Tony & Tiger to Team Up, Tee Off

The Cowboys' quarterback and arguably the best golfer of all time will pair for a pro-am tournament next month

By SCOTT M. CRISP
Updated 2:39 PM PST, Wed, Jun 24, 2009

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Tony Romo, who has publicly expressed admiration for Tiger Woods in the past, will team up with the tour-pro for 18 holes next month at the Earl D. Woods Memorial Pro-Am at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.

The tournament is set for July 1, and presents (ostensibly) an opportunity for the pair to talk golf, winning, and dating ultra-hot blond girls.
 
Interestingly, Woods chose Romo out of a field that includes Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell, receiver Antwaan Randle-El and Bruce Boudreau, head coach of the Washington Capitals; this in the heart of Redskins country.
 
This has already caused a palpable tremor in the greater DC area.
 
The Washington Post’s Dan Steinberg asks, rhetorically, “For your Pro-Am playing partner, you're choosing the most-hated player from D.C.'s most-hated team? At an event where the quarterback of D.C.'s most-beloved team, plus a fun-loving beloved coach with a 9 handicap, were also potential playing partners?”
 
Steinberg has a point.
 
But if DC fans think they’ve reached the height of incredulity with respect to the Tony Romo show, they’re sorely mistaken.
 
Romo’s gal-pal Jessica Simpson will sing the National Anthem to kick off the event.
 
Does anyone else find this vaguely funny?

First Published: Jun 24, 2009 1:45 PM PST

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