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Tiger Woods draws top ranked golfers for tournament and top dollar for charities |
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By Brian Bradford - Special to the Informer
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 |
 Jason Campbell (top left), Antwaan Randle El (bottom left) Tiger Woods and Tony Romo at the AT&T Pro AM Courtesy Photo
Golfer Tiger Woods is hosting a tournament at the AT&T National at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda this week for the third straight year, and sponsorship receipts are higher than ever. Woods said his foundation is not immune to the recession but fundraising is not a problem.
Last year the tournament drew more than 100,000 fans and rose over $2 million for area charities. Woods was unable to play due to a knee injury. This year’s field includes a healthy Woods, along with new U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover, AT&T National’s defending champion Anthony Kim, three-time major winners Vijay Singh and Ernie Els, 2003 U.S. |
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