Whether it was hoisting a trophy in the year's majors or earning a berth after a steady major championship display, the participants in this year's PGA Grand Slam of Golf make up a foursome that bears an enviable trait.
Execution under pressure.
Masters Champion Zach Johnson, U.S. Open Champion Angel Cabrera, British Open Champion Padraig Harrington and former U.S. Open Champion Jim Furyk form a resilient foursome for the first PGA Grand Slam of Golf to b e conducted outside the United States.
The 25th PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Oct. 16-17, will be hosted by Mid Ocean Club and Fairmount Southampton Hotel in Tucker's Town, Bermuda.
Johnson, whose conventional play on the par 5s at Augusta was the ticket to holding on against the game's better-known luminaries, comes into Bermuda riding one of the more remarkable seasons in the game.
He followed his Masters triumph with a victory in May at the BellSouth Classic and put a crescendo on a special year with weekend rounds of 60 and 68 to share runner-up in the Tour Championship. Ranked fourth in driving accuracy (73 percent), Johnson has earnings this season of more than $3.9 million.
Cabrera, who is one of the most powerful drivers in the game with a 303.2 yard average (ninth among the PGA Tour ), also has a 70.6 scoring average and earnings of $1.66 million. His ability to find the fairways down the stretch at Oakmont Country Club and to collect invaluable pars enabled him to become only the second Argentinean to win a major championship.
Harrington, the first Irishman since 1947 to win a British Open Championship, is 12th in scoring (69.82 adjusted scoring average), is 18th in putting and seventh in putts per round (28.32), and has earned more than $2.65 million this year.
Furyk, the 2003 U.S. Open Champion, finished No. 1 in the Major Champions Points Standings to earn a PGA Grand Slam of Golf berth. He has not blemished his steady profile, finishing third in driving accuracy, sixth in scoring (69.47 average), fourth in greens in regulation (69.4 percent), and has totaled more than $4.15 million.
The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is a 36-hole event televised by TNT, which 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.
The PGA Grand Slam of Golf purse is $1.35 million, with the winner receiving $600,000, second place $300,000, third place $250,000 and fourth place $200,000.
Tickets for the 25th PGA Grand Slam of Golf may be purchased by dialing 1-800-PGA-GOLF (800-742-4653) or (561) 624-7601 or by visiting www.PGA.com.
Season tickets for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are available for $150 and come in the form of three individual day tickets. Daily tickets for individual day attendance are available for $50 on Monday for the Champions Clinic and Pro-Am and $75 each day for the Tuesday and Wednesday competition days.
In an effort to encourage more youths to become involved in the game of golf, The PGA of America is offering $10 daily tickets to children 17 years and younger when accompanied by a ticket-bearing adult. All proceeds from junior ticket sales will be donated directly to the Bermuda Junior Golf Association. Junior tickets may be purchased at a pre-determined date and location in Bermuda, which will be announced.
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The 2007 Foursome in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf
ZACH JOHNSON: Masters Champion
Residence: Lake Mary, Fla.
Age: 31
Birthdate: Feb. 24, 1976
Birthplace: Iowa City, Iowa
Turned Professional: 1998
College: Drake University
Performance in the 2007 Majors:
Masters - 1st (1-over-par)
U.S. Open - T-45 (20-over-par)
British Open - T-20 (Even-par)
PGA Championship - MC (10-over-par)
ANGEL CABRERA: U.S. Open Champion
Residence: Cordoba, Argentina
Age: 37
Birthdate: Sept. 12, 1969
Birthplace: Cordoba, Argentina
Turned Professional: 1989
Performance in the 2007 Majors:
Masters - T-37 (14-over-par)
U.S. Open - 1st (5-over-par)
British Open - 34th (3-over-par)
PGA Championship - MC (11-over-par)
PADRAIG HARRINGTON: British Open Champion
Residence: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 35
Birthdate: Aug. 31,1971
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Turned Professional: 1995
Performance in the 2007 Majors:
Masters - T-7 (5-over-par)
U.S. Open - MC (13-over-par)
British Open - 1st (7-under-par, won 4-hole playoff)
PGA Championship - T-42 (8-over-par)
JIM FURYK: 2003 U.S. Open Champion
Residence: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Age: 37
Birthdate: May 12, 1970
Birthplace: West Chester, Pa.
Turned Professional: 1992
College: University of Arizona
Performance in the 2007 Majors:
Masters - T-13 (8-over-par
U.S. Open - T-2 (6-over-par)
British Open - T-12 (2-under-par)
PGA Championship - MC (75-71)
