AT&T National 2012: Tiger Woods Wins Third Event Of The Year

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AT&T National Leaderboard: Tiger Woods And Bo Van Pelt Tied As Round Nears Conclusion

The leaders are heading down the homestretch at the 2012 AT&T National at Congressional, and Tiger Woods and Bo Van Pelt are in a tight race for the title, as the two are tied at minus nine through 15 holes.

Both golfers began the day at minus six and charged to the front of the pack early on in their rounds. With both tied at minus eight, Woods took the lead with this impressive shot to regain momentum, but Van Pelt stayed cool to also shoot a birdie on the hole to keep the scores tied.

The two continue to go at it, with a dramatic finish very much in the works.

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AT&T National 2012 Leaderboard: Tiger Woods Tied For Lead, Adam Scott Charging

Tiger Woods has begun his final round at Congressional and still holds a share of the lead over the field as he sits atop the leaderboard with Bo Van Pelt with a score of minus seven through six holes. Woods is minus one on the day and has yet to bogey a hole.

He is facing a field full of competitors that are charging toward the top of the leaderboard, led by Adam Scott, who has exploded on Sunday to minus six. He began the day just one under par but is minus five on Sunday. Brandon de Jong is also just a stroke behind Woods and has been remaining steady at minus six all afternoon.

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AT&T National 2012: Course Is Open To Public On Sunday

Intense storms on Friday evening in the Washington metro area caused serious damage and knocked power out for hundreds of thousands of local residents. It also kept spectators off the grounds of the Congressional County Club for the third round of the 2012 AT& T National. As things have begun to return to normal in neighborhoods, it appears the course is in better shape now as well, and fans will once again be allowed in.

Via the @ATTNational twitter feed:

The #ATTNational IS OPEN to spectators today. Gates open at 9am. First tee time at 11am. Tiger in last group at 1:15pm off Hole 1.

— AT&T National (@ATTNational) July 1, 2012

Brendon de Jonge sits atop the leaderboard entering Sunday's play. Event host Tiger Woods is just one sot off the lead.

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2012 AT&T National: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Parings For Sunday

Brendon de Jonge leads the 2012 AT&T National entering Sunday's final round, after shooting a two-under par round of 69 on Saturday in front of zero spectators. Intense storms in the Washington, D.C. , metro area meant the public were not allowed in to Congressional Country Club for the third round, meaning golfers had the course to themselves.

Event host Tiger Woods is tied with three other players for second place, just one shot behind de Jonge. Woods posted a four-under par round of 67 on Saturday.

Sunday's final round will be shown on CBS, beginning at 300 p.m. EST. A complete schedule of Sunday's tee times can be found below:

Tee No. 1
1:15 p.m.: Brendon de Jonge, Bo Van Pelt, Tiger Woods
1:03 p.m.: Seung-Yul Noh, Billy Hurley III, Hunter Mahan
12:52 p.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, John Mallinger, Ryan Palmer
12:40 p.m.: Robert Garrigus, Pat Perez, Chez Reavie
12:29 p.m.: Sang-Moon Bae, Nick Watney, Jason Day
12:17 p.m.: Charley Hoffman, Marc Leishman, Vijay Singh
12:06 p.m.: Greg Owen, John Huh, Sean O'Hair
11:55 a.m.: Troy Matteson, Daniel Summerhays, Brandt Jobe
11:44 a.m.: Adam Scott, Stewart Cink, Jimmy Walker
11:33 a.m.: Rod Pampling, Patrick Cantlay, Martin Laird
11:22 a.m.: Bud Cauley, Brian Davis, Greg Chalmers
11:11 a.m.: Kyle Stanley, Cameron Tringale, Brian Harman
11:00 a.m.: Heath Slocum, Jeff Overton, Kevin Chappell

Tee No. 10
11:00 a.m.: Dustin Johnson, Charles Howell III, Bobby Gates
11:11 a.m.: Roberto Castro, George McNeill, Harris English
11:22 a.m.: Andres Romero, Ricky Barnes, Martin Flores
11:33 a.m.: K.T. Kim, Erik Compton, D.J. Trahan
11:44 a.m.: Ben Crane, Charlie Wi, Hunter Haas
11:55 a.m.: James Driscoll, Ryuji Imada, Trevor Immelman
12:06 p.m.: Blake Adams, Bryce Molder, Will Claxton
12:17 p.m.: Graham DeLaet, Jim Furyk, J.J. Killeen
12:29 p.m.: Rory Sabbatini, Y.E. Yang, Gary Woodland
12:40 p.m.: Brendan Steele, Chris DiMarco, William McGirt
12:52 p.m.: Brendon Todd, Bob Estes
1:03 p.m.: Ryan Moore, Ben Curtis

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AT&T National 2012: Tiger Inches Toward Top Of Leaderboard After Shooting 67

In 2009, the last time the AT&T National was played at the Blue Course at Congressional, Tiger Woods won the tournament, fairly easily. After shooting 4-under 67 on Saturday, he might be in position to do so again. Woods is tied for second through 54, just one stroke back of the leader Brendon de Jonge, who fired a 69 in the third round.

"I started off five back, and I needed to make a run," Woods told reporters afterwards. "Whether we have thousands of people or we have a small handful of people out there, it doesn't change the execution of the shot. The shot needs to be placed correctly in the fairway and on the correct side and then fired to the correct spot on the green and then holed. That doesn't change anything.

Joining Woods one stroke back of de Jonge are Bo Van Pelt and Seung-Yul Noh, who shot 67 and 69, respectively, on Saturday. Another stroke beind was Billy Hurley III and Hunter Mahan.

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2012 AT&T National Update: Brendon de Jonge Still Leads, But Van Pelt, Woods And Mahan Closing In

After inclement weather trashed the course and the viewing public were barred from the 2012 AT&T National at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., the third round did take place as planned even though tee times were pushed back to 1 P.M., EST.

Zinbabwe's Brendan de Jong is your leader through the front nine as he's -2 par on the day and -7 in the event. But Bo Van Pelt and Tiger Woods are right on his heels.

Van Pelt is four-under par after 10 holes and six-under in the tournament while Tiger Woods is also four-under par through 10 holes and six-under as well.

Another American, Hunter Mahan, is also six-under par through the first three rounds but is also one-over par on the day thus far.

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PHOTO: Weather Wreaks Havoc At AT&T National

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2012 AT&T National: Saturday's Third Round Will Begin At 1:00 P.M. EST

Extreme weather overnight in the Washington, D.C. metro area put the third round of play at the 2012 AT&T National tournament at risk, but it is now being reported that the golfers will tee off in the afternoon on Saturday. Via the @ATTNational twitter feed:

UPDATE: The third round of the #ATTNational will be a two tee start beginning at 1pm. Last time 3:10p. @TigerWoods goes at 2:40p.

— AT&T National (@ATTNational) June 30, 2012

Spectators and volunteers will not be allowed on the course on Saturday.

Hunter Mahan sits atop the leaderboard at seven-under par for the tournament after a six-under round of 65 on Friday. Event host Tiger Woods sits five shots back, in a tie for 11th place.

Third round television coverage will begin at 3:00 p.m. EST on CBS.

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2012 AT&T National: Overnight Weather Shuts Public Out For Saturday's Round

The third round of the 2012 AT&T National will take place Saturday at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, but it will be conducted without the public. Intense overnight weather means Saturday's moving day on the course will be just golfers, caddies and tournament officials.

Via the official event twitter feed:

Again please note the #ATTNational is CLOSED today to spectators and volunteers in the interest of safety. Play is unknown. cc/ @PGATOUR

— AT&T National (@ATTNational) June 30, 2012

Hunter Mahan leads the tournament after shooting a six-under round of 65 on Friday. Fellow Americans Robert Garrigus and Jimmy Walker sit two shots back. Event host Tiger Woods is five shots back, in a tie for 11th place.

Third round television coverage begins at 3:00 p.m. EST on CBS.

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2012 AT&T National: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Pairings For Saturday

Third round of the 2012 AT&T National will take place on Saturday, though intense overnight weather will likely keep the public from viewing moving day at Congressional. Hunter Mahan sits atop the leaderboard after a six-under round of 65 on Friday, with eight golfers within three shots of the lead entering the third round.

Here are the tee times and pairings for Saturday:

7:10 a.m.: Ben Curtis, Y.E. Yang
7:20 a.m.: Ryan Moore, Graham DeLaet
7:30 a.m.: Brendon Todd, Bob Estes
7:40 a.m.: William McGirt, Will Claxton
7:50 a.m.: J.J. Henry, Arjun Atwal
8:00 a.m.: Bryce Molder, Jeff Overton
8:10 a.m.: Kyle Stanley, Rory Sabbatini
8:20 a.m.: Vaughn Taylor, Ben Crane
8:30 a.m.: Chris DiMarco, J.J. Killeen
8:40 a.m.: Brendan Steele, Roberto Castro
8:50 a.m.: D.J. Trahan, Blake Adams
9:00 a.m.: Davis Love II, Erik Compton
9:10 a.m.: Ryuji Imada, Dustin Johnson
9:20 a.m.: Martin Flores, K.T. Kim
9:30 a.m.: Heath Slocum, Ricky Barnes
9:40 a.m.: Justin Leonard, Gary Woodland
9:50 a.m.: James Driscoll, Jim Furyk
10:00 a.m.: Beau Hossler (a), Hunter Haas
10:10 a.m.: Kevin Chappell, John Huh
10:20 a.m.: Brian Harman, Greg Owen
10:30 p.m.: Sean O'Hair, George McNeill
10:40 p.m.: Harris English, Charles Wi
10:50 p.m.: Bud Cauley, Chez Reavie
11:00 p.m.: Brian Davis, Andres Romero
11:10 p.m.: Troy Matteson, Daniel Summerhays
11:20 p.m.: Sang-Moon Bae, Patrick Cantlay
11:30 p.m.: Charles Howell III, Greg Chalmers
11:40 p.m.: Trevor Immelman, Billy Hurley III
11:50 p.m.: Brandt Jobe, Adam Scott
12:00 p.m.: Nick Watney, Bobby Gates
12:10 p.m.: J.B. Holmes, John Mallinger
12:20 p.m.: Ryan Palmer, Jhonattan Vegas
12:30 p.m.: Martin Laird, Jason Day
12:40 p.m.: Charley Hoffman, Marc Leishman
12:50 p.m.: Bo Van Pelt, Tiger Woods
1:00 p.m.: Vijay Singh, Cameron Tringale
1:10 p.m.: Rod Pampling, Stewart Cink
1:20 p.m.: Pat Perez, Seung-Yul Noh
1:30 p.m.: Jimmy Walker, Robert Garrigus
1:40 p.m.: Hunter Mahan, Brendon de Jonge

Third round televison coverage begins at 3:00 p.m. EST on CBS.

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2012 AT&T National: Hunter Mahan Takes 2-Shot Lead After 65 On Friday

The second round of the 2012 AT&T National is in the books and Hunter Mahan surged to the lead after firing a 65 on a scorching Friday afternoon. Mahan is coming off a ridiculous final round last week in Hartford, where he fired a 61 early on Sunday to charge up the leaderboard. Playing early in a similar circumstance, he went low at Congressional three years ago when he carded a 62 in his final round to challenge Tiger Woods. Cameron Tringale matched Mahan with a 65 of his own, but the Oklahoma State product and two-time 2012 winner Mahan is 7-under and two shots clear of a trio in second.

Brendon de Jonge, Jimmy Walker, and Robert Garrigus are all at 5-under. Garrigus is the bomb-and-gouger who put together a solid week at Congressional last year finishing T3. Despite being dusted by Rory McIlroy, Garrigus took a lot away from that week and was extremely happy with how he played the course. His comfort on the track has been evident again this week.

Amateur Beau Hossler made the weekend after a second round 74 put him at 3-over for the tournament. The 17-year-old sensation who stormed onto the scene at Olympic two weeks ago received an exemption from Tiger Woods and has handled himself well the first two days. Hossler struggled on the back side, playing the first three holes in four over after carding a double on the difficult par-3 10th but he hung in there to make the cut. Patrick Cantlay, the former amateur superstar, made his first cut since turning professional after the Open. He was another player who impressed here last year but he's currently eight shots back at 1-over.

One notable name to miss the cut was Tiger's playing partner and 2007 winner K.J. Choi. Camilo Villegas and Kelly Kraft, the reigning amateur champ who defeated Cantlay at Erin Hills last year, also missed the weekend.

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2012 AT&T National: Tiger Woods Three Shots Back After 2nd Round 68

With triple digit temperatures beating down on the field at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, the second round is well underway and tournament host Tiger Woods is climbing his way up the leaderboard. In the second round, Woods shot a three-under 68 on the round to move to two-under for the tournament, three strokes behind current leaders Robert Garrigus, Brendon de Jonge and Jimmy Walker.

Garrigus earned a share of the lead after shooting a four-under 67 in the second round. Walker and de Jonge hit two-under 69s to improve on their three-under rounds from Thursday.

Rod Pamperling also shot a 67 in the second round and stands one shot behind the leaders with a four-under for the tournament. Vijay Singh has only just started his second round and stands two strokes behind the leaders. As of right now, the projected cut is at four-over for the tournament.

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2012 AT&T National: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Parings For Friday

The second round of the AT&T National will start bright and early on River Road Friday morning, with first round leader Bo Van Pelt off No. 1 with the first tee time at 7 a.m. ET. Congressional is playing the way Mike Davis and the USGA had hoped it would one year ago for the U.S. Open, firm and fast with dried out conditions. Only seven players broke 70 on the first day, led by Van Pelt's 67.

Golf Channel will broadcast the second round from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET on Friday afternoon. One of the featured groups to follow in the afternoon will be Dustin Johnson, Hunter Mahan, and Davis Love III. All three are under par after solid early rounds on Thursday. Mahan lit it up early on Sunday three years ago at Congressional, firing a 62 that put a scare in eventual winner Tiger Woods.

Tiger is set to tee off a 7:50 a.m. ET alongside Nick Watney and K.J. Choi. They will go off No. 10 with that unorthodox and difficult par-3 tee shot over water to start their round.

Morning wave off No. 1:

Morning wave off No. 10:

Afternoon wave off No. 1:

Afternoon wave off No. 10:

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AT&T National 2012: Thursday Tee Times Announced, Tiger Woods Tees Off At 12:50 P.M.

The tee times for the opening round of the 2012 AT&T National at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland have been announced. 120 golfers will begin their quest to win the winning share of $1.17 million. In this tournament, there will be two waves of players, a morning wave and an afternoon wave. Those two waves will be split to start at either hole No. 1 or No. 10.

The host of this tournament, Tiger Woods, who won the tournament the last time it was held at Congressional in 2009, will tee off from No. 1 at 12:50 p.m. on Thursday. His playing partners on Thursday will be defending tournament champion Nick Watney and 2007 champion K.J. Choi. W.T. Woodson (VA) graduate Steve Marino will tee off from No. 10 at 7:12 a.m.

Here is a complete list of the tee times for Thursday.

Congressional Country Club Tee #1

7:00 am- Matteson, Troy; Cauley, Bud; Summerhays, Daniel
7:12 am- Imada, Ryuji; Weekley, Boo; Jobe, Brandt
7:25 am- Owen, Greg; Stroud, Chris; DeLaet, Graham
7:37 am- Taylor, Vaughn; Mayfair, Billy; O'Hern, Nick
7:50 am- Wagner, Johnson; Crane, Ben; Palmer, Ryan
8:02 am- Huh, John; Stanley, Kyle; Sabbatini, Rory
8:15 am- Bradley, Michael; Vegas, Jhonattan; Singh, Vijay
8:27 am- Beckman, Cameron; Yang, Y.E.; Immelman, Trevor
8:40 am- Herron, Tim; Pride, Dicky; Teater, Josh
8:52 am- Compton, Erik; Lee, Danny; Kraft, Kelly

Congressional Country Club Tee #10

7:00 am- Pernice Jr., Tom; Thompson, Michael; Kang, Sung
7:12 am- Marino, Steve; Merrick, John; Killeen, J.J.
7:25 am- Reavie, Chez; Estes, Bob; Gainey, Tommy
7:37 am- Moore, Ryan; Couch, Chris; Chappell, Kevin
7:50 am- Johnson, Dustin; Mahan, Hunter; Love III, Davis
8:02 am- Leishman, Marc; Curtis, Ben; Scott, Adam
8:15 am- Molder, Bryce; Villegas, Camilo; Cink, Stewart
8:27 am- Glover, Lucas; Gay, Brian; Cabrera, Angel
8:40 am- Levin, Spencer; Tringale, Cameron; Davis, Brian
8:52 am- Reifers, Kyle; Hurley III, Billy; Hossler, Beau*

Congressional Country Club Tee #1

12:00 pm- Perez, Pat; Maggert, Jeff; Haas, Hunter
12:12 pm- Mallinger, John; Driscoll, James; English, Harris
12:25 pm- Pampling, Rod; Stadler, Kevin; Gillis, Tom
12:37 pm- Walker, Jimmy; Blanks, Kris; Mathis, David
12:50 pm- Woods, Tiger; Watney, Nick; Choi, K.J.
1:02 pm- Garrigus, Robert; Furyk, Jim; Day, Jason
1:15 pm- Woodland, Gary; Slocum, Heath; Bettencourt, Matt
1:27 pm- Kirk, Chris; Steele, Brendan; Allenby, Robert
1:40 pm- DiMarco, Chris; Barnes, Ricky; Flores, Martin
1:52 pm- Gates, Bobby; Harman, Brian; Spieth, Jordan*

Congressional Country Club Tee #10

12:00 pm- Van Pelt, Bo; Trahan, D.J.; Overton, Jeff
12:12 pm- Holmes, J.B.; Every, Matt; Noh, Seung-Yul
12:25 pm- Campbell, Chad; Wi, Charlie; de Jonge, Brendon
12:37 pm- Romero, Andres; Henry, J.J.; Adams, Blake
12:50 pm- O'Hair, Sean; Laird, Martin; Howell III, Charles
1:02 pm- McNeill, George; Points, D.A.; Hoffman, Charley
1:15 pm- Piercy, Scott; Atwal, Arjun; Leonard, Justin
1:27 pm- Streelman, Kevin; Chalmers, Greg; Bae, Sang-Moon
1:40 pm- McGirt, William; Claxton, Will; Castro, Roberto
1:52 pm- Begay III, Notah; Kim, K.T.; Cantlay, Patrick

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AT&T National 2012: Beau Hossler's U.S. Open Performance Earned Youngster Invite To Congressional

The 2012 AT&T National begins play this week on Thursday from Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. The field was finalized on Friday evening, with event host Tiger Woods, the No. 4-ranked player in the world, and No. 10-ranked Hunter Mahan highlighting the field. There will be an infusion of youth at this year's tournament, though, that should draw the interest of fans as well. 17-year-old Beau Hossler, fresh off his strong performance at the 2012 U.S. Open, was invited to participate in the tournament, as well as two other promising youngsters.

Via Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post:

Hossler is one of several prominent, precocious players who will try to handle Congressional, which hosts the AT&T National for the first time since 2009. (The tournament moved to suburban Philadelphia for two years so Congressional could prepare for and host the 2011 U.S. Open.) Jordan Spieth, a freshman at the University of Texas - where Hossler is committed to play after his high school graduation in 2013 - will be there just two weeks after beating Hossler to take low amateur honors at the Open. Patrick Cantlay, a 20-year-old who turned pro last week following his sophomore year at UCLA, was also invited.

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AT&T National 2012: Tiger Woods, Hunter Mahan Highlight Field At This Year's Tournament

The 2012 AT&T National will begin play this week from Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, and with the passage of Friday's deadline to withdraw the field has been set for this year's tournament. Tiger Woods, the No. 4-ranked player in the world, is the event host and will participate, as will Nick Watney, the defending champion.

Other notable participants include Hunter Mahan, the No. 10-ranked player in the world, Dustin Johnson, Adam Scott, Vijay Singh and Jim Furyk. Beau Hossler, the 17-year-old high schooler who took last week's U.S. Open by storm, will also tee off at Congressional this week.

The complete field can be found at the AT&T National page on PGATour.com.

The tournament begins on Thursday, June 28 from Congressional C.C., the host of last year's U.S. Open Championship. The event, hosted by Woods, benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation.

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AT&T National 2012: U.S. Open Champion Webb Simpson To Miss Tournament At Congressional

Friday was the last day for committed entrants to withdraw from the 2012 AT&T National at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda. Washington Post golf writer Barry Svrluga tweeted the specifics regarding who is in and who is out.

Commitments are in for AT&T National. Biggest ones -- Tiger, Furyk, Dustin Johnson, Mahan, Watney, Adam Scott -- we knew about.

— Barry Svrluga (@barrysvrluga) June 22, 2012

Other field notes: No Webb Simpson (also sitting out British b/c of impending birth of child); no Rickie Fowler or Bubba Watson.

— Barry Svrluga (@barrysvrluga) June 22, 2012

It's a blow not to have either the Masters or U.S. Open champion at this tournament, though we certainly respect Webb Simpson's reason for skipping. All in all, it's a pretty strong field that should provide a solid week's entertainment at Congressional.

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2012 AT&T National: Four Players Withdraw From Field

Players have until Friday, June 22 to commit to or withdraw from the field for the 2012 AT&T National, but four players have withdrawn a day early. According to tournament director Greg McLauglin of the on Twitter, David Duval, Sandy Lyle, Mike Weir and Jonas Blixt will not be participating in the tournament.

Last tweet has created a firestorm. WD. List Duval, Lyle, Weir & Blixt

— Greg McLaughlin (@TWFGMac) June 21, 2012

A strong field remains, including defending champion and top-10 ranked player Justin Rose, as well as Tiger Woods. The AT&T National gets underway on Thursday, June 28 from Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, the host of last year's U.S. Open. The tournament is hosted by Woods, and the event benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation.

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