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Fatherhood has changed his priorities, but not his commitments. Good for him. Family life is always an ever changing drama, so let the games begin. At least we know Tiger can still bring the big guns from Washington!

“Tiger’s event opens with fireworks

By JOSEPH WHITE
Associated Press

BETHESDA, Md. – At 6:30 a.m. on a pristine Fourth of July, tournament host Tiger Woods teed off with a solider and an airman to open the pro-am. The gallery that followed them was bigger than any that trailed the leaders in the early rounds of last year’s Washington-area PGA Tour stop, the Booz Allen Classic.

At No. 7, Woods asked Sgt. Michael Woods, the special guest caddie for the hole, to read a 12-foot birdie putt. Woods then handed the sergeant the club and said: “Here you go.” The surprised and nervous sergeant sank the putt, Woods thrust his arms in the air, and the crowd went wild.

At 11:28 a.m., former President George H. W. Bush, who arrived on a golf cart driven by Woods, provided the highlight of a star-spangled opening ceremony by hitting a drive at the first tee of the famed Blue Course, whose holes were marked by pins with miniature American flags instead of the usual hole numbers.

“If anybody laughs when I hit it, they’re dead – we’ve got Secret Service here,” Bush said with a chuckle before hitting the shot that landed just short of a 60-foot American flag held by local veterans.

It was all so perfect, especially for a tournament didn’t exist as of five months ago – and in an area that thought it had lost its spot on the tour for many years to come.

The inaugural AT&T National – more commonly known as Tiger’s Tournament – begins Thursday, and the stars have aligned quickly to make it the biggest sporting event for the nation’s capital since major league baseball’s return in 2005. It features the sport’s top name, one of its best courses, a military tie-in surrounding the most patriotic of holidays and an impressive field of golfers who rearranged their schedules to be here.”

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