1990 PGA Championship: Wayne Grady wins at Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club
Wayne Grady won the 1990 PGA Championship at Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama with 282 (−6), by 3 strokes over Fred Couples.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1990 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 9, 1990 to August 12, 1990
- Course
- Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club, Birmingham, Alabama
- Edition
- 72nd PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 72 · 7,145 yards
- Field
- 152
- Made the cut
- 74 (cut at 151)
- Purse
- $1,350,000 · winner's share $225,000
- Champion
- Wayne Grady · age 33 · Australia · born Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Champion's title
- 1st PGA Championship
- World ranking
- No. 54
- Winning score
- 72-67-72-71 = 282 (−6) · won by 3 strokes
- Runner-up
- Fred Couples
- 54-hole leader
- Wayne Grady (211)
- Low club professional
- Bob Boyd (295)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Grady | 72 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 282 | −6 |
| 2 | Fred Couples | 69 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 285 | −3 |
What happened at the 1990 PGA Championship
Shoal Creek's exclusionary membership policy sparked protests and pulled sponsors, and the controversy led the PGA, PGA Tour and USGA to bar events from clubs that discriminate.
Fred Couples took a one-stroke lead at the 12th, then made four straight bogeys while Wayne Grady parred home to win by three.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).