Golf Grand Slam tickets go on sale
Tickets are now on sale for the 26th PGA Grand Slam of Golf to be held in Bermuda in October.
The Grand Slam is a 36-hole event broadcast by TNT to a potential audience of 89 million American homes and an international audience from more than 100 countries in prime-time telecast.
Tickets to the event at the Mid Ocean Club went on sale this week and representatives for the PGA warned there were limited amounts of tickets and corporate hospitality opportunities.
Season tickets for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday or October 13 to 15 are $150 in the form of three individual tickets.
Daily tickets for individual attendance are $50 for the Monday Champions Clinic and Pro-Am and $75 for the Tuesday and Wednesday competition days.
These tickets can be purchased by calling 800-PGA-GOLF (800-742-4653) or (561) 624-7601 or visiting www.PGA.com or www.pgagrandslamofgolf.com.
Youth tickets will be available at a discount rate to encourage more children to become involved in golf.
PGA America is offering $10 daily tickets to children 17 and under — when accompanied by a ticket-bearing adult.
These tickets will be made available at a predetermined date and time and location in Bermuda and proceeds from these tickets will be donated to the Bermuda Junior Golf Association.
Monday's events include a Champions Clinic which will feature major Champions demonstrating various golf skills and insight on how they execute their shots and will be televised on the Golf Channel.
Also on Monday will be the Pro-Am which will feature amateur groups composed of Officials, VIPs and guests of The PGA of America, TNT and Bermuda, who play alongside the major Champions. Cameras and autographs are only allowed on Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 14 to October 15, are competition days, where spectators, who will all have "inside-the-fairway" access will be able to experience the major Champions up close.
The PGA Grand Slam of Golf purse is $1.35 million, with the winner receiving $600,000; second place $300,000; third place $250,000; and fourth place $200,000.
The remaining berths in the 26th PGA Grand Slam of Golf will be determined at the British Open at Royal Birkdale in Lancashire, England, July 17-20, and the 90th PGA Championship, August 7-10, at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
Should a player win more than one major Championship this season, the foursome will be completed through the Major Champions Points List composed of past major Champions who compete in the current year's majors.