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Description

The
Quicken Loans National
(known as the
AT&T National
from 2007 to 2013) was a professional golf tournament on the
PGA Tour
in the
Washington, D.C.
area, usually held in late June or during the
Fourth of July
weekend, although in
2015
it ran from July 30 to August 2. It was hosted by
Tiger Woods
and benefited the
Tiger Woods Foundation
.
The first edition in
2007
was held July 5–8 at the Blue Course of the
Congressional Country Club
in
Bethesda
,
Maryland
, northwest of Washington. The event returned to Congressional in
2008
and
2009
and was held midway between the
U.S. Open
and
The Open Championship
to ensure a strong field of competitors. The National was part of the Open Qualifying Series that gave non-exempt players a chance to compete in The Open.
The event was officially announced on March 7, 2007, to replace
The International
, which tour officials had abruptly cancelled four weeks earlier on
February 8.
[1]
The Quicken Loans National was a standard 72-hole
stroke play
event, and did not use the
modified Stableford
scoring system used by The International in
Colorado
.
The D.C. area hosted a regular tour event for over a quarter century; the
Kemper Open
arrived in
1980
, but was terminated after the
2006
event. It was played at Congressional from 1980 to
1986
, then moved to the nearby
TPC at Avenel
in
1987
. Later renamed the
Booz Allen Classic
, it returned to Congressional in
2005
, to give Avenel time to undergo renovations, which did
not occur.
[2]
Congressional originally agreed to host the event for the first two years, and after opting out of hosting the 2009
U.S. Amateur
, agreed to host the event in 2009 as well.
[3]
[4]
The
Aronimink Golf Club
in
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
, hosted the 2010 and 2011 events, due to Congressional being reconfigured for the
2011 U.S. Open
.
[5]
The tournament was played at Congressional from 2012 to 2014
[6]
and returned in 2016.
[7]
It was played in
Virginia
at
Robert Trent Jones Golf Club
in
Gainesville
in August
2015
and was played at
TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm
in
Potomac
in 2017.
[7]
Other courses that were originally considered for the new tournament were in the
Kansas City
,
Minneapolis-Saint Paul
, and
Portland
areas. Possible sites for the 2010 and 2011 events were the
TPC at Avenel
(now TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, former site of the
Booz Allen Classic
) and Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, (four-time host of the
Presidents Cup
).
[8]
[9]
CBS Sports
and
Golf Channel
currently carry the Quicken Loans National on television.
After the 2017 tournament, the
Quicken Loans
sponsorship deal ended leaving The National with no sponsor for
2018
,
[10]
scheduled for June 28 to July 1.
[11]
The PGA Tour also announced that it would be buying out the remaining two years of its contract with
Congressional Country Club
to host the 2018 and 2020
editions.
[12]
Despite a lack of title sponsor and host course, PGA Tour commissioner
Jay Monahan
confirmed that the event would occur in 2018, stating, "We made the commitment. Our players are going to be showing up there and we're going to be playing for that amount of money."
[13]
On May 30, less than a month before the event, Quicken Loans agreed to sponsor for a fifth
consecutive year.
[14]
[15]
On July 10, 2018, it was announced that the
Detroit Golf Club
would host the
Rocket Mortgage Classic
in 2019, replacing The National.
[16]
Quicken Loans National
2018
Francesco Molinari
Italy
259
−21
8 strokes
Ryan Armour
1,278,000
7,100,000
TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm
2017
Kyle Stanley
United States
273
−7
Playoff
Charles Howell III
1,278,000
7,100,000
TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm
2016
Billy Hurley III
United States
267
−17
3 strokes
Vijay Singh
1,242,000
6,900,000
Congressional Country Club
2015
Troy Merritt
United States
266
−18
3 strokes
Rickie Fowler
1,206,000
6,700,000
Robert Trent Jones Golf Club
2014
Justin Rose
(2)
England
280
−4
Playoff
Shawn Stefani
1,170,000
6,500,000
Congressional Country Club
AT&T National
2013
Bill Haas
United States
272
−12
3 strokes
Roberto Castro
1,170,000
6,500,000
Congressional Country Club
2012
Tiger Woods
(2)
United States
276
−8
2 strokes
Bo Van Pelt
1,170,000
6,500,000
Congressional Country Club
2011
Nick Watney
United States
267
−13
2 strokes
K. J. Choi
1,116,000
6,200,000
Aronimink Golf Club
2010
Justin Rose
England
270
−10
1 stroke
Ryan Moore
1,116,000
6,200,000
Aronimink Golf Club
2009
Tiger Woods
United States
267
−13
1 stroke
Hunter Mahan
1,080,000
6,000,000
Congressional Country Club
2008
Anthony Kim
United States
268
−12
2 strokes
Fredrik Jacobson
1,080,000
6,000,000
Congressional Country Club
2007
K. J. Choi
South Korea
271
−9
3 strokes
Steve Stricker
1,080,000
6,000,000
Congressional Country Club