PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- PGA Champion Phil Mickelson, who marched to victory Monday at Baltusrol Golf Club to earn his second major championship, and Retief Goosen, who finished among the top performers in this year's major championships, will complete the foursome for the 23rd PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Nov. 22-23, at Poipu Bay Golf Course & Grand Hyatt Kauai in Hawaii.
Mickelson won the 87th PGA Championship and returns as the defending champion in his second overall appearance in the 23rd PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Goosen will make his third appearance.
Goosen finished No. 1 on the Major Champions Points List with 288.83 points while Vijay Singh was second with 273.16 points. They will meet Masters and British Open Champion Tiger Woods and U.S. Open Champion Michael Campbell in the year's showdown of major champions. It will be Woods' seventh overall appearance in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, and Campbell's first trip.
Goosen's major championship season included a tie for third in the Masters, a share of 11th in the U.S. Open, a tie for fifth in the British Open and tied for sixth in the 87th PGA Championship. He was runner-up in the 2001 PGA Grand Slam of Golf and finished third in 2004.
The major champions points list is composed of past major champions who competed in the 2005 majors. The PGA Grand Slam of Golf features a total purse of $1 million, with the Champion earning $400,000.
The 36-hole stroke-play event is broadcast by TNT, one of Turner Broadcasting System's most prominent cable networks. Coverage of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf begins Tues., Nov. 22 on TNT from 6 - 10 p.m. EST; and concludes Wed., Nov. 23 from 7 - 10 p.m. EST.
The PGA Grand Slam of Golf will be broadcast to more than 88.9 million U.S. homes and to an international audience of more than 100 countries in a prime time telecast. Tickets to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf are available to purchase at 1-800-PGA-TCKT (742-8258), or online at www.PGA.com
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