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1990 PGA Championship payout Major

Wayne Grady won $225,000 from a $1,350,000 purse. 74 players were paid, and the smallest check was $2,150.

Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club

$1.4MPurse
$225KWinner's share
$2KSmallest check
74Players paid
64%To the top 10
75Missed the cut

Wayne Grady finished -6 and took 17% of the purse. That $225,000 is worth about $572,138 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1990 PGA Championship purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 64% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K$250K1$225KT5T8T14T19T26T31T31T40T45T49T49T57T6674Smallest check $2K

1990 PGA Championship prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Wayne Grady-6$200,000$225,000 +12%
2Fred Couples-3$83,333$135,000 +62%
3Gil Morgan-2$90,000
4Bill Britton+1$73,500
T5Chip Beck+2$45,000$51,667
T5Billy Mayfair+2$45,000$51,667
T5Loren Roberts+2$45,000$51,667
T8Payne Stewart+4$34,375
T8Tim Simpson+4$34,375
T8Mark McNulty+4$34,375
T8Don Pooley+4$34,375
T12Larry Mize+5$21,900$27,000
T12Hale Irwin+5$21,900$27,000
T14Corey Pavin+6$20,600
T14Billy Andrade+6$20,600
T14Morris Hatalsky+6$20,600
T14José María Olazábal+6$20,600
T14Fuzzy Zoeller+6$20,600
T19Tom Watson+7$14,000
T19Mark Wiebe+7$14,000
T19Bob Boyd+7$14,000
T19Nick Faldo+7$14,000
T19Greg Norman+7$14,000
T19Mark O'Meara+7$14,000
T19Blaine McCallister+7$14,000
T26Peter Jacobsen+8$8,650
T26Chris Perry+8$8,650
T26Mark Brooks+8$8,650
T26Ray Stewart+8$8,650
T26Brian Tennyson+8$8,650
T31Jeff Sluman+9$6,500
T31Dave Rummells+9$6,500
T31Ian Woosnam+9$6,500
T31Scott Verplank+9$6,500
T31Paul Azinger+9$6,500
T31Ben Crenshaw+9$6,500
T31David Frost+9$6,500
T31Steve Pate+9$6,500
T31Tom Purtzer+9$6,500
T40Craig Parry+10$4,750
T40Davis Love III+10$4,750
T40Tom Kite+10$4,750
T40John Mahaffey+10$4,750
T40Isao Aoki+10$4,750
T45Andrew Magee+11$3,700
T45Sammy Rachels+11$3,700
T45Mike Reid+11$3,700
T45Bob Tway+11$3,700
T49Stan Utley+12$2,866
T49Hal Sutton+12$2,866
T49Kenny Perry+12$2,866
T49Mark McCumber+12$2,866
T49Mike Hulbert+12$2,866
T49Robert Gamez+12$2,866
T49Ray Floyd+12$2,866
T49Scott Hoch+12$2,866
T57Bob Gilder+13$2,525
T57Ian Baker-Finch+13$2,525
T57John Huston+13$2,525
T57David Peoples+13$2,525
T57Craig Stadler+13$2,525
62Peter Senior+14$2,450
T63Nick Price+15$2,290$2,400
T63Jay Delsing+15$2,290$2,400
T63Donnie Hammond+15$2,290$2,400
T66David Graham+16$2,240$2,325
T66Scott Simpson+16$2,240$2,325
T66Bobby Wadkins+16$2,240$2,325
T69Cary Hungate+17$2,180$2,225
T69Ed Fiori+17$2,180$2,225
T69James Blair III+17$2,180$2,225
T69Masashi Ozaki+17$2,180$2,225
T69Rocco Mediate+17$2,180$2,225
74Bob Ford+18$2,150
MCDan Forsman+12$0
MCRay Freeman+14$0
MCPat Fitzsimons+13$0
MCBruce Fleisher+10$0
MCLarry Gilbert+18$0
MCDale Fuller+25$0
MCJim Gallagher, Jr.+19$0
MCHubert Green+9$0
MCJay Haas+16$0
MCTed Goin+26$0
MCMike Gove+18$0
MCPhillip Hancock+13$0
MCKirk Hanefeld+9$0
MCRobert Hoyt+9$0
MCRodger Davis+15$0
MCMike Donald+11$0
MCSteve Elkington+8$0
MCBob Estes+10$0
MCBrad Faxon+11$0
MCRick Fehr+8$0
MCSeve Ballesteros+16$0
MCAndy Bean+22$0
MCTommy Armour III+13$0
MCBilly Ray Brown+8$0
MCBrad Bryant+15$0
MCMark Calcavecchia+10$0
MCRuss Cochran+10$0
MCLarry Nelson+8$0
MCJack Nicklaus+8$0
MCLonnie Nielsen+9$0
MCBob Makoski+14$0
MCStu Ingraham+12$0
MCMark James+9$0
MCDrue Johnson+19$0
MCSteve Jones+8$0
MCBernhard Langer+9$0
MCBruce Lietzke+8$0
MCBob Lohr+8$0
MCDavid Ishii+18$0
MCArnold Palmer+18$0
MCJay Overton+12$0
MCJoe Ozaki+14$0
MCBenny Passons+12$0
MCJerry Pate+8$0
MCRonan Rafferty+12$0
MCDana Quigley+13$0
MCChris Tucker+14$0
MCEd Whitman+16$0
MCNoel Caruso+23$0
MCHunt Gilliland+21$0
MCRick Osberg+8$0
MCSteve Bowen+17$0
MCChris Dachisen+21$0
MCJim Sobb+15$0
MCLanny Wadkins+11$0
MCGreg Cerulli+15$0
MCKen Allard+23$0
MCBob Borowicz+21$0
MCKim Thompson+12$0
MCLarry Emery+12$0
MCKent Stauffer+10$0
MCMike San Filippo+14$0
MCBill Sander+11$0
MCGene Sauers+12$0
MCKen Schall+11$0
MCCurt Schnell+22$0
MCTed Schulz+8$0
MCEduardo Romero+15$0
MCDave Stockton+13$0
MCCurtis Strange+11$0
MCMike Sullivan+8$0
MCJeff Thomsen+9$0
MCJim Thorpe+16$0
MCLee Trevino+8$0
MCKirk Triplett+12$0
WDMark LyeENot known
WDJay Don Blake+16Not known
WDBill Glasson+10Not known

PGA Championship winner's share over time

This year is labeled. Full tournament history →

$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M34374044475053565962656871747780838689$225K929598010407101316192226

1990 PGA Championship payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1990 PGA Championship get?

Wayne Grady won $225,000 from a $1,350,000 purse.

What was the 1990 PGA Championship purse?

$1,350,000.

How much did last place get at the 1990 PGA Championship?

The smallest check was $2,150, to Bob Ford (74).

How many players made the cut at the 1990 PGA Championship?

74 players made the cut and finished, and 75 players missed it.

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