A FAREWELL
Bittersweet ending leaves locals disappointed, but hopeful for a comeback
N
ot long ago, PGA Tour
golf in the D.C. area
was almost assumed. A
tournament had been
held here in all but two
years since 1980, and
the greatest player of this generation was
host of the newest iteration.
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My, how things can change in the blink
of an eye.
The summer kicked off with the Quick-
en Loans National at TPC Potomac at
Avenel Farm in Bethesda, Md. It might
be the last regular PGA Tour event in
the Washington area for some time—if
not ever. With no event scheduled in the
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foreseeable future, this one sure went out
with a bang.
The biggest storyline was, of course,
Tiger Woods’ return to his own event,
and the crowds followed in droves despite
temperatures that peaked at well over 90
degrees each day. Woods gave everyone
in attendance memories to last a lifetime.
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by PAUL PIERCE, JR.