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PREMIER INTERNATIONAL FIELD, FEATURING 31 MAJOR CHAMPIONS, SET FOR THE 93rd PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, AUG. 8-14, AT ATLANTA ATHLETIC CLUB

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The 93rd PGA Championship marks the third visit of the Season’s Final Major to Atlanta Athletic Club, Aug. 8-14, extending a Championship tradition of attracting the strongest and deepest international field in golf. The 156-player roster features 98 of the top 100 players in the latest Official World Golf Rankings. The Championship also marks a sentimental return to Atlanta Athletic Club’s Highlands Course for three major champions – Larry Nelson, Jerry Pate and David Toms. Pate, now 57, captured his sole major title with the 1976 U.S. Open Championship, while the 63-year-old Nelson won the first of his three major crowns with the 1981 PGA Championship. Nelson also shines this week as the recipient of the 2011 PGA Distinguished Service Award, Aug. 10, in Atlanta. Toms, 44, made the 2001 PGA Championship his career showcase performance, recording a hole-in-one in the third round and going on to set an all-time 72-hole major standard with a 265 total. Invitations have been accepted by 68 international players representing 20 countries. Thirty-one players in the field have combined to win 59 major championships. The list includes 15 PGA Champions, led by Defending Champion Martin Kaymer of Germany and four-time Champion Tiger Woods, who is making his first major appearance since the Masters last April. The major champions entered include: Paul Azinger, Rich Beem, Mark Brooks, Angel Cabrera, Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke, John Daly, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Jim Furyk, Lucas Glover, Retief Goosen, Padraig Harrington, Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson, Martin Kaymer, Davis Love III, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson, Larry Nelson, Geoff Ogilvy, Jose Maria Olazabal, Louis Oosthuizen, Jerry Pate, Charl Schwartzel, Vijay Singh, David Toms, Tiger Woods and Y.E. Yang. Since 1994, the PGA Championship has featured the most ranked players among any major championship and has brought together the most international competitors in any U.S. major. The field will be completed following the conclusion of this weekend’s World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational and Reno- Tahoe Open. --more-- Page 2/PGA Championship Field - 2011

Golf’s best professionals have been competing for more than 90 years for the Championship’s coveted Wanamaker Trophy. Past Champions span both the legendary and recent stars of the game: Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington. All ticket packages, other than junior tickets, may be reserved and purchased by visiting http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2011 or by calling the PGA Ticketing Center at 1-800-PGA-GOLF (742-4653). About the PGA of America Celebrating its 95th year, The PGA of America has maintained a twofold mission of its founders: to establish and elevate the standards of the profession and to grow interest and participation in the game of golf. By establishing and elevating the standards of the golf profession through world-class education, career services, marketing and research programs, The PGA enables its professionals to maximize their performance in their respective career paths and showcases them as experts in the game and in a multi-billion dollar golf industry. By creating and delivering dramatic world-class championships and exciting and enjoyable promotions that are viewed as the best of their class in the golf industry, The PGA of America elevates the public's interest in the game, the desire to play more golf, and ensures accessibility to the game for everyone, everywhere. The PGA of America brand represents the very best in golf.

93rd PGA Championship Field List (as of Aug. 1)