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]
| 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 | |
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]
Controversy edit
Leading up to the tournament, Shoal Creek founder Hall Thompson doubled down on the club's policy of excluding African-Americans from membership. Various groups threatened to protest the event and sponsors pulled out, and the PGA considered moving the tournament away from Shoal Creek. In the end, a local African-American executive accepted an invitation to become an honorary member and the tournament was held as planned.[6]
Venue edit
This was the second PGA Championship at Shoal Creek, which hosted six years earlier in 1984. Opened in 1977, the course was designed by Jack Nicklaus; it was the venue for the Regions Tradition, a senior major championship, from 2011 through 2015, and the U.S. Women's Open in 2018.
Course layout edit
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 410 | 417 | 516 | 456 | 190 | 540 | 448 | 173 | 437 | 3,587 | 421 | 516 | 451 | 195 | 379 | 405 | 215 | 530 | 446 | 3,558 | 7,145 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Previous course lengths for major championships
- 7,145 yards (6,533 m) – par 72, 1984 PGA Championship
Round summaries edit
First round edit
Thursday, August 9, 1990
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bobby Wadkins |
68 | −4 |
| T2 | Fred Couples |
69 | −3 |
| Mark O'Meara
| |||
| T4 | Billy Mayfair |
70 | −2 |
| Scott Verplank
| |||
| T6 | Chip Beck |
71 | −1 |
 Nick Faldo
| |||
| Robert Gamez
| |||
| Mike Hulbert
| |||
| Steve Pate
| |||
| Mike Reid
| |||
| Tim Simpson
| |||
| Payne Stewart
| |||
| Brian Tennyson
| |||
| Stan Utley
|
Second round edit
Friday, August 10, 1990
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Grady |
72-67=139 | −5 |
| T2 | Fred Couples |
69-71=140 | −4 |
| Larry Mize |
72-68=140 | ||
| T4 | Chip Beck |
71-70=141 | −3 |
| Billy Mayfair |
70-71=141 | ||
| T6 | Payne Stewart |
71-72=143 | −1 |
| Stan Utley |
71-72=143 | ||
| Bobby Wadkins |
68-75=143 | ||
| Fuzzy Zoeller |
72-71=143 | ||
| T10 | Ben Crenshaw |
74-70=144 | E |
| John Huston |
72-72=144 | ||
| Davis Love III |
72-72=144 | ||
| Loren Roberts |
73-71=144 | ||
| Tim Simpson |
71-73=144 |
Third round edit
Saturday, August 11, 1990
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Grady |
72-67-72=211 | −5 |
| T2 | Fred Couples |
69-71-73=213 | −3 |
| Payne Stewart |
71-72-70=213 | ||
| T4 | Gil Morgan |
77-72-65=214 | −2 |
| Loren Roberts |
73-71-70=214 | ||
| T6 | Billy Mayfair |
70-71-75=216 | E |
| Larry Mize |
72-68-76=216 | ||
| 8 | Steve Pate |
71-75-71=217 | +1 |
| 9 | Bill Britton |
72-74-72=218 | +2 |
| T10 | Chip Beck |
71-70-78=219 | +3 |
| Bob Boyd |
74-74-71=219 | ||
 David Frost |
76-74-69=219 | ||
| Hale Irwin |
77-72-70=219 | ||
| Tim Simpson |
71-73-75=219 | ||
| Brian Tennyson |
71-77-71=219 | ||
| Scott Verplank |
70-76-73=219 | ||
 Ian Woosnam |
74-75-70=219 | ||
| Fuzzy Zoeller |
72-71-76=219 |
Final round edit
Sunday, August 12, 1990
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Grady |
72-67-72-71=282 | −6 | 225,000 |
| 2 | Fred Couples |
69-71-73-72=285 | −3 | 135,000 |
| 3 | Gil Morgan |
77-72-65-72=286 | −2 | 90,000 |
| 4 | Bill Britton |
72-74-72-71=289 | +1 | 73,500 |
| T5 | Chip Beck |
71-70-78-71=290 | +2 | 51,667 |
| Billy Mayfair |
70-71-75-74=290 | |||
| Loren Roberts |
73-71-70-76=290 | |||
| T8 |  Mark McNulty |
74-72-75-71=292 | +4 | 34,375 |
| Don Pooley |
75-74-71-72=292 | |||
| Tim Simpson |
71-73-75-73=292 | |||
| Payne Stewart |
71-72-70-79=292 |
Scorecard edit
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 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
Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+
- Source:[10]
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Diaz, Jaime (August 1, 1990). "Shoal Creek Club Agrees To Begin Admitting Blacks". The New York Times. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Scoreboard, Golf: PGA Hole-by-hole". Tuscaloosa News. August 8, 1990. p. 2B.
- ^ "Scoreboard, Golf: PGA Par and Yardage". Tuscaloosa News. August 9, 1990. p. 2C.
- ^ "1990 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ "PGA Leaderboard". Tuscaloosa News. (photo). August 13, 1990. p. 4B.
External links edit
- PGA.com – 1990 PGA Championship
- Yahoo! Sports: 1990 PGA Championship leaderboard