Mcllroy Books Final 2012 Grand Slam Spot
Rory McIlroy, who won the 94th PGA Championship on The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island by a record eight-stroke margin, has become the final major winner in 2012 to earn a berth in the 29th PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
McIlroy will be joined by Masters Champion Bubba Watson, U.S. Open winner Webb Simpson and Open Champion Ernie Els, Oct. 22-24, at Port Royal Golf Course in Bermuda, where 2011 PGA Champion Keegan Bradley triumphed a year ago.
The PGA Grand Slam of Golf, the season-ending showcase event that boasts the most difficult qualification requirement in the game — a major championship — will be televised by TNT to a worldwide audience.
Port Royal Golf Course joins the Fairmont Southampton as the official hotel site for the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda. The 6,842-yard, par-71 Port Royal is a public course that opened for play in 1970.
The PGA Grand Slam of Golf features 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 prime-time broadcast of the event reaches a worldwide audience of 88.9 million U.S. homes and international viewers in more than 100 countries.The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is hosted by the Bermuda Department of Tourism, Port Royal Golf Course, 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. Ernie Els captured the 2010 PGA Grand Slam of Golf title at Port Royal.
Where’s Kiawah Beach? Somethin happen I don’t know about? Wayne?
on kiawah island !!!!!