| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 9–12, 1990 |
| Location | Birmingham, Alabama 33°26′17″N 86°36′43″W / 33.438°N 86.612°W |
| Course(s) | Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,145 yards (6,533 m) |
| Field | 152 players, 74 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 151 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $1.35 million |
| Winner's share | $225,000 |
| Champion | |
 Wayne Grady | |
| 282 (−6) | |
| Location map | |
  Location in the United States  Location in Alabama | |
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]
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]
- ^ "Tournament Info for: 1990 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ^ a b Garrity, John (August 20, 1990). "Grade A". Sports Illustrated. p. 20. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013.
- ^ Jenkins, Sally (August 13, 1990). "Grady staggers home in PGA with a victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Washington Post). p. 1C.
- ^ a b c Parascenzo, Marino (August 13, 1990). "Aussie Grady wins PGA, sheds also-ran label". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 15.
- ^ Parascenzo, Marino (August 13, 1990). "Sponsors' exits may cost ABC $2 million". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 21.