January 30, 2013 at 5:54 p.m.
PGA Grand Slam dates announced for 2008
PGA Grand Slam dates announced for 2008
The event will be played on October 14-15, 2008.
Earlier this year the PGA announced they had signed a two-year deal with Bermuda to bring the Grand Slam here.
Angel Cabrera won the first Grand Slam held in Bermuda last month at the Mid Ocean Club.
The 36-hole championship, boasting the most difficult qualification requirement in the game - a major championship - will once again be televised to a worldwide audience by TNT.
"The island of Bermuda not only is one of the more beautiful places in the world, but it also displayed unmatched hospitality as the first site outside North America to host the PGA Grand Slam of Golf," said PGA of America President Brian Whitcomb. "The combination of a classic venue that challenged major champions, a large gallery and the outstanding support from the island's corporate community produced one of our all-time best PGA of Grand Slam of Golf events. We look forward with great excitement to bringing golf's major champions back next fall to Bermuda."
"We're delighted that the PGA Grand Slam of Golf is coming back to Bermuda," said Premier Dr. Ewart F. Brown. "Its first visit created a lot of excitement and produced an overwhelmingly positive impact on our tourism product. So we're looking forward to doing it all over again and doing it even better than last time."
This year, the PGA Grand Slam of Golf featured a $1.35 million purse, with the winner receiving $600,000, second place $300,000, third place $250,000 and fourth place $200,000.
TNT's broadcast of the event reaches a worldwide audience of 88.9 million U.S. homes and international viewers in more than 100 countries.
The 26th PGA Grand Slam of Golf is hosted by the Bermuda Department of Tourism, Mid Ocean Club and the Fairmont Southampton Hotel.
Established in 1979, the PGA Grand Slam of Golf has grown from an 18-hole, single-day charity event to a 36-hole annual showdown that matches professional golf's best against each other.
The winners of the 2008 major championships qualify to play in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf: The Masters April 10-13; at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.; the U.S. Open Championship, June 12-15; at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South) in San Diego, Calif.; the British Open Championship, July 17-20; at Royal Birkdale in Lancashire, England; and the PGA Championship, Aug. 7-10, at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Mich.
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