PGA Tour Brunch | The Travelers
First Round Coverage of the 2026 Travelers Championship
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of PGA Tour Brunch and Digital Sports Desk
CROMWELL - Welcome to first-round coverage of the 2026 Travelers Championship, the final signature event on the PGA Tour this season. PGA Tour Brunch and its sister publication, Digital Sports Desk, are on-site here at the TPC River Highlands - AND - will be at Fenway Park this weekend for some of the New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox series.
HERE NOW, SOME INTERESTING NOTES: There have been four rounds of 60 recorded on TOUR this season and, in the past, two sub-60 scores here at the Travelers Championship.
This season:
60, Wyndham Clark, R4, TPC Craig Ranch, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
60, Si Woo Kim, R2, TPC Craig Ranch, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
60, Andrew Putnam, R2, La Quinta Country Club, The American Express
60, Blades Brown, R2, Nicklaus Tournament Course, The American Express
Lowest 18-hole score in (Travelers) tournament history:
58, Jim Furyk, R4, 2016
59, Cameron Young, R3, 2024
More Notes:
o Following a T4 finish at last week’s U.S. Open, Scottie Scheffler (3,111) reclaims the lead in the 2026 FedExCup standings and holds a 241-point lead over Matt Fitzpatrick (2,870)
o Adam Scott enters the week after making his 100th consecutive major championship appearance, dating to the 2001 Open Championship (only Jack Nicklaus with 146 has played in more than 100 straight majors). Scott, the 14-time PGA TOUR winner, has made 438 starts, with his most recent win coming at the 2020 Genesis Invitational.
o Ben James, a Milford, Connecticut native, earned PGA TOUR membership as the No. 1 player from the 2026 PGA TOUR University Ranking. He made his professional debut two weeks ago at the RBC Canadian Open and finished T54 with rounds of 67-63-78-69. James played four seasons at the University of Virginia (2022-26).
Editor’s Note: Please excuse the slight delay today for this e-news. It was up early and a drive from Boston to Hartford/Cromwell before filing from the Press Room with Tom Hoge (-3) - and rather sharp off the blocks and through 9. Hoge gave one back on the par 3, No. 8.
Travelers Championship | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
YARDS/PAR: 6,844 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECTS: Robert J. Ross/Maurice Kearney
PRIZE Money - Purse/Winner’s Share: $20,000,000/$3,600,000
OVERVIEW: (link)
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Keegan Bradley
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 700
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @TravelersChamp
The Travelers | The Basics
Tee Times at TPC River Highlands started at 8:15am (ET) and go to 2:25pm (ET).
Weather: Today’s forecast is for partly cloudy skies with temperatures reaching 83-degrees. Only a 3% chance of rain after the region was soaked earlier in the week. Winds at 8 mph and humidity a comfortable 50%, but rising to 72% Friday.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post by 9:00am (ET) Friday
How to Watch | The Travelers Championship
Thursday, June 25, 2026 - (All Times Eastern Daylight)
7:45am - 6:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
12 Noon - 6:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM and Online
3:00pm - 6:00pm - Golf Channel
The Travelers - Field, Update and Tee Times
The Field: (link)
Update:
Monday, June 22
Keith Mitchell IN (sponsor exemption)
Tee Times: (link)
The Travelers | What They’re Saying
No Scottie? Who is Player of the Year Front Runner(s)? (PGATourCom)
Who Will Rebound at TPC River Highlands? (ESPN) - PS (Course dried out fast!)
How to Watch TPC River Highlands (PGATourCom)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
Sports Gambling & Daily Fantasy News
Expert Picks for The Travelers - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks for The Travelers - (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
June 25, 1923 - Gene Sarazen won his second U.S. Open Championship and the fifth of seven majors with a three shot victory at Fresh Meadow Country Club in Flushing, Queens (NYC). Sarazen shot a final round (66) to record the lowest final round in U.S. Open history at the time. Arnold Palmer would eventually beat the record with his (65) at the 1960 U.S. Open. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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