The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is an annual off-season golf tournament contested by the year's winners of the four major championships of regular men's golf, which are the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open, The Open Championship (British Open), and the PGA Championship. It is one of several invitational events for leading male golfers which are held each year after the PGA Tour and the European Tour seasons have concluded. The competition is organized by the PGA of America and the prize money does not count towards the PGA Tour money list. The tournament has been staged since 1979 with a couple of short breaks. Since 1991, it has been played as a 2-day, 36-hole stroke play competition, except in 1998 and 1999, when it was played as at match play. From 1979 to 1990, it was played as a 1-day, 18-hole stroke play competition. If a player wins more than one major in a calendar year or a player declines the invitation to play, the PGA of America will fill the four-man field by inviting the former major winner(s) with the best overall finishes in that year's majors. Initially the PGA Grand Slam of Golf was played at a different golf course each year, but from 1994 to 2006, it was played at the Poipu Bay Golf Course in Koloa, Hawaii on the island of Kauai. In 2007, the tournament moved to the Mid Ocean Club in Bermuda and it will be played in mid-October, reflecting the earlier end to the main part of the PGA Tour season after the introduction of the FedEx Cup. The current prize fund is $1.35 million, of which $600,000 goes to the winner. This is likely to be the lowest first prize some of the competitors have played for all year, but on the other hand there is a guaranteed $200,000 for coming in last. From 1991 to 2005, the prize fund was $1 million, of which $400,000 went to the winner. In 2006, the purse was $1.25 million, with $500,000 going to the winner. The tournament in Hawaii allowed the event to be televised in prime-time American television with live coverage because of the time difference. In the 2004 tournament Phil Mickelson shot a 59 in the second round. The 2008 tournament was played at the Mid Ocean Club. Trevor Immelman (Masters winner), Pádraig Harrington (Open Championship and PGA Championship winner), Retief Goosen (second alternate), and Jim Furyk (third alternate) were the competitors. Tiger Woods (U.S. Open winner) did not play due to knee surgery. The first alternate, Phil Mickelson, chose not to play. It was played October 14-15. TNT covered the event on television. In 2009 and 2010, the event will stay in Bermuda but move to the Port Royal Golf Course. The 2009 tournament featured Ángel Cabrera (Masters winner), Lucas Glover (U.S. Open), Stewart Cink (Open Championship) and Yang Yong-eun winner of the PGA Championship. Glover carded a five-under 66 to finish five shots ahead of Cabrera
Past Winners 2009 Lucas Glover 2008 Jim Furyk 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2006 Tiger Woods 2005 Tiger Woods 2004 Phil Mickelson 2003 Jim Furyk 2002 Tiger Woods 2001 Tiger Woods 2000 Tiger Woods 1999 Tiger Woods 1998 Tiger Woods 1997 Ernie Els 1996 Tom Lehman 1995 Ben Crenshaw 1994 Greg Norman 1993 Greg Norman 1992 Nick Price 1991 Ian Woosnam 1990 Andy North 1989 Curtis Strange 1988 Larry Nelson (P) 1987 No tournament 1986 Greg Norman 1983-85 No tournament 1982 Bill Rogers 1981 Lee Trevino 1980 Lanny Wadkins 1979 (tie) Andy North& Gary Player
