Officials at a Bermuda course set to hold a major golf event say the deal is virtually signed and sealed.

But the Hawaiian golf club that has hosted the PGA Grand Slam event for the last 11 years say they believe no decision on who will stage the tournament has yet been made.

Former Tourism Minister, Dr. Ewart Brown, announced that a deal was set to be signed to bring the Grand Slam showcase to Bermuda?s Mid Ocean club next year.

It brings together the winners of the four major golf tournaments of the year ? the Masters, the US and British Opens and the US PGA ? almost certainly meaning that the world?s top player Tiger Woods would be present.

Last night Mid Ocean general manager Bryan Mewett, said: ?I think it is almost a fait accompli with just the dotting of the ?i?s and the ?t?s to be done.?

But at the Poipu Bay Golf Course on Kauai, Hawaii, where the event has been staged for the past 11 years, the director of golf Craig Sasada admitted the club?s ?option? to host the 2007 event still rested on the PGA of America?s agreement.

Although not confirming whether Kauai would actively be seeking to host next year?s event, he said: ?As far as I know nothing is finalised yet and we are not even close to any kind of agreement.

?We do not know what the parameters are. Last year it was not decided where this year?s event would be until this January.?

Las Vegas made a bid to attract the 2006 Grand Slam but the Hawaiian island secured the event, which will take place next month.

In April it was reported Las Vegas was again seeking to secure the exclusive championship, but representatives of both the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the Las Vegas Events organisation told they were unaware of any ongoing moves to bring the PGA Grand Slam to the Nevada resort city.

Todd Vines, a journalist at Hawaiian newspaper Garden Island, said: ?The general feeling is that the event was designed to travel and the fact that it has been on our island for 12 years has been a cool thing, but I think people forgot it was meant to be an event that moved.

?There was a question about this year?s location and it was not until January it was decided it was coming here again. Everybody was happy to get it again but it seems this might be the last ?hurrah?.?

Julius Mason, director of public relations at PGA of America, was not in his office yesterday. A spokeswoman for the organisation told that he was the only one who would be able to give a definitive comment on where the 2007 event is likely to be held.