Correction: Tiger Did NOT Crown The AT&T Champion

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I posted Joe Ogilvie's tweet yesterday about Tiger impressively sticking around to crown AT&T National Champion Nick Watney, unfortunately no one in the media actually saw or documented this epic moment in tournament hosting lore. From a lens lugger who was at Aronimink:

I must tell you that there are some very confused still photogs out here... I was at the trophy presentation on 18 green after the round. No sign of Eldrick. No pics of it on Getty, pgatour.com, or TW's site. Every photog I've contacted is just as flummoxed as I am. Did we really blow it? Or was this just some Butler-cabinesque made-for-CBS thing that nobody on the golf course got to see?

I reviewed the telecast and there was only David Feherty's fluf, errr....interview.

We'd heard he was on-property yesterday, but nobody I know who was at the public presentation on the actual golf course saw Tiger, let alone him presenting anything. In fact, we were all discussing the fact that he wasn't there, and wondering where he was, while we were shooting the presentation.

2011 AT&T National (Tape Delayed) Final Round Open Comment Thread

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I was just about to point out how a great leaderboard was going to be a secondary story to third round co-leader Rickie Fowler's attempt to win his first PGA Tour event, but then I looked at the fourth round leaderboard. Still time, but he's four back after a three over start...and on Golf Channel, has not teed off! One of those weather situation deals.
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Greenbrier To Get PGA Tour's July 4 Date In '12

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From a Roanoake Times report stating that the Greenbrier Classic will be held July 5-8, with quotes from resort host Jim Justice.

"It's huge in a lot of ways for me," Justice said. "If you think about The Greenbrier, America's Resort, that's it. Now, we've got the Greenbrier, America's Resort, playing the tournament, The Greenbrier Classic, on America's holiday.

"Our fireworks celebration here is unbelievable; it will be even more unbelievable. Our train [The Greenbrier Presidential Express] is going to be ready to roll, and it will probably be making its inaugural runs at that time. It just can't be any better."

Where does this put the AT&T National next year?

Increased Water Rates May Shutter New Mexico Course

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Albuquerque KOB TV's J.P. Murrieta reports on the likely closure of Desert Greens golf course due to a 19 percent increase in water rates. Thanks to reader Rick for what could be a story we see a lot more of in the next few years. (Then again, when you see the story and see them flooding the driving range landing area, perhaps a water usage review may be in order.)

Meng says the course paid approximately $130,000 in water bills last year.  This year he says the course is on pace to have to pay $400,000-to-$500,000.  "The business cannot afford to pay the water bill," Meng says.

Meng is expecting a $100,000 water bill this month alone.  He says the course could close as early as sometime in the next 30-to-60 days.

Awkward! Michael Collins Alleges Pre-Drug Testing Pot Use On PGA Tour

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Bob Carney noted the awkwardness of the exchange between Michael Collins and Golf Channel's Kraig Kann and Frank Nobilo discussing the Robert Garrigus story from Golf World and Collins shocks them by saying marijuana smoking also once took place on the PGA Tour. Of course, now everyone is clean as a whistle he says.
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