1989 PGA Championship Winner and Scores
The 1989 PGA Championship was the 71st time the tournament was played. The winner staged a major final-round comeback.
Winner: Payne Stewart, 276
Where it was played: Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Long Grove, Illinois
Tournament dates: August 10-13, 1989
Leader after first round: Leonard Thompson and Mike Reid, 66
Leader after second round: Mike Reid, 133
Leader after third round: Mike Reid, 203
Notable Notes: Payne Stewart came from six shots off the lead at the start of the final round to win, earning the first of his three career major championship wins. Stewart closed with a 31 over the final nine, including birdies on four of the last five holes, to shoot 67. Mike Reid, who had held or shared the lead each of the first three rounds, struggled to a final-round 74 and dropped into a tie for second.
Final Scores
| Payne Stewart | 74-66-69-67—276 |
| Curtis Strange | 70-68-70-69—277 |
| Mike Reid | 66-67-70-74—277 |
| Andy Bean | 70-67-74-66—277 |
| Dave Rummells | 68-69-69-72—278 |
| Ian Woosnam | 68-70-70-71—279 |
| Scott Hoch | 69-69-69-73—280 |
| Craig Stadler | 71-64-72-73—280 |
| Nick Faldo | 70-73-69-69—281 |
| Tom Watson | 67-69-74-71—281 |
| Ed Fiori | 70-67-75-69—281 |
| Mark Wiebe | 71-70-69-72—282 |
| Jim Gallagher Jr. | 73-69-68-72—282 |
| Seve Ballesteros | 72-70-66-74—282 |
| Greg Norman | 74-71-67-70—282 |
| Mike Sullivan | 76-66-67-73—282 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 68-72-72-71—283 |
| Blaine McCallister | 71-72-70-70—283 |
| Buddy Gardner | 72-71-70-70—283 |
| Larry Mize | 73-71-68-71—283 |
| Davis Love III | 73-69-72-69—283 |
| Isao Aoki | 72-71-65-75—283 |
| Chris Perry | 67-70-70-76—283 |
| Tommy Armour III | 70-69-73-72—284 |
| Dan Pohl | 71-69-74-70—284 |
| Jeff Sluman | 75-70-69-70—284 |
| Mike Hulbert | 70-71-72-72—285 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 68-72-73-72—285 |
| Tim Simpson | 69-70-73-73—285 |
| Peter Jacobsen | 70-70-73-72—285 |
| Brian Tennyson | 71-69-72-73—285 |
| David Frost | 70-74-69-72—285 |
| Howard Twitty | 72-71-68-74—285 |
| Don Pooley | 70-71-72-73—286 |
| Chip Beck | 73-71-69-73—286 |
| Tom Kite | 67-73-72-74—286 |
| Loren Roberts | 69-71-72-74—286 |
| Bob Gilder | 72-72-74-68—286 |
| Ian Baker-Finch | 74-68-70-74—286 |
| Leonard Thompson | 66-69-73-78—286 |
| David Edwards | 69-72-72-74—287 |
| Steve Pate | 70-72-74-71—287 |
| Steve Elkington | 69-75-71-72—287 |
| Bill Britton | 75-67-71-74—287 |
| Bob Lohr | 75-69-69-74—287 |
| Bruce Lietzke | 70-72-73-73—288 |
| Nick Price | 70-72-72-74—288 |
| Raymond Floyd | 73-71-70-74—288 |
| Wayne Grady | 70-75-72-71—288 |
| Larry Nelson | 71-74-68-75—288 |
| Kenny Perry | 71-74-70-74—289 |
| Steve Jones | 71-74-71-73—289 |
| Tom Purtzer | 69-73-74-74—290 |
| Clarence Rose | 74-71-72-73—290 |
| Phil Blackmar | 68-75-75-72—290 |
| Scott Simpson | 70-74-75-71—290 |
| Doug Tewell | 73-69-72-76—290 |
| Gene Sauers | 76-68-75-72—291 |
| Andy North | 69-75-77-70—291 |
| Brad Bryant | 70-70-72-79—291 |
| Bernhard Langer | 74-71-75-72—292 |
| Gary Koch | 71-72-77-72—292 |
| Greg Twiggs | 71-73-74-75—293 |
| Arnold Palmer | 68-74-81-70—293 |
| Mark McCumber | 70-73-74-77—294 |
| Hubert Green | 69-73-76-77—295 |
| Jodie Mudd | 71-70-80-75—296 |
| Dave Stockton | 76-69-75-77—297 |
| Ronnie Black | 73-70-74-82—299 |
| Curt Byrum | 73-71-76-87—307 |
