90th PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AT OAKLAND HILLS - DAILY NOTES FROM THURSDAY AUGUST 7

Opening-round play was suspended at 5:33 p.m. EDT today at the 90th PGA Championship, due to inclement weather in the Bloomfield Township, Mich. area. Lightning and rain kept 78 players off the course until the round was resumed at 6:58 p.m. Play was then called again due to darkness at 8:39 p.m., with 18 players on the course.

A total of 24 players will begin completion of their first round at 8 a.m. EDT Friday (Aug. 8). The second round is scheduled to begin as planned, at 7:30 a.m. EDT.  More    

90th PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AT OAKLAND HILLS - DAILY NOTES FROM WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6

Jay Haas earned his way into the PGA Championship field this week by winning the 69th Senior PGA Championship in May at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y. Haas also won the 2006 Senior PGA Championship and later that year made the cut in the PGA Championship at Medinah (Ill.) Country Club.

The purse for the 90th PGA Championship is $7.5 million, up from $7 million last year at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. The Champion will receive $1.35 million.  More    

LIMITED NUMBER OF 2008 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP DAILY TICKETS ON SALE NOW

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP – Due to demand, The PGA of America has now made a limited number of Daily Ground Tickets available for the 90th PGA Championship, Aug. 4-10, at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Mich. Daily tickets go on sale today at a price of $85 for the first two Championship rounds (Thursday and Friday) and $125 for Saturday and Sunday rounds. Up until now, golf fans were only able to purchase weekly passes to the event. More  

RBS and Charter One are bringing the excitement of the 90th PGA Championship to Campus Martius Park, Monday, August 4 to Friday, August 8
Open and free to the public 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with several different elements:

RBS Jack Nicklaus Majors Challenge. A state-of-the-art golf simulator that challenges visitors to play the 9th hole at Oakland Hills – the same hole being played by the pros at the 90th PGA Championship. Try and better the pros with the closest to the pin for a chance to win tickets to the 2008 Ryder Cup – and meet Jack Nicklaus, five-time winner of the PGA Championship   More  

AMERICAN EXPRESS BRINGS PGA LEARNING CENTER, THE ULTIMATE INTERACTIVE PRACTICE EXPERIENCE, TO THE 2008 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
First-Class Tournament Experience and Exclusive Golf Offers for American Express Cardmembers

As an official Patron of the Professional Golf Association (PGA) of America, American Express will replicate the PGA Learning Center as a one-of-a-kind tournament experience for attendees at the 2008 PGA Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club.

Whether a beginner or PGA Professional, the PGA Learning Center in Port St. Lucie Florida is home to the ultimate in golf. More  

Corporate/Private Space at 2008 PGA is Still Available
National MS Society Michigan Chapter offers Hospitality Experience

Southfield, Michigan – According to a recent Detroit Free Press article, the Corporate Hospitality Suites at this year’s PGA Championship on the hallowed grounds of Oakland Hills Country Club are sold out. All 39 “Chalets” on the course and 5 private hospitality rooms inside the clubhouse have been taken.

For late arrivals, or companies that still need room to entertain their clients, the Michigan Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society can help.  More  

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