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Tiger’s Invitational Short On Stars

By DERON SNYDER

The sixth AT&T National is in the books, yet we still don’t feel well-acquainted with the tournament or its host.

That’s partly because Tiger Woods didn’t come to town in three of the previous five years (though to be fair, the National was held in Pennsylvania twice in that span). Partly because Woods didn’t wow us in the tournament’s prior three years at Congressional Country Club, with a sixth-place finish in 2007, a did-not-play in 2008 and a one-stroke victory in 2009.

And it’s partly because Woods’ star power, while electrifying, is less-than-magnetic, failing to draw some of golf’s biggest names. It doesn’t help that his invitation-only tournament occupies a tough spot on the PGA Tour schedule, but it also doesn’t help that he’s Tiger Woods — the fierce competitor with little time for pleasantries and no room for personality.

So when Woods does battle for the title, it’s not against the likes of Phil Mickelson (one National appearance) and Ernie Els (zero). It’s against guys such as up-and-coming Hunter Mahan, the 2009 runner-up, and Bo Van Pelt, who had one win in 309 tournaments entering this week.

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