Duval, Singh join field of Galleri Classic

Three former world No. 1 golfers along with a two-time U.S. Open champion have joined the list of players committed to play in the Galleri Classic at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage this month.

World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Vijay Singh, major champions David Duval and Tom Lehman along with twotime U.S. Open champion and World Golf Hall of Famer Retief Goosen have been added to the field of the event at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course March 27-31.

The Galleri Classic, named after title sponsor GRAIL’s multi-cancer early detection test, will feature 78 PGA Tour Champions professionals playing 54 holes (three rounds) for a $2.2 million purse.

Singh, Goosen, Duval and Lehman join defending champion David Toms, 2023 PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year Steve Stricker, World Golf Hall of Famers Fred Couples and Ernie Els, two-time major champion John Daly, Steven Alker, Stephen Ames, Jerry Kelly and Alex Cejka were among The Galleri Classic’s early entrants.

Stricker was announced earlier this year as an ambassador for Galleri.

“We welcome Vijay, David, Tom and Retief – all classic champions – back for a return engagement at Mission Hills,” said Michelle DeLancy, tournament director of The Galleri Classic. “The inclusion of Vijay, Tom and David give our event five of the 25 golfers to have ever held the World No. 1 ranking. The Galleri Classic is lining up a long list of legends for spectators to enjoy watching here in Rancho Mirage later this month.”

Singh has won five PGA Tour Champions titles to go with his 34 PGA Tour victories, including the 2000 Masters and the PGA Championship in 1998 and 2004. Singh finished in a tie for fifth place (10-under-par 206) in last year’s inaugural Galleri Classic.

Duval is a 13-time PGA Tour winner who won the 2001 British Open Championship. Duval unseated Tiger Woods as No. 1 in the world rankings in 1999, the same year he shot his most famous round with a final-round 59 on the Palmer Course at PGA West to win The American Express title.

Goosen, the 2001 and 2004 U.S. Open champ and 2002 and 2007 Masters runner-up, was a six-time Presidents Cup International team member. The South African owns seven PGA Tour victories and two PGA Tour Champions titles. Goosen finished third in the inaugural Galleri Classic.

Lehman, a winner of 12 PGA Tour Champions and five PGA Tour titles, will be making his debut in the Galleri Classic.