The National (golf) The National (golf) The Quicken Loans National (known as the AT&T National from 2007 to 2013) was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the Washington, D.C. area, usually held in late June or during the Fourth of July weekend, although in 2015 it ran from July 30 to August 2. It was hosted by Tiger Woods and benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation. The first edition in 2007 was held July 5–8 at the Blue Course of the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, northwest of Washington. The event returned to Congressional in 2008 and 2009 and was
PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament The annual PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, also known as Qualifying School or Q-School, was historically the main method by which golfers earned PGA Tour playing privileges, commonly known as a Tour card. Beginning in 2013, Q-School grants privileges only for the Web.com Tour, the PGA Tour's official developmental circuit. The first tournament was played in 1965. In several early years, two separate tournaments were played, one in the spring and one in the fall (autumn) (1968–69, 1975–81). The format of the tournament has changed several times, ranging from a 72-hole tournament to a 144-hole tournament. The