Tonight almost 200 members of the golf media will hear about plans for the 2007 PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda from the Premier.

Yesterday, Premier Dr. Ewart F. Brown and his wife, Wanda Henton Brown, left for the PGA Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Along with TNT sports, the television partner for the Bermuda tournament, Premier Dr. Brown will give an overview of the planning for the tournament tonight.

Dr. Brown said: "I have been really looking forward to this tournament because, when it ends, the planning for the Grand Slam in Bermuda goes into overdrive.

No matter who fills the final spot on the scorecard this PGA tournament will be a blockbuster for Bermuda, particularly for the tourism industry."

Tomorrow afternoon the Premier is scheduled to meet with PGA president Brian Whitcomb and PGA chief executive officer Joe Steranka to discuss preparations for the Grand Slam at the Mid Ocean Club.

Three golfers, Zach Johnson, Angel Cabrera, and Padraig Harrington, have already qualified for the October tournament and Premier Brown said he was hoping the fourth spot would be filled by Tiger Woods, who is playing in the PGA Championship this weekend.

Premier Brown added: "I'll be pulling for Tiger again this time, but even if he doesn't win we'll still have a world class foursome to participate in a world class event and it will all happen right in our backyard."