Posts Tagged ‘AT&T National’

It’s tough enough when everyone measures you by the immortals of the game, but a blindside hit by a player seven holes ahead proved challenging for Tiger Woods.
First he knocks off his third round co-leader Anthony Kim, then Woods needed to fend off Hunter Mahan, who posted a course record 62 while playing farther ahead. [...]

Anthony Kim shot a course record 62 in the first round of Tiger Woods’ AT&T National on Thursday. The defending champion shot a 29 over the first 9 holes of Big Blue at Congressional. Amazing.
Tiger always likes a challenge to run at and shot a 64 later that day. This should be a heckuva tournament. [...]

It was a star-studded affair on the ceremonial first tee on Wednesday at Congressional. Tony Romo was booed, Jessica Simpson was awesome singing the national anthem and Tiger is always Tiger.
My Washington Examiner column talks about the third-year first tee program that has become a real celebrity-driven fan favorite.
A stunning kickoff at Congressional

Tiger sure has a rolodex of famous friends. He talked about Obama, Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, Roger Federer and Tony Romo as casually and you mention Bob, Ted, Carol and Alice.
Tiger plays in the Pro-Am today in prepping for the AT&T National on Thursday. It’s a very good tournament at very affordable prices over a [...]

I remember covering the first day of the 1997 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club when a young rising star didn’t come to the media tent because he was a few shots off the lead and didn’t think anyone wanted to talk to him. Tiger Woods learned from an angry media the next day that [...]