TNT & PGA.com to Present Extensive Coverage of 2012 PGA Grand Slam

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TNT and PGA.com will present extensive coverage of the 2012 PGA Grand Slam of Golf with three of this year's four major champions and last year's PGA Championship winner teeing off at the Port Royal Golf Course in Bermuda to determine the best-of-the-best in a 36-hole event. This year's field of major championship winners features Bubba Watson (2012 Masters), Webb Simpson (2012 U.S. Open), Ernie Els (2012 Open Championship) and Keegan Bradley, PGA Grand Slam of Golf defending champion and 2011 PGA Championship winner. TNT will present live coverage on Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 4-7 p.m. ET/PT and Wednesday, Oct. 24 from 4-8 p.m. ET/PT, with exclusive scoring and updates both days on PGA.com.

TNT's event coverage will feature veteran golf announcers Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Ian Baker-Finch (analyst) and Billy Kratzert (course reporter), who will provide on-air analysis and commentary. This year marks the sixth year the PGA Grand Slam of Golf has been played in Bermuda and the fourth year it has been played at the Port Royal Golf Course. The course, at 6,842 yards, is the longest in Bermuda.

PGA.com, the official website of The PGA of America, will offer comprehensive online coverage of the event including live coverage both days. The site also will provide a hole-by-hole course tour, player profiles, live scoring, photo galleries and daily on-demand highlights. Additionally, PGA.com will offer live coverage updates on Tuesday and Wednesday, providing an inside look at the event.

PGA.com

PGA.com is the official online destination for The PGA of America and is home to the PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship, PGA Grand Slam of Golf and Ryder Cup. Beginning in 2002, Turner Sports and the PGA formed a multi-year alliance with a mission to serve the golfing public, PGA Professionals and golf industry with products and services to grow the game of golf. The two organizations expanded the deal through 2019 to include licensing with Turner's Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) serving as the PGA's licensing agent in the youth marketplace.

As a leader and innovator in broadband golf coverage, PGA.com continues to gain success for its PGA.com LIVE video presentation of the PGA's premier events. PGA.com's PGA Championship LIVE won the 2011 Emmy(R) Award for Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage. In 2010, PGA.com garnered a Webby Award for Best Interactive Video for its 2010 Ryder Cup LIVE coverage. In 2009, PGA.com was recognized with a CommArts Interactive Award for the PGA Championship LIVE video and PGA Championship iPhone app. In 2007, PGA.com Pipeline LIVE was nominated for an Emmy(R) by the National Television Academy.

Turner Sports

Turner Sports, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., is an industry leader in televised and online sports programming, airing championship-level sporting events on TBS, TNT and truTV, and managing some of the most popular sports sites on the Internet. Turner Sports' television lineup includes the NBA, Major League Baseball, the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, NASCAR and professional golf. The company's digital portfolio includes Bleacher Report, NASCAR.COM, NCAA.com and March Madness Live, PGATOUR.COM and PGA.com, as well as an accompanying collection of mobile websites and connected device apps. Turner Sports and the NBA also jointly manage NBA Digital, which includes NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA Mobile, the NBA Game Time App, NBADLEAGUE.com and WNBA.com.