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Tiger Woods’ event out of Congressional, looking for sponsor

By DOUG FERGUSON Loans took over as title
AP Golf Writer sponsor in 2015. By then,
ATLANTA (AP) — The tour- Woods was struggling with
nament that Tiger Woods injuries, and the timing of
launched 10 years ago re- the event between the
mained on next season’s U.S. Open and British Open
PGA Tour schedule. meant a weaker fielder
Still to be determined is than when it began. Woods
where — and if — it is held. wound up playing just six of
Quicken Loans has not re- 10 years as he coped with
newed as title sponsor, and issues off the course and
the PGA Tour felt it had no with injuries.
choice but to opt out of its The tournament was held
contract to play at Con- for two years at Aronimink
gressional in 2018 and 2020. outside Philadelphia when
But that doesn’t necessarily Congressional was get-
mean the end of the tour- ting ready for the 2011 U.S.
nament, or even golf in the Open.
Washington, D.C., area. Since then, it has been
For now, The National is played at the Robert Trent
scheduled to be played Jones Golf Club in Virginia
from June 28 through and this year at the TPC
July 1 at a course to be Potomac at Avenel Farm
determined.“We are in dis- down the road from Con- In this May 16, 2016, file photo, Tiger Woods pauses during a Quicken Loans National golf tourna-
cussions with Quicken on gressional. ment media availability on the 10th tee at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.
extending our partnership, Mark Steinberg, Woods’ Associated Press
but as we sit here today, agent at Excel Sports,
we have not concluded said Woods’ foundation is up a lot of synergy in the pionship is held in May. The that want to have a PGA
those discussions,” PGA speaking to potential spon- market. Ideally, we’d like to tour also intends to end its Tour event. I can sit here
Tour Commissioner Jay Mo- sors, including Quicken stay there,” Steinberg said. FedEx Cup season around and we can talk about
nahan said Tuesday. Loans. One possibility for “But nothing is off the table. Labor Day, meaning that who they are. But that’s re-
The tournament began in Quicken Loans to renew We are discussing any and at least two tournaments ally not where we’re at. It’s
2007 as the AT&T National is for the tournament to all options. If that’s what would have to move to the a matter of trying to be in
to benefit the Tiger Woods move to Detroit. Quicken has a great desire fall or go away. a market that’s been very
Foundation, with golf’s big- “That’s clearly been some- for, we would try to make Monahan was not ready to good to us. And if we get
gest name as the host. It thing that has been dis- that work.” consider a move to Detroit to a place where we can’t
had a military theme and cussed, but not in great de- The PGA Tour season will if it came to that. accomplish that, then
was held around the Fourth tail at this point,” Steinberg look much different in 2018- “We’re focused on D.C. you’ve got to look at what
of July outside the nation’s said.Even so, he said the 19 when The Players Cham- We’re hopeful we’re going those alternatives are and
capital. goal is to stay in the Wash- pionship moves back to to find a solution,” he said. what fits best. But we’re not
Detroit-based Quicken ington area.“We’ve built March and the PGA Cham- “There’s a lot of markets there yet.”q

Cibulkova, Garcia move into Pan Pacific 2nd round

TOKYO (AP) — Fifth-seed- Navarro broke in a seventh even though I lost in the fact I’ve found my form on Wednesday.
ed Dominika Cibulkova is game that contained four third round in Cincinnati to and I feel fresh for this tour- Caroline Garcia — seeded
targeting a strong finish to deuces, and briefly threat- Jo Konta, I started to feel nament and the others following the withdrawal
the season after dispatch- ened to fight her way back. I was coming back,” she in Asia. I want to take this of virus-hit Agnieszka Rad-
ing Carla Suarez Navarro Last year’s WTA Finals said. chance.” wanska — beat lucky loser
6-3, 6-3 to book a second- champion, Cibulkova “Then in New Haven, even Cibulkova next plays Kat- Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-4
round spot in the Pan Pa- broke in the third game of though I lost the final, I was erina Siniakova. The Czech 6-3. Garcia next meets
cific Open on Tuesday. the second set, and again really close to winning. defeated qualifier Jana home-crowd favorite Ku-
Cibulkova has momentum to love in the final game. Right now, I feel the best on Cepelova 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. rumi Nara, handed a wild-
after posting her best re- It has rarely gone so well court that I have all year. Polish qualifier Magda card entry.
sult of the season in August for Cibulkova this year. The “I was putting a lot of pres- Linette surprised Cibulko- Shelby Rogers of the U.S.
when reaching the final of weight of expectation fol- sure on myself, that I have va’s Connecticut conquer- will face defending cham-
the Connecticut Open. lowing last year’s four titles to repeat the same great or, Daria Gavrilova, 2-6, 6-0, pion Caroline Wozniacki,
She carried that to Tokyo, proved too much. year. Now I’ve lost this pres- 7-6 (3). Second-seeded after defeating wild card
racing 5-1 ahead. Suarez “Since the trip to the U.S., sure. I want to enjoy the Karolina Pliskova lies in wait Risa Ozaki 6-2, 7-6 (5).q