Thursday, September 14, 2000
Woods heads field for Grand
Slam; Lehman subs for Els
HONOLULU (AP) — Ernie Els, the first
player to be runner-up in three consecutive majors, passed up
his alternate spot in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf and will be replaced
by Tom Lehman, the PGA of America said Thursday.
The Grand Slam is for the four major championship
winners, but two alternates were required this year because Tiger
Woods won the last three. Vijay Singh also got in by winning the
Masters.
Paul Azinger is the other alternate who
will play for $1 million in prize money Nov. 21-22 at Poipu Bay
Golf Course in Kauai. Els declined his invitation because of a
scheduling conflict.
The PGA also announced it was changing the
format back to stroke play. It had been match play the past two
years.
“The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is a showcase
for major champions and allows spectators and television viewers
the rare opportunity to see an elite foursome play together,”
PGA of America president Will Mann said. “Stroke play will
provide the best format to watch all four players simultaneously.”
Woods is the defending champion. He will
not take part in the pro-am because he is playing the Johnnie
Walker Classic in Thailand and will not arrive in Hawaii until
late Nov. 20.
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