Mike Weir coming back to Po‘ipu

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Mike Weir is coming back to Po‘ipu.

The first Canadian to win a major championship when he captured the 2003 Masters will return to the season-ending showcase of major champions, the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, on Nov. 21-22 at the Po‘ipu Bay Golf Course and Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort and Spa.

Weir will replace Masters Champion Phil Mickelson, who told the PGA of America that following the Ryder Cup, he would not be competing the remainder of the year.

“I’m thrilled about the chance to return to Hawai‘i and the PGA Grand Slam of Golf,” said Weir. “It’s a chance to compete against the very best players in the world, and I would love to improve on my second place finish the last time around.”

Weir will be joined at Po‘ipu Bay by U.S. Open Champion Geoff Ogilvy of Australia, Jim Furyk, the Major Champions Points List leader and winner of the 2003 U.S. Open and 2003 Grand Slam; and reigning British Open and PGA Champion Tiger Woods.

Weir finished third in the Major Champions Point List this season after tying for 11th in the Masters, sharing sixth in the U.S. Open, tying for 56th in the British Open and finishing sixth in the PGA Championship.

Furyk, who climbed to the No. 2 perch in the World Golf Rankings following his win in the Canadian Open, tied for 29th in the PGA Championship, shared second in the U.S. Open, finished fourth in the British Open and tied for 22nd in the Masters.

The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is a 36-hole event televised by TNT and will be broadcast to a worldwide audience of 89 million U.S. homes and an international audience of more than 100 countries in a prime-time telecast.

This year’s major champions will compete for a new purse of $1.25 million with the winner receiving a record $500,000, second place $300,000, third $250,000 and fourth place $200,000.

Tickets for the PGA Grand Slam of Golf are available at (800) PGA-GOLF (4563), or online at www.PGA.com.