The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is an annual four-man golf tournament featuring that year’s winners of golf’s four Major Championships (at least usually. see below). The event is organized by the PGA of America, not the PGA Tour. The inaugural year was 1979, but the event had several years in which it was not played.
The four invitations are issued to the winners of the four modern Majors: The Masters, the US Open, the Open Championship and the PGA Championship. If one player has won multiple events, or declines the invitation, another is given to a former major winner with the best overall finish in that year’s majors.
The format for the event has varied. As currently construed, it’s a two day, 36 hole tournament. It also has been staged as match play (1988 and 1999), and a one day 18 hole event (1979 – 1990). The Grand Slam was originally a wandering tournament, before settling in at the Poipu Bay Course in Hawaii from 1994 – 2006. In 2007, it moved to Bermuda.
The current prize fund is $1.35 million, of which $600,000 goes to the winner, and a $200,000 last place finish.
Past results are below. The letter after the name indicates the tournament won (a=alternate; M=Masters; U=US Open; O=Open Championship; P=PGA Championship.)
| 2012 | Adam Scott (M) | Justin Rose (U) | Jason Dufner (P) | Padraig Harrington (A) |
| 2011 | Keegan Bradley (P) | Charl Schwartzel (M) | Rory McIlroy (U) | Darren Clarke (O) |
| 2010 | Ernie Els (a) | David Toms (a) | (tie) Martin Kaymer (P) & Graeme McDowell (U) | |
| 2009 | Lucas Glover (U) | Ángel Cabrera (M) | Stewart Cink (O) | Yang Yong-eun (P) |
| 2008 | Jim Furyk (a) | Pádraig Harrington (OP) | Retief Goosen (a) | Trevor Immelman (M) |
| 2007 | Ángel Cabrera (U) | Pádraig Harrington (O) | Jim Furyk (a) | Zach Johnson (M) |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods (OP) | Jim Furyk (a) | Geoff Ogilvy (U) | Mike Weir (a) |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods (MO) | Phil Mickelson (P) | Michael Campbell (U) | Vijay Singh (a) |
| 2004 | Phil Mickelson (M) | Vijay Singh (P) | Retief Goosen (U) | Todd Hamilton (O) |
| 2003 | Jim Furyk (U) | Mike Weir (M) | Shaun Micheel (P) | Ben Curtis (O) |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods (MU) | (tie) Justin Leonard (a) & Davis Love III (a) | Rich Beem (P) | |
| 2001 | Tiger Woods (M) | David Toms (P) | Retief Goosen (U) | David Duval (O) |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods (UOP) | Vijay Singh (M) | Tom Lehman (a) | Paul Azinger (a) |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods (P) | Davis Love III (a) | José María Olazábal (M) | Paul Lawrie (O) |
| 1998 | Tiger Woods (a) | Vijay Singh (P) | Lee Janzen (U) | Mark O’Meara (MO) |
| 1997 | Ernie Els (U) | Tiger Woods (M) | Davis Love III (P) | Justin Leonard (O) |
| 1996 | Tom Lehman (O) | Steve Jones (U) | Nick Faldo (M) | Mark Brooks (P) |
| 1995 | Ben Crenshaw (M) | (tie) Steve Elkington (P) & Corey Pavin (U) | John Daly (O) | |
| 1994 | Greg Norman (a) | Nick Price (OP) | Ernie Els (U) | José María Olazábal (M) |
| 1993 | Greg Norman (O) | Paul Azinger (P) | (tie) Lee Janzen (U) & Bernhard Langer (M) | |
| 1992 | Nick Price (P) | Tom Kite (U) | Fred Couples (M) | Nick Faldo (O) |
| 1991 | Ian Woosnam (M) | Ian Baker-Finch (O) | Payne Stewart (U) | John Daly (P) |
| 1990 | Andy North (a) | Craig Stadler (a) | Payne Stewart (P) | Curtis Strange (U) |
| 1989 | Curtis Strange (U) | Craig Stadler (a) | Ian Baker-Finch (a) | Greg Norman (a) |
| 1988 | Larry Nelson (P) | (tie) Larry Mize (M) & Scott Simpson (U) | Greg Norman (a) | |
| 1987 | No tournament | |||
| 1986 | Greg Norman (O) | Fuzzy Zoeller (a) | (tie) Jack Nicklaus (M) & Bob Tway (P) | |
| 1983-85 | No tournament | |||
| 1982 | Bill Rogers (O) | David Graham (U) | Larry Nelson (P) | Tom Watson (M) |
| 1981 | Lee Trevino (a) | Tom Watson (O) | Jack Nicklaus (UO) | Seve Ballesteros (M) |
| 1980 | Lanny Wadkins (a) | Hale Irwin (U) | (tie) David Graham (P) & Fuzzy Zoeller (M) | |
| 1979 | (tie) Andy North (U) & Gary Player (M) | (tie) John Mahaffey (P) & Jack Nicklaus (O) |
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The winners list is the who’s who of golf in the last 20 years.
It’s a shame both Ernie Els and Rory McIlroy couldn’t compete this year. Padraig Harrington made the most of their withdrawal and completed a fine victory.