Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland was the venue for the 2nd Edition of the AT&T National hosted by Tiger Woods.

The first round leader was Steve Marino, a hometown favorite, who grew up in nearby Fairfax, VA. Steve birdied three of his opening four holes, did not have a par putt longer than 5 feet. He finished his round with an 8 foot birdie putt. He shot 5 under 65. Tied for second were 3 players at 4 under par, Jeff Overton, Frank Lickliter, and Bob Estes. In the early morning at Congressional, a rain shower softened the smooth greens, and the fireworks on the 4th got an early start. Tom Pernice Jr., tied a tournament record with a 7 under par 63. He had 8 birdies and on 6 of the holes, his furthest distance for birdie was 4ft-3inches. Steve Stricker and John Merrick shot 64’s. Jeff Overton, Cliff Kresge, Nick O’Hern and Jeff Maggert had 65’s. The second round leaders, Tom Pernice Jr. and Jeff Overton were at 9 under par at 131. Fifteen players were within 6 shots of the lead. Anthony Kim, a rising star, was at 134, 6 under. 83 players made the cut. The cut was 143, 3 over par.

The 3rd round called Moving Day was just that. The course again softened by rain had Hunter Mahon’s 64 early in the day showed a sign that low scores were out there. Hunter had 7 birdies in the round and he birdied 3 of the 4 par 3’s.Vaugh Taylor also shot a 64. Moving up the leader board on the 3rd round had Steve Stricker in second with a 4 under 66 and 9 under for the tournament. Tommy Armour also had a 66 and was at 202, tied with Nick O’Hern, who posted a 67 in his 3rd round at 8 under for the tournment. Tied for 6th and 7th and 8th place at 7 under were Tim Herron who shot a 5 under 65 and Robert Allenby posted 67, and Anthony Kim who shot 69. Jeff Overton, who struggled some, came right back with birdies at 16 & 17 is just 2 strokes off the pace.Tom Pernice Jr. though, was the leader after 54 holes. He shot 69 on Saturday and was at 200, 10 under par. 15 players were within 5 shots of the lead.

Anthony Kim made all the right swings when he needed them most to claim his second victory in five starts.Sunday’s final round got underway much earlier than originally scheduled because of anticipated thunderstorms in the area. Players went off in threesomes from the 1st and 10th tees. Sunday yielded a lot of great scores. Peter Lonard shot a 63. D.J. Trahan shot a 64. Fredrik Jacobson, Davis Love, and Rod Pampling shot 65’s. Four under 66’s were shot by Jim Furyk, Rocco Mediate, Bo Van Pelt, and Alex Cejka. However, this Sunday at the AT&T National belonged to Anthony Kim.He birdied the 1st hole, took the lead with a birdie at the Par 5 9th hole and never looked back. He played a bogey free round, 5 under 65 and a 2 shot victory over 2nd place finisher Fredrik Jacobson.

1st Anthony Kim, GIR 12th
2nd Fredrik Jacobson, GIR 7th
Tied for 3rd Jim Furyk, GIR 3rd
Tied for 3rd Robert Allenby, GIR 1st

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