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PGA of America cancels Grand Slam of Golf

The PGA of America has canceled this year's Grand Slam of Golf, its annual exhibition featuring the year's major champions.

The event was initially scheduled to be played at Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles, part of the organization's multi-year, multi-facility deal with Trump. However, in the wake of insensitive remarks Trump made about Mexican immigrants in announcing in his presidential bid, the PGA of America backed out of holding the event at the venue in 2015. Apparently unable to find a new place to hold the tournament in time, the event was scrapped for this year.

Had the event been played, Jordan Spieth, Zach Johnson and Jason Day would have been invited to play, as well a fourth player for the 36-hole event that would have been based on a standardized points list.

The 36-hole exhibition is set to be played again in 2016.


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