Furyk earns final berth in PGA Grand Slam field
Jim Furyk will round out the foursome in the 2006 PGA Grand Slam of Golf. He will play alongside U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy, British Open and PGA Champion Tiger Woods, and former Masters champion Mike Weir, who is filling in for Masters winner Phil Mickelson.
MEDINAH, Ill. -- Courtesy of Tiger Woods' dominant, five-shot victory in the PGA Championship last August, Jim Furyk has completed the foursome in the hardest event in golf to qualify for: the 2006 PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Poipu Bay Golf Course and Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa in Hawaii.
The 2003 U.S. Open champion at nearby Olympia Fields Country Club, Furyk earned the fourth and final spot by earning the most points on the Major Champions Points List, which is composed of past major champions who compete in the current year's majors. With 270.33 points, Furyk outlasted Ernie Els (239) and Mike Weir (219.16).
Furyk, the 2003 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Champion, will be joined in the season-ending showcase of major champions by U.S. Open Champion Geoff Ogilvy, British Open and PGA Championship winner Tiger Woods, and former Masters Champion Mike Weir -- who will replace the current Masters Champion Phil Mickelson. The 36-hole event will be televised by TNT on Nov. 21-22, and will be broadcast to a worldwide audience of 89 million U.S. homes and an international audience of more than 100 countries in a prime-time telecast. Additionally, PGA.com will stream live coverage each day starting two hours before television coverage begins.
This elite foursome will compete on the 7,123-yard, par-72 Robert Trent Jones Jr. layout that has yielded some of golf's most memorable shot-making moments of the past several years. In 2004, Mickelson followed his Masters victory by posting a career-best and event-record 59.
Woods' victory at last year's PGA Grand Slam of Golf was as dominant as his PGA Championship victory at Medinah. Woods posted a seven-stroke victory over reigning PGA Champion Mickelson, U.S. Open Champion Michael Campbell and three-time major champion Vijay Singh.
This year's purse will increase to $1.25 million with the winner receiving $500,000, the runner-up pocketing $300,000, the third-place finisher getting $250,000 and the fourth-place finisher receiving $200,000.
Celebrating its 90th anniversary, The PGA of America was founded in 1916, and is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the game of golf while continuing to enhance the standards of the profession. The Association is comprised of more than 28,000 men and women PGA Professionals who are dedicated to growing participation in the game of golf.
Tickets to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf are available to purchase at 1-800-PGA-GOLF (742-4653), or online at www.PGA.com.
