AT&T National
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| AT&T National | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Location | Bethesda, Maryland, USA |
| Established | 2007 |
| Course(s) | Congressional Country Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Yardage | 7,204 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Purse | $6,000,000 |
| Month Played | July |
| Tournament record scores | |
| Aggregate | 271 K.J. Choi (2007) |
| To-par | -9 K.J. Choi (2007) |
| Current champion | |
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The AT&T National is a PGA Tour event held in the Washington D.C. area during the Fourth of July weekend. The event is hosted by Tiger Woods and benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation. The first AT&T National was held during July 5-8, 2007, and, at least for its first three years, will be hosted by the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland.
The event was officially announced on March 7, 2007 and replaced The International, which tour officials had abruptly cancelled on February 8, 2007.[1] The AT&T National does not use the Modified Stableford scoring system that the International used.[2]
The last tour event to be held in the D.C. area was the Booz Allen Classic, which was terminated after the 2006 event.
The Congressional Country Club originally agreed to host the event for the first two years, and after opting out of hosting the 2009 U.S. Amateur, agreed to host the event in 2009 as well.[3][4] Before the TWF announcement, tour officials had also considered courses in the Kansas City, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, and Portland areas for the new tournament. Since the Congressional Country Club will be hosting the 2011 U.S. Open, the AT&T National will need to find a different host course. Possible sites are the TPC at Avenel in neighboring Potomac, Maryland, Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, and Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania[5][6]. Avenel is the former site of the Booz Allen Classic and scheduled to undergo renovations in hopes of holding a tournament. Robert Trent Jones has played host to the Presidents Cup four times.
CBS and The Golf Channel carry the AT&T National, which is the third event on the PGA Tour to be sponsored by the telecommunications giant. The others are the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and the AT&T Classic (formerly the BellSouth Classic).[1]
[edit] Winners
| Year | Player | Country | Score | Earnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | K.J. Choi |  South Korea |
66-67-70-68=271 (-9) | 1,080,000 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Host course not chosen yet for AT&T National. Associated Press (2007-03-07).
- ^ Hewitt, Brian (2007-02-27). Air Force Base a Remote Possibility for D.C. Event. Golf Channel.
- ^ Congressional will host Tiger, AT&T National. Associated Press (2007-04-06).
- ^ Tiger Woods and AT&T National to Return to Congressional Country Club in 2009. AT&T National.
- ^ On Golf: AT&T at Aronimink in '11?. Philadelphia Inquirer (2008-03-02).
- ^ Woods expects to play at Open. Daily News Wire Services (2008-05-28).
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