1989 PGA Championship 1979. It had previously hosted several editions of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. "Thursday, August 10, 1989" "Friday, August 11, 1989"<br> "Saturday, August 12, 1989" "Saturday, August 12, 1989"<br> "Sunday, August 13, 1989" "Sunday, August 13, 1989" "Final round" "Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par"<br> 1989 PGA Championship The 1989 PGA Championship was the 71st PGA Championship, held August 10–13 at Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Long Grove, Illinois, northwest of Chicago. Payne Stewart won the first of his three major championships, one stroke ahead of runners-up Andy Bean, Mike Reid, and Curtis Strange. Weather stopped play on Friday
Timeline of golf history (1945–99) for the first time. The Tam O'Shanter World Championship offers the first $100,000 purse for a golf tournament. Bob Toski wins the $50,000 first prize. Toski's three other tournament victories on the PGA Tour this year earn him a total of $8,000. "All-Star Golf," a filmed series of matches, debuts on network television. Babe Zaharias returns to the LPGA Tour following cancer surgery and wins the U.S. Women's Open. The first PGA Merchandise Show is held in a parking lot in Dunedin, Florida, outside the PGA National Golf Club. Salesmen work the show out of the trunks of their cars.