Bermuda's beauty and the Mid Ocean's golf course's difficult greens splashed across newspapers around the world.

The 25th PGA Grand Slam ended in dramatic fashion with a playoff and after an additional hour of play Angel Cabrera beat Padraig Harrington on the third extra hole. Cabrera finished the day two under par 68.

The Grand Slam has only finished with a playoff twice before in its 25-year history.

The tournament was covered in papers in the US, UK, Europe and Australia, many included shots of Cabrera teeing off at the 18th hole which overlooked the Atlantic Ocean.

And many of the sports writers found inspiration in the Island's breath taking vistas.

And the Toronto Star quipped: "Someone forgot to tell Padraig Harrington it was supposed to be a paid vacation. "The PGA Grand Slam of Golf felt much more like work yesterday, with the British Open champion grinding so hard to keep control of his game that he barely noticed the turquoise coastline below the Mid -Ocean Club in Bermuda on his way to a three-under-par 67."

The New Zealand Herald wrote: "Each year the winners of each of golf's four Majors head off to some pleasant, resort-like venue (often Hawaii or Puerto Vallarta — this year, Bermuda) to play off against each other in a two round made-for-television spectacle they grandiosely bill as the 'PGA Grand Slam of Golf'."

Meanwhile the TNT website posted some of commentator Bobby Clampett's views about the Mid Ocean golf course: "The grain of the green is very strong and quick. These greens will make (players) feel uncomfortable.

"A lot of the (local golfers) thought that the (professional golfers) would tear this course up, but with green speeds like this and the severity of the greens I don't see (the professional golfers) shooting really low scores here."

The two day event was broadcast on TNT nightly, which is seen in 110 countries, and in 89 million US homes.

Premier Ewart Brown said the world wide exposure the event gave the Island was one of the main reasons the Department of Tourism spent $1.5 million to host it.