Choi Defends at AT&T National
K.J. Choi’s victory at the AT&T National a year ago at Congressional Country Club outside Washington, D.C., was Choi’s sixth since he joined the PGA TOUR full time in 2000. The victory at the event hosted by Tiger Woods was one of two titles he enjoyed in 2007. Choi also won the Memorial Tournament. Earlier this year, at the Sony Open in Hawaii, Choi won, giving him at least one TOUR victory every year since 2005. Choi, a member of the 2003 and 2007 International Presidents Cup teams, is 12th in the FedExCup standings and has three top-10 finishes this season. He’s also 10th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
This week’s event will be the 42nd official TOUR event the Washington, D.C. area has hosted since the first tournament—the 1921 U.S. Open—was held in Chevy Chase, MD.