The first edition of The National in 2007 was held July 5–8 on the Blue Course at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, northwest of Washington.

[1] The National was a standard 72-hole stroke play event, and did not use the modified Stableford scoring system used by The International in Colorado.

Later renamed the Booz Allen Classic, it returned to Congressional in 2005, to give Avenel time to undergo renovations, which did not occur.

After the 2017 tournament, the Quicken Loans sponsorship deal ended leaving The National with no sponsor for 2018,[10] scheduled for June 28 to July 1.

[11] The PGA Tour also announced that it would be buying out the remaining two years of its contract with Congressional Country Club to host the 2018 and 2020 editions.

[12] Despite a lack of title sponsor and host course, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan confirmed that the event would occur in 2018, stating, "We made the commitment.