Congressional Country Club
Venturi to be enshrined in Golf Hall of Fame
Oct 08, 2012 19:10 EDT
Ken Venturi, the 1964 US Open champion who spent 35 years as a US television golf commentator, was named on Monday as a 2013 inductee to the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Will Tiger be toothless or claws bared at Open?
Jul 13, 2012 13:53 EDT
Tiger Woods has produced tantalyzing glimpses of the form that made him a 14-time major champion, but no definite sign that he is prepared to add to that title haul at next week's British Open.
Woods wins National, passes Nicklaus for second place
Jul 01, 2012 22:54 EDT
Tiger Woods won the storm-hit AT&T National for his 74th career title to pass Jack Nicklaus for second place all-time on the PGA Tour list.
Bo Van Pelt leads PGA ATT National
Jun 28, 2012 21:32 EDT
Bo Van Pelt fired a bogey-free four-under 67 to seize a one-shot lead after the opening round of the ATT National at the Congressional Country Club course.
Tiger and PGA's National returns to Congressional
Jun 26, 2012 19:32 EDT
Tiger Woods and the US PGA Tour's National return to Congressional Country Club this week for the first time since 2009, when the 14-time major champion won the event he hosted.
McIlroy to get bobblehead treatment for US Open
May 23, 2012 16:28 EDT
Reigning US Open golf champion Rory McIlroy will be imortalized by baseball's San Francisco Giants as a bobblehead doll, a small statue with its head attached to a spring so it will wobble.
Masters flop for Woods, McIlroy
Apr 08, 2012 17:09 EDT
For a pair billed to be the best double act at the Masters in years, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were a box office flop this week.
Amateur star Cantlay: I can win Masters this week
Apr 03, 2012 18:24 EDT
Patrick Cantlay is not lacking in confidence, golf's World Amateur No. 1 boldly proclaiming Tuesday that he has what it takes to win the Masters on Sunday in his first attempt.
McIlroy's management locked in U.S. Open trophy battle
Dec 02, 2011 23:30 EST
HONG KONG (Reuters) - World number two Rory McIlroy's management team are locked in a battle with Chinese customs officials to release the U.S. Open trophy the Northern Irishman won earlier this year so it can be taken to the season-ending Dubai World Championship next week.
Bradley holds off Schwartzel to win Grand Slam
Oct 19, 2011 16:55 EDT
(Reuters) - PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley held off a charging Charl Schwartzel to win the elite, end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf by one shot in Southampton, Bermuda on Wednesday.
McIlroy shrugs off jet-lag for Grand Slam event
Oct 17, 2011 19:20 EDT
(Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy said he was ready for this week's end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda despite a dizzying tournament schedule that has taken him around the world this month.
McIlroy injured early at PGA Championship
Aug 11, 2011 15:20 EDT
Reigning US Open champion Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland suffered an injury to his right forearm on Thursday after hitting a ball near a tree root in round one of the PGA Championship.
PGA Championship wide open with Woods no longer a favorite
Aug 10, 2011 20:50 EDT
JOHNS CREEK, Georgia (Reuters) - Professional golf's shifting landscape is sharply illustrated at this week's PGA Championship where four-times winner Tiger Woods is ranked among the 'others' behind three European favorites.
McIlroy not ready to end Tiger Era just yet
Aug 10, 2011 10:29 EDT
Rory McIlroy refused to pronounce an end to golf's Tiger Woods era on the eve of the 93rd PGA Championship, but the reigning US Open champion hopes to hasten a new age by winning more majors.
Scott brings Tiger-ish swagger into wide-open PGA
Aug 08, 2011 19:08 EDT
With a Tiger Woods-ish swagger and inspiration from tennis star Rafael Nadal, Adam Scott has put himself among a host of contenders seeking a first major title at the 93rd PGA Championship.
McIlroy leaning toward return to US PGA Tour
Aug 03, 2011 17:31 EDT
Reigning US Open champion Rory McIlroy said Wednesday that he is leaning toward returning to the US PGA Tour, saying he prefers warm and sunny US playing conditions to wind-swept European courses.
McIlroy targets US/British Open double
Jul 13, 2011 23:00 EDT
Rory McIlroy will try to emulate Tiger Woods at Royal St George's this week by winning the British Open four weeks after winning the US Open.
Rory raring to go at British Open after three-week break
Jul 12, 2011 12:27 EDT
Rory McIlroy clocked in for work on Tuesday for the first time since his stunning win in the US Open and admitted that his life had changed forever.
Choi equals course record to seize PGA lead
Jul 01, 2011 19:19 EDT
South Korean K.J. Choi matched a course-record with a six-under par 64 on Friday to seize a two-stroke lead after the second round of the $6.2 million US PGA National.
Rose searches for form in defending US PGA title
Jun 29, 2011 14:55 EDT
Defending champion Justin Rose comes into this week's US PGA National hoping to play his way into perfect form just two weeks before the British Open.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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| Clubhouse of the Congressional Country Club, with the 10th tee of the Blue Course in front. | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Established | 1924 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Tournaments hosted | AT&T National |
| Website | Congressional CC |
| Blue Course | |
| Designed by | Devereux Emmet [1] |
| Par | 72/70 |
| Length | 7,250 yards (6,630 m) |
| Course rating | 75.4 |
| Gold Course | |
| Designed by | Devereux Emmet[2] |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,844 yards (6,258 m) |
| Course rating | 73.6 |
