after a birdie at the 12th hole, but then had four consecutive bogeys, while Grady shot par for the rest of the round. Defending champion Payne Stewart was in the final pairing with Grady, but was two-over par on the front nine. On the par-5 11th hole, he put his third shot into the water and fell from contention with a triple bogey.[2][4]

Grady became the third Australian-born player to win the PGA Championship, preceded by Jim Ferrier in 1947 and David Graham in 1979. It was Grady's second and final win on the PGA Tour.[4]

Concerns about racial discrimination in the club's membership caused many sponsors to pull their network television advertising, including IBM. This was the final year that ABC carried the broadcast, replaced by CBS in 1991.[5]

Venue
Main article: Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club

This was the second PGA Championship at Shoal Creek, which hosted six years earlier in 1984. The course was designed by Jack Nicklaus and opened in 1977. It has been the venue for the Regions Tradition, a senior major championship, since 2011.

Course layout
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4104175164561905404481734373,5874215164511953794052155304463,5587,145
Par445435434364543443543672

Source:[6][7]

Previous course lengths for major championships

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 9, 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bobby Wadkins United States68−4
T2Fred Couples United States69−3
Mark O'Meara United States
T4Billy Mayfair United States70−2
Scott Verplank United States
T6Chip Beck United States71−1
Nick Faldo England
Robert Gamez United States
Mike Hulbert United States
Steve Pate United States
Mike Reid United States
Tim Simpson United States
Payne Stewart United States
Brian Tennyson United States
Stan Utley United States

Second round

Friday, August 10, 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Wayne Grady Australia72-67=139−5
T2Fred Couples United States69-71=140−4
Larry Mize United States72-68=140
T4Chip Beck United States71-70=141−3
Billy Mayfair United States70-71=141
T6Payne Stewart United States71-72=143−1
Stan Utley United States71-72=143
Bobby Wadkins United States68-75=143
Fuzzy Zoeller United States72-71=143
T10Ben Crenshaw United States74-70=144E
John Huston United States72-72=144
Davis Love III United States72-72=144
Loren Roberts United States73-71=144
Tim Simpson United States71-73=144

Third round

Saturday, August 11, 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Wayne Grady Australia72-67-72=211−5
T2Fred Couples United States69-71-73=213−3
Payne Stewart United States71-72-70=213
T4Gil Morgan United States77-72-65=214−2
Loren Roberts United States73-71-70=214
T6Billy Mayfair United States70-71-75=216E
Larry Mize United States72-68-76=216
8Steve Pate United States71-75-71=217+1
9Bill Britton United States72-74-72=218+2
T10Chip Beck United States71-70-78=219+3
Bob Boyd United States74-74-71=219
David Frost South Africa76-74-69=219
Hale Irwin United States77-72-70=219
Tim Simpson United States71-73-75=219
Brian Tennyson United States71-77-71=219
Scott Verplank United States70-76-73=219
Ian Woosnam Wales74-75-70=219
Fuzzy Zoeller United States72-71-76=219

Final round

Sunday, August 12, 1990

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Wayne Grady Australia72-67-72-71=282−6225,000
2Fred Couples United States69-71-73-72=285−3135,000
3Gil Morgan United States77-72-65-72=286−290,000
4Bill Britton United States72-74-72-71=289+173,500
T5Chip Beck United States71-70-78-71=290+251,667
Billy Mayfair United States70-71-75-74=290
Loren Roberts United States73-71-70-76=290
T8Mark McNulty Zimbabwe74-72-75-71=292+434,375
Don Pooley United States75-74-71-72=292
Tim Simpson United States71-73-75-73=292
Payne Stewart United States71-72-70-79=292

Source:[3][8]

Scorecard
Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par445435434454344354
Grady−6−5−6−7−7−7−7−7−6−7−7−6−6−6−6−6−6−6
Couples−3−3−4−4−4−5−5−5−5−5−6−7−6−5−4−3−3−3
Morgan−3−3−3−2−2−3−4−4−4−5−5−5−3−3−3−2−2−2
Stewart−3−2−2−2−1−2−2−2−1−1+2+2+2+3+4+4+4+4

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[9]

References
  1. "Tournament Info for: 1990 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  2. Garrity, John (August 20, 1990). "Grade A". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
  3. Jenkins, Sally (August 13, 1990). "Grady staggers home in PGA with a victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Washington Post). p. 1C.
  4. Parascenzo, Marino (August 13, 1990). "Aussie Grady wins PGA, sheds also-ran label". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 15.
  5. Parascenzo, Marino (August 13, 1990). "Sponsors' exits may cost ABC $2 million". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 21.
  6. "Scoreboard, Golf: PGA Hole-by-hole". Tuscaloosa News. August 8, 1990. p. 2B.
  7. "Scoreboard, Golf: PGA Par and Yardage". Tuscaloosa News. August 9, 1990. p. 2C.
  8. "1990 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  9. "PGA Leaderboard". Tuscaloosa News. (photo). August 13, 1990. p. 4B.
Preceded by
1990 Open Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1991 Masters

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