| MUMBAI:
World number 1 Tiger Woods, newly crowned U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover and
defending champion Anthony Kim feature in a star-filled field at the AT&T
National, a USPGA event. The first day of the event tees off on the 2nd of July
and in India it will be shown live on Ten Sports post mid night 3rd of July. Woods,
the top-ranked player in the world, will welcome 119 of the world’s best
golfers to the Blue Course at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Washington
for the $6 million event supported by the Tiger Woods Foundation. In
addition to 14-time major winner Woods, top 25 players set to take on at the Congressional
are Paul Casey, three-time major winner Vijay Singh, former U.S. Open champion
Jim Furyk, Sean O’Hair, Lucas Glover and former Masters champion Mike Weir.
Defending champion
Anthony Kim who had won the competition with a record twelve under round of 268
will also be in action. Kim has had just two top ten finishes this year and will
be eager to touch form here. The
AT&T National playing field is flush with players at the top of their games,
each competing for the winner’s cheque of $1.08 million. Tiger
Woods leads the way among players who have already been victorious in tournaments
this year. Woods has won at Bay Hill and the Memorial, Casey won the Shell Houston
Open, O’Hair won the Quail Hollow Championship, Pat Perez won the Bob Hope
Classic, Nick Watney won the Buick Invitational and Mark Wilson won the Mayakoba
Golf Classic. The
newest tournament winner in the field is 29-year-old American Lucas Glover, who
won his first major title by winning the U.S. Open in dramatic fashion.
The three-year-old
AT&T National, among the strongest tournaments on the PGA Tour schedule, occupies
an important position in the Fed Ex Cup series. So
get ready to tee off with your favourite stars Live on TEN Sports, the most widely
watched sports channel in the subcontinent. | 