{"id":13987,"date":"2012-08-29T03:21:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T01:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/golf-mcilroy-to-miss-elite-pga-grand-slam-of-golf\/"},"modified":"2012-08-29T03:21:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T01:21:00","slug":"golf-mcilroy-to-miss-elite-pga-grand-slam-of-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-mcilroy-to-miss-elite-pga-grand-slam-of-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-McIlroy to miss elite PGA Grand Slam of Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocatio\/spann\">Aug 28 (Reuters) &#8211; PGA Championship winner Rory McIlroy will<br \/>\nbe a conspicuous absentee from the elite end-of-season PGA Grand<br \/>\nSlam of Golf in Bermuda in October due to a scheduling conflict,<br \/>\norganisers said on Tuesday.<span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Northern Irishman McIlroy, who clinched his second major<br \/>\ntitle by a staggering eight shots at Kiawah Island earlier this<br \/>\nmonth, had already committed to the European Tour&#8217;s BMW Masters<br \/>\nin China, the PGA of America said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The BMW Masters, which was added to the European Tour<br \/>\nschedule in April, will be played at Lake Malaren Golf Club in<br \/>\nShanghai from Oct. 25-28.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The PGA Grand Slam of Golf, a 36-hole strokeplay event which<br \/>\nbrings together the winners of the year&#8217;s four majors, will be<br \/>\nheld from Oct. 23-24 at Bermuda&#8217;s Port Royal Golf Course.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>American Keegan Bradley will replace world number one<br \/>\nMcIlroy on the picturesque Atlantic Ocean island of Bermuda<br \/>\nwhere he will defend the title he claimed by one shot last year<br \/>\nwhen he qualified as the 2011 PGA Championship winner.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fellow Americans Bubba Watson, who won this year&#8217;s Masters,<br \/>\nand Webb Simpson (U.S. Open), plus South African Ernie Els<br \/>\n(British Open), complete the elite four-man field.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Grand Slam of Golf, billed as &#8216;the most exclusive<br \/>\ntournament in golf&#8217;, was held in Hawaii from 1991 to 2006 before<br \/>\nmoving to Bermuda in 2007.<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by<br \/>\nFrank Pingue)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug 28 (Reuters) &#8211; PGA Championship winner Rory McIlroy will be a conspicuous absentee from the elite end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda in October due to a scheduling conflict, organisers said on Tuesday. 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