LIVE@ focus: The 16th hole at AT&T National

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Jul. 6, 2008

This week's featured hole for PGATOUR.com's exclusive LIVE@ coverage is No. 16 at Congressional Country Club. This 579-yard, par-5 hole will test players participating in the AT&T National tournament, especially since very few will be able to reach the green in two.

After a tee shot that must be hit into the side of a hill, players must be wary of bunkers to the right when hitting their second shot. They should then be careful on their approach shot because of a bunker to the left and trees along the right.

This hole didn't rank as one of the toughest in last year's event and is a hole that provides plenty of birdie opportunities if players are able to take advantage. For instance, last year's champion K.J. Choi birdied the 16th hole on both Friday and Saturday.

Our LIVE@ coverage will feature every shot from this par 5 and you won't want to miss all the thrilling birdies and round-changing scores at this third-to-last hole. You never know -- someone could win or lose the event right here.

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This year

Statistics from the 16th hole at the 2008 AT&T National

Round	Stroke avg.	Rank	Eagles	Birdies	Pars	Bogeys	Others
1	4.782	18	1	32	79	6	1
2	4.678	18	2	38	70	5	0
3	4.651	18	0	33	46	4	0
4	4.676	17	0	25	44	2	0

Last year

Champion's Stroke Trail

Here's how K.J. Choi played the 16th in all four rounds last year en route to winning AT&T National
Round 1 - Par (Purple)	Round 2 - Birdie (Green)	Round 3 - Birdie (Yellow)	Round 4 - Par (Red)

Scatter charts
Here's where the tee shots landed during all rounds at Congressional Country Club in 2007. (Red - under par; Blue - even par; Black - over par)

The second shots for all four rounds in the 2007 AT&T National are shown below. (Red - under par; Blue - even par; Black - over par)

Did many players hit the green in regulation? Here are the pin placements and where the third shots landed for each round in 2007. (Red - under par; Blue - even par; Black - over par)
FIRST ROUND: 33 birdies, 71 pars, 14 bogeys, 2 others

SECOND ROUND: 2 eagles, 44 birdies, 59 pars, 10 bogeys, 4 others

THIRD ROUND: 4 eagles, 28 birdies, 36 pars, 5 bogeys, 1 other

FINAL ROUND: 1 eagle, 22 birdies, 41 pars, 7 bogeys, 3 others