By Rick Krebs, PGA Professional- PGA.com July 6, 2008 -- Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland was the venue for the 2nd Edition of the AT&T National hosted by Tiger Woods. Just outside our nation's capitol, Congressional Country Club was opened in 1924 and has hosted five USGA events, including the 1964 and 1997 US Open and the 1976 PGA Championship. The 2011 US Open will also be contested here. A club steeped in history and tradition is now creating new traditions. As of last year, this tournament is now played over the July 4th holiday. It is appropriate then, that we salute the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have so valiantly served in our military. Each day the tournament honored a different branch of our armed forces. It began Thursday recognizing the Air Force, Friday the Navy, Saturday the Marines...
[read full story]