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CBS Sports to Broadcast "AT&T National" at Congressional Country Club July 5-6
Tiger Woods' event featuring defending champion K.J. Choi
Tiger Woods hosts his PGA Tour event this week in year two of the "AT&T National," however he will not be attending due to his recent season-ending surgery following his U.S. Open victory. CBS Sports broadcasts third- and final-round coverage of the "AT&T National" from the famed Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., on Saturday, July 5 (3-6 p.m., ET) and Sunday, July 6 (3-6:30 p.m., ET), live on the CBS Television Network.
Jim Nantz and Nick Faldo, CBS Sports' golf anchor and lead analyst, respectively, provide commentary from the 18th hole tower. Peter Oosterhuis calls the action at the 17th hole, Gary McCord at the 16th and Ian Baker-Finch at the 15th. David Feherty and Peter Kostis serve as on-course reporters.
The AT&T National includes an impressive field of the world's top-ranked players: Choi, Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker, Trevor Immelman, Anthony Kim, Andres Romero, Aaron Baddeley, Davis Love III, Fred Couples, Rocco Mediate, Tim Clark, Lucas Glover, Charles Howell III, Stuart Appleby, Rod Pampling, Arron Oberholser, Rich Beem, Paul Goydos, Ryuji Imada, Brandt Snedeker, Camilo Villegas, Ryan Moore, Jesper Parnevik, Tom Pernice, Jr., Shigeki Maruyama, Chris DiMarco, Mike Weir, Steve Elkington, Sean O'Hair, Corey Pavin, J.B. Holmes, Tim Herron and former University of Maryland coach Fred Funk. Funk, a gallery favorite, played his first ever PGA TOUR event at Congressional in 1982.
The AT&T National will benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation and pay tribute to the men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces. Wounded soldiers from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., will be acknowledged by tournament officials this week. In addition, each day, beginning July 2, a branch of the military will be honored.
Lance Barrow is Coordinating Producer and Steve Milton is Director of CBS Sports' golf coverage. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
