Congressional Eyes 2026 Return?

Barry Svrluga in the Washington Post with a story on the club and its prospects of a future Open date.

But move out 15 years, and consider the following scenario: It is 2026, the United States is celebrating its 250th birthday, and the USGA brings the U.S. Open back to the nation’s capital.

“There’s such an appeal to that point,” USGA Executive Director Mike Davis said. “First of all, to get to the middle Atlantic, to get to the nation’s capital, infrastructure-wise, it works. There’s lots of land. It’s great to do an event. It’s good for spectators. The golf course certainly is a great test, and so there’s no reason we wouldn’t come back.”

There just aren't many compelling reasons to come back, either.

Update on 2011-06-20 12:04 by Geoff

**In Golf World Monday I write about Congressional's chances and also suggest that this may be the last we've seen of the course for a while in more ways than one.