McLaughlin chooses Aronimink, not Avenel
First off, kudos to the Philadelphia Inquirer and Washington Post on their coverage the past six months of the future host of the 2010, '11 AT&T National. Joe Logan of the Inquirer first reported Tournament Chairman Greg McLaughlin's interest in Aronimink, located outside of Philly, as a possible site six months ago, and the club seems destined to be the host of the tournament, pending a vote, as Leonard Shapiro of the Post reported earlier today.
This is a pretty big insult to TPC Avenel and the PGA Tour. Tim Finchem and co. have invested a ton of money into a course overhaul at Avenel, and they certainly didn't have to do it for the members.
For those of you not familiar with Avenel, it's located about a mile down the road from Congressional, the current host of the AT&T. The decision to move there would have been logical, but obviously, the course didn't impress Tiger's camp.
Most of the players complained about Avenel's layout, but I have heard the changes made should diminish most of those concerns. What is the future of the course?