Golf/Tiger Coming to D.C. Area
The big talk in town is that the PGA has again landed in D.C. and will have a tourney in early July. Tom Boswell and Wilbon had feature articles in today's Post. The key is that Tiger's charity will be the recipient of the charity money and Tiger has apparently agreed to make this a stop on his schedule. Even better, the sportscasters on TV last night were suggesting that one of his sponsors will step up to the plate and that this will become Tiger's tournament much like tournaments associated with Arnie, Jack and Byron Nelson.
The site has not been announced but the word is that Mark Alarie's home course, Congressional, will hold the tournament for at least the first two years.
It sounds like it will be a first class event.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...022701660.html
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Where will it be in 2009?
Congressional is only going to sign on to host for 2 years, so I'll be pretty interested to hear where it goes after that. I'm sure the PGA tour will push for Avanel, but doubt the players/Tiger want to go back there. The only other tournament quality course in the DC area is RTJ, but the members there grouse about the President's Cup every other year, so I doubt they would want an annual tournament. Can't really see it moving to Baltimore CC or Bulle Rock either, so I hope this thing last long enough to have Tiger more than once.
