Tiger Wins AT & T

AT and T National

Tiger Woods won for the 68th time on the PGA tour at the AT & T National today as he held off Hunter Mahan and Anthony Kim. The tournament host shot a three under par 67 which included a key birdie on the 16th hole giving him a one stroke lead, which he did not relinquish.

With the win, Tiger:

• vaults into first place on the PGA tour money list
• takes the lead in the FedEx Cup Standings
  
• closes in on Jack Nicklaus for second place on the all time win list

Sam Snead - 82
Jack Nicklaus - 73
Tiger Woods - 68
Ben Hogan - 64
Arnold Palmer - 62

• wins for the third time this year, most on tour
• wins his last tournament heading into a major (British) for the third time this year
• According to Jim Nantz, Tiger will be donating his entire victory check to the Tiger Woods Foundation

For Tiger's post round interview transcript, click here.

Early Fireworks at AT & T

AT and T National

Anthony Kim shot a course record 62 at the first round of the AT & T National which included eight birdies and no bogeys. Kim is the defending champion, and now seeks his third victory on the PGA Tour. Kim is capable of going very low and making a lot of birdies, which he proved at the Masters earlier this year when he set a record by making 11 birdies in one round.



He will have to fend off tournament host Tiger Woods, who shot a first round 64 and trails Kim by two, along with D.A. Points and Bryce Molder. This year Tiger has already won Arnold Palmer's tournament at Bay Hill and Jack Nicklaus's tournament at the Memorial, and now seeks his third win this year by claiming his own tournament.

Tiger Week Begins

AT and T National

In a shocking turn of events, Tiger Woods is in the news. First off, his tournament, the AT & T National, begins Thursday at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. This tournament greatly benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation and honors the military over the 4th of July weekend.

This week, Tiger addressed criticism from former NFL great Jim Brown, who said “You know what's so interesting about Tiger to me? He is a killer, he will run over you, he will kick your ass. But as an individual for social change? Terrible. Terrible. Because he can get away with teaching kids to play golf, and that's his contribution. In the real world, I can't teach kids to play golf and that's my contribution, if I've got that kind of power.”


Tiger responded, “I want to do it right and not just do it, but do it right. And that takes time, and you have to understand, you just don't jump into something. What we've done so far has been very good, very efficient and it's helped a lot of kids, and taught a lot of kids how to get back and learn, learn how to lead, learn how to give back.”

From what I've heard and read recently, the Tiger Woods foundation has helped over 10 million kids, and Tiger seems to have a hugely positive effect on the world, especially with kids. If someone can explain Jim Brown's problem, please let me know.


In lighter news, Tiger will be playing his Wednesday pro am with Tony Romo, the QB of the Dallas Cowboys, and a player not welcome in the DC area. I'm guessing Romo will be receiving a lot of well deserved comments from Redskin fans.

I guess the economy really had an effect on Tiger in 2008 as well. Because he sat out most of 2008 with a knee injury and lost a few key endorsements, his income for 2008 topped out at a measly $99, 737, 626. 00. To view the list of the 50 top earning American athletes, click here.