2008 PGA Championship (90th)
August 7 - 10, 2008
Fourth Major of Year
August 7 - 10, 2008
Fourth Major of Year
Fourth Major no Tiger and open Olympic but cannot miss the PGA Championship.
Location:United States
Established: 1916
Course: Oakland Hills Country Club in 2008
Length:Par 70 Yardage 7,395
Tour: PGA Tour / PGA European Tour / Japan Golf Tour
Prize Fund: $7,000,000
Past Winner: Tiger Woods
Tournament Schedule
Field and Tee Time Official Site
TV Coverage: ESPN, StarSport, CCTV, Truesport4
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Background
The PGA Championship (U.S. PGA Championship) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August. Due to its distinction as the season's final major, the PGA Championship is nicknamed "Glory's last shot". It is an official money event on the PGA Tour, the European Tour, and the Japan Golf Tour, with a purse of $7 million.
In line with the other majors, winning "The PGA" gives a golfer several privileges which make his career much more secure, if he is not already one of the elite of the sport. PGA champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (the Masters, U.S. Open, and the Open Championship) for the next five years, and are exempt from qualifying for the PGA Championship for life. They also receive membership on the PGA Tour for the following five seasons and invitations to the Players Championship for five years.
The PGA Championship has been held at a large number of venues, some of the early ones now quite obscure, but currently it is usually staged by one of a small group of celebrated courses, each of which has also hosted several other leading events.
Credit: Wikipedia
