The 1989 PGA Championship was the 71st

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, held August 10–13 at

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, northwest of

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won the first of his three major championships, one stroke ahead of runners-up

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, Mike Reid, and

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. Weather stopped play on Friday and Saturday with the rounds completed the following morning. In the last pairing, Reid played the final nine holes of the third round on Sunday morning. He nearly led wire-to-wire, but struggled on the final three holes, all with water in play. His tee shot at the 16th hole was pushed and found the water hazard, and he made bogey. On the par-3 17th, Reid stayed dry but misplayed a greenside chip shot from thick rough, then three-putted for double bogey and lost the lead. He had a birdie putt on the final hole to force a playoff, but did not convert. Stewart was five-under on the final nine and birdied four of the final five holes. Four months earlier at the Masters, Reid led with five holes to play, but finished sixth after finding water at the 15th hole. In search of a PGA Championship victory to complete a career

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, both Tom Watson and

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were on the first page of the leaderboard after the first round, with 67 and 68, respectively. Watson, 39, tied for ninth at 281 (−7) while Palmer, 59, was well back at 293 (+5). It was the final time that Palmer made the cut at the PGA Championship, though he played in the next five. Watson finished as high as fifth in

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, but also never secured the title.

Venue

This was the first PGA Tour event at Kemper Lakes, a daily-fee course opened ten years earlier in 1979. It had previously hosted several editions of the

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Course layout

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Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, August 10, 1989'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, August 11, 1989''
''Saturday, August 12, 1989'' Source:

Third round

''Saturday, August 12, 1989''
''Sunday, August 13, 1989'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, August 13, 1989'' Source:

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
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References

External links

PGA.com
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