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AT&T National

Monday Jun 28 – Sunday Jul 4, 2010

Congressional Country Club · Bethesda, MD

Purse: $6.2 million
Winning Share: $1,080,000
FedExCup Points: 500
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Course

Congressional Blue Course

Course Par Value: 70

Course Yardage: 7255

When Devereux Emmett began designing the famed Blue Course at Congressional Country Club in 1922, he was turning land used for fox hunting into a course that would become host to a PGA Championship, three U.S. Open Championships and many other major golf events.

The Blue Course has been renovated throughout the years, most recently by Rees Jones who continues to oversee all architectural changes. A 7,255 yard, par 70 championship course, the Blue Course simultaneously challenges players with its layout and soothes them with its vistas, ponds, rock bridges and foliage. Ranked as one of the best courses in the country, the Blue Course has a rich history of exciting, memorable golf.

Hole	Par	Yards
1	4	402	On this straightaway par 4 with bunkers on either side of the landing area, only the longest hitters will clear the bunker on the left. Hit a mid- to short iron to this relatively flat green guarded by yawning bunkers in front and back right.
2	3	232	Six strategically placed bunkers - front, right and left - protect this large, bowl-shaped green. The fast, undulating putting surface slopes from back left to front right. A ridge runs across the center. On the tee shot, players should hit a high, soft long iron, lofted wood or hybrid.
3	4	455	Three bunkers lie to the right of the fairway landing area and large pine trees border the left. The approach plays to a large, undulating green flanked by a large and a small bunker to the left and two small pot bunkers to the right.
4	4	427	Creating a tight, demanding driving hole, trees grow close to the fairway on both sides of this dogleg right. Longer tee shots find a more narrow landing area. Hit a high approach shot to this moderately-sized, rolling green guarded by bunkers in front.
5	4	407	Tee shots on this dogleg-left hole are from an elevated tee to a sloped fairway. Three fairway bunkers on the left of the landing area can cause trouble on a short approach shot. Bunkers left, front right and behind guard this 30-yard deep green.
6	4	518	This tough hole plays as a par 5 for the members, but will play as a par 4 here. It requires that the tee shot avoid a grove of trees along the left and bunkers, a stream and out-of-bounds on the right. On the long, demanding second shot, players should avoid the pond guarding the right side of the green.
7	3	174	The second par 3 on the course plays to a double-terraced green guarded by deep bunkers short left and front right. The shape and slope of this troublesome green provides a stern putting test. Jack Nicklaus aced this hole in the final round of the 1995 U.S. Senior Open.
8	4	354	The shortest par 4 on the course is this dogleg-right hole. Bunkers and trees on the right of the fairway should keep you from cutting the corner. Five bunkers surround this small (30-yard-deep), firm, fast green.
9	5	602	On one of the most demanding holes in U.S. Open history, bunkers guard both sides of the fairway off the tee. Players must lay up on their second shot to avoid the deep ravine in front of the green. Because of that ravine, it is unwise to attempt reaching this green in two.
10	3	218	The largest lake on the course fronts this wide green with two bunkers behind and one to the front right. A spine divides the green in half with a front-right collection area. The slope in front of the green guarantees shots that come up short will need a life preserver.
11	4	489	Another converted par 5, this elevated tee overlooks a tight landing area that slopes from left to right. Bunkers frame the right side. Any second shot requires great accuracy to negotiate the connected water hazards on the right and the bunkers on the left.
12	4	415	Trees guard the left side of the fairway on this rather severe dogleg-left hole and a large bunker protects the right side. The fairway slopes from right to left. The second shot plays a little downhill to a green that is protected by bunkers on both sides.
13	3	187	This par 3 possesses a narrow entry to a green with several hole locations. Three large bunkers protect the front left and front right of the green, while a large mound beyond the green can cause problems if players go long.
14	4	454	Players must drive the ball into the fairway if they hope to make par. The right side of the fairway falls off quickly and a wayward drive to the left may find deep rough or the out-of-bounds fence. Most players face long second shots from a slightly downhill lie.
15	4	439	Four bunkers protect the right side of the landing area. The second shot plays uphill to a treacherous green that slopes from back-to-front and left-to-right with a ridge in the middle. Three deep bunkers guard the front right side of the green.
16	5	579	Few players will reach this green in two shots, if for no other reason than the drive must be hit into the face of a hill. On the second shot, players should avoid the bunkers on the right, while on the approach, stay clear of a huge bunker left and trees along the right.
17	4	437	Club selection is important off the tee. A shot played too far might find the rough on the down slope through the fairway landing area, 150 yards from the green. Bunkers nearly surround this green.
18	4	466	Congressional's signature hole sets up perfectly for a long, right-to-left tee shot. Anything too far right could find trouble as well as a thick grove of cedars. Bunkers right of the green combined with water on three sides make the second shot a test of courage.