FORMAT 72 perforations of stro...

FORMAT

72 perforations of stroke play.

carve

After 36 caves the 156-man starting field will be carve to the low 70 and ties.

Playoff

In the termination of a tie after 72 caverns there will be a three- cover aggregate-score playoff on Nos. 16 17 and 18

If a tie remains, there

will be a sudden-death

playoff starting forward

No. 18 then alternating with No. 17 until there

is a winner.

Purse

The 2006 purse will be announced Wednesday. The 2005 purse was $65 million, with the winner receiving

$117 million.

To the victor

In addition to the

first-place check, the

PGA champion has his

name inscribed forward the Wanamaker Trophy and receives a replica of the memorial of conquest He also gets

the following:

Lifetime exemption into PGA Championship

Five-year exemptions into Masters, U interpret and British Open

Berth in the 2006 Grand Slam of Golf

Five-year exemption in succession the PGA Tour

450 Ryder bowl points (if he is U.S.-born)

30 points toward PGA Player of the Year award

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