PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Defending Champion Tiger Woods, who will attempt to complete another first in PGA Championship history – win back-to-back titles twice – heads a 26-member contingent of major champions at the 89th PGA Championship, Aug. 6-12, at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.

Southern Hills will host a record fourth PGA Championship, challenging the world’s premier players on a demanding par-70 layout that has been extended to 7,131 yards. Overall, the 26 major champions have combined for 46 major titles.

Woods, whose 12 majors include PGA Championships in 1999, 2000 and last year, also is attempting to become the year’s first “veteran” to capture a major championship.

The first-time major winners of the season, who also will be at Southern Hills, include Masters Champion Zach Johnson, U.S. Open Champion Angel Cabrera of Argentina and British Open Champion Padraig Harrington of Ireland.

Currently, the PGA Championship entrants feature 50 players representing 21 countries, which would be the most countries in a PGA Championship.

Woods is joined by past PGA Champions: Paul Azinger (1993), Rich Beem (2002), Mark Brooks (1996), John Daly (1991), Steve Elkington (1995), Davis Love III (1997), Shaun Micheel (2003), Phil Mickelson (2005), Vijay Singh (1998, 2004), Jeff Sluman (1988), David Toms (2001) and Bob Tway (1986).

The major champions roster features:

Paul Azinger (1993 PGA Championship)
Rick Beem (2002 PGA Championship)
Mark Brooks (1996 PGA Championship)
Angel Cabrera (2007 U.S. Open)
Mark Calcavecchia (1989British Open)
Michael Campbell (2005 U.S. Open)
Ben Curtis (2003 British Open)
John Daly (1991 PGA Championship, 1995 British Open)
Steve Elkington (1995 PGA Championship)
Ernie Els (1994, ’97 U.S. Open, 2004 British Open)
Jim Furyk (2003 U.S. Open)
Retief Goosen (2001, ’04 U.S. Open)
Todd Hamilton (2004 British Open)
Padraig Harrington (2007 British Open)
Zach Johnson (2007 Masters)
Davis Love III (1997 PGA Championship)
Shaun Micheel (2003 PGA Championship)
Phil Mickelson (2004, ’06 Masters, 2005 PGA Championship)
Geoff Ogilvy (2006 U.S. Open)
Jose Maria Olazabal (1994/1999 Masters)
Vijay Singh (1998, 2004 PGA Championship, 2000 Masters)
Jeff Sluman (1988 PGA Championship)
David Toms (2001 PGA Championship)
Mike Weir (2003 Masters)
Tiger Woods (1997, 2001, ’02, ’05 Masters, 2000, ’02 U.S. Open, 2000, ’05, ’06 British Open, 1999, 2000, ’06 PGA Championship)

Tickets to the 89th PGA Championship are still available by calling 1-800-PGA-GOLF (732-4653) or by visiting the Championship’s official Web site, www.PGA2007.com.

The PGA Championship is one of four premier golf events conducted by The PGA of America. Others include the Ryder Cup, the Senior PGA Championship and the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, which brings together the winners of golf's four major championships.

Since 1916, golf's best professionals have been competing for the PGA Championship’s coveted Wanamaker Trophy. Past Champions span both the legendary and recent stars of the game: Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson.

The PGA of America is the world's largest working sports organization, comprised of 28,000 men and women golf Professionals who are the recognized experts in growing, teaching and managing the game of golf while serving millions of people throughout its 41 PGA Sections nationwide. Since its founding in 1916, The PGA of America has enhanced its leadership position in a $62 billion-a-year industry by growing the game of golf through its premier spectator events, world-class education and training programs, significant philanthropic outreach initiatives, and award-winning golf promotions. Today's PGA Professional is the public's link to the game, serving an essential role in the operation of golf facilities throughout the country.

Early Commitments to the 89th PGA Championship (as of July 18, 2007)

ALLENBY, Robert - AUSTRALIA
AMES, Stephen - CANADA
AMUNDSEN, William - Black River Falls, Wis.
APPLEBY, Stuart – AUSTRALIA
AUSTIN, Woody - Derby, Kan.
AXLEY, Eric - Knoxville, Tenn.
AZINGER, Paul - Bradenton, Fla.
BADDELEY, Aaron - AUSTRALIA
BATEMAN, Brian - Monroe, La.
BEEM, Rich - Austin, Texas
BENZEL, Ryan - Seattle, Wash.
BISCONTI, Gregory - South Salem, N.Y.
BJORN, Thomas - DENMARK
BROOKS, Mark – Fort Worth, Texas
BURTON, Kevin -Boise, Idaho
BYRD, Jonathon - Sea Island, Ga.
CABRERA, Angel - ARGENTINA
CALCAVECCHIA, Mark – Phoenix, Ariz.
CALL, Matt - Castle Rock, Colo.
CAMPBELL, Chad - Colleyville, Texas
CAMPBELL, Michael - NEW ZEALAND
CASEY, Paul – ENGLAND
CHOI, K.J. – SOUTH KOREA
CINK, Stewart - Duluth, Ga.
CLARK, Tim – SOUTH AFRICA
CURTIS, Ben - Stow, Ohio
DALY, John - Dardanelle, Ark.
DIMARCO, Chris – Heathrow, Fla.
DONALD, Luke – ENGLAND
DREDGE, Bradley - WALES
DURANT, Joe - Molina, Fla.
DYSON, Simon John - ENGLAND
EDFORS, Johan - SWEDEN
ELKINGTON, Steve – AUSTRALIA
ELS, Ernie - SOUTH AFRICA
FASTH, Niclas - SWEDEN
FUNK, Fred - Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
FURYK, Jim - Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
GARCIA, Sergio - SPAIN
GAUS, Robert - St. Louis, Mo.
GOOSEN, Retief - SOUTH AFRICA
GOYDOS, Paul - Dove Canyon, Calif.
GREEN, Richard - AUSTRALIA
HAMILTON, Todd - Westlake, Texas
HANSEN, Anders - DENMARK
HARRINGTON, Padraig – IRELAND
HEBERT, Scott - Traverse City, Mich.
HENRY, J.J. - Ft. Worth, Texas
HERRON, Tim – Wayzata, Minn.
HOFFMAN, Charley - Las Vegas, Nev.
HOWELL, III, Charles – Orlando, Fla.
HOWELL, David – ENGLAND
IMMELMAN, Trevor - SOUTH AFRICA
JACQUELIN, Raphael - FRANCE
JIMENEZ, Miguel Angel - SPAIN
JOHNSON, Zach - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
KARLSSON, Robert - SWEDEN
KATAYAMA, Shingo - JAPAN
LARDON, Brad - College Station, Texas
LIANG, Wen Chong - CHINA
LOVE III, Davis - Sea Island, Ga.
MACKENZIE, Will - Jupiter, Fla.
MAHAN, Hunter - Plano, Texas
MATTESON, Troy - Burford, Ga.
McGRATH - Robert - San Jose, Calif.
MICHEEL, Shaun - Memphis, Tenn.
MICKELSON, Phil - Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
MITCHUM, Kelly – Southern Pines, N.C
MONTGOMERIE, Colin – SCOTLAND
MOORE, Ryan - Puyallup, Wash.
OGILVY, Geoff - AUSTRALIA
O'HAIR Sean - Lubbock, Texas.
O’HERN, Nick - AUSTRALIA
OLAZABAL, Jose Maria – SPAIN
O'LEARY - John - Reston, Va.
PAMPLING, Rod – AUSTRALIA
PETTERSSON, Carl - SWEDEN
POULTER, Ian - ENGLAND
RANDHAWA, Jyoti - INDIA
ROSE, Justin - ENGLAND
RUDOSKY, Micah - Cortez, Colo.
SABBATINI, Rory - SOUTH AFRICA
SCHMITT, Phil - Baton Rouge, La.
SCHWARTZEL, Charl - SOUTH AFRICA
SCOTT, Adam - AUSTRALIA
SEITZ, Matthew - Hutchinson, Kan.
SENDEN, John - AUSTRALIA
SHEEHAN, Butch - Rancho Mirage, Calif.
SINGH, Vijay - FIJI
SINGH, Jeev Mikha - INDIA
SLUMAN, Jeff - Hinsdale, Ill.
SMALL, Mike - Champaign, Ill.
STENSON, Henrik - SWEDEN
STERNE, Richard - SOUTH AFRICA
STRICKER, Steve - Madison, Wis.
SULLIVAN, Chip - Troutville, Va.
TANIGUCHI, Toru - JAPAN
TAYLOR, Vaughn – Augusta, Ga.
THELEN, Tim -College Station, Texas
TOMS, David – Shreveport, La.
TRAHAN, D.J. - Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
TWAY, Bob - Edmond, Okla.
VERPLANK, Scott - Edmond, Okla.
WATNEY, NIck - Fresno, Calif.
WATSON, Denis - Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
WEEKLEY, Boo - Milton, Fla.
WEIR, Mike – CANADA
WESTWOOD, Lee – ENGLAND
WETTERICH, Brett - Jupiter, Fla.
WILSON, Mark - Chicago, Ill.
WOLFE, Eric - Palm Desert, Calif.
WOODS, Tiger – Windermere, Fla.
YANG, Yong Eun - SOUTH KOREA
YRENE, Don - Scottsdale, Ariz.