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Posted at 10:33 a.m., Monday, August 15, 2005

Mickelson, Goosen complete Grand Slam field

Advertiser Staff

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Phil Mickelson, who won the PGA Championship Monday, and Retief Goosen, who finished atop the major championships points list, completed the foursome scheduled to compete at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Nov. 22 and 23 at the Poipu Bay Golf Course on Kaua'i.

Mickelson, the Grand Slam defending champion, and Goosen will join Tiger Woods, who won the Masters and British Open and Michael Campbell, winner of the U.S. Open at the annual 36-hole event that pits the winners of golf's four major tournaments.

Because Woods won two of the four majors this year, one spot goes to the points leader of past major champions who played in this year's major tournaments. Goosen tied for third in the Masters, tied for 11th in the U.S. Open, tied for fifth in the British Open and tied for sixth in the PGA Championship. He finished with 288.83 points, ahead of Vijay Singh with 273.16.

Woods, who earned his seventh berth in the Grand Slam, won five in a row from 1998 to 2002.

The PGA Grand Slam of Golf features a total purse of $1 million, with the champion earning $400,000.

Tickets to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf are available to purchase at 1-800-PGA-TCKT (742-8258), or online at www.PGA.com.