PGA Tour Brunch | The Travelers Preview
@PGATourBrunch with 1st Look Preview of The Travelers at TPC River Highlands
CROMWELL - World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler headlines a very strong field which includes six of the Top-15 players in the Official World Golf Ranking; Scottie Scheffler (1), Rory McIlroy (2), Patrick Cantlay (6), Sam Burns (9), Jordan Spieth (11) and Xander Schauffele (15).
A would-be seventh of that group, Justin Thomas (5), withdrew from the tourney.
Longtime Travelers favorite and former champion, Bubba Watson, is not in the field as he’s still recuperating from surgery.
With a win (RBC Canadian Open) and T-5 (U.S. Open) in his last two starts, McIlroy moved to No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking, his highest ranking since July 25, 2020.
Harris English returns to TPC Highlands as the defending champion as he defeated Kramer Hickok in an eight-hole playoff to win his fourth PGA Tour title at the 2021 Travelers Championship. After playing in the West Coast Hawaii swing earlier this year, English underwent right hip surgery in February but returned to action in June at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (MC). In his most recent start, he finished T-61 at the U.S. Open.
Remember this? After matching pars with Kramer Hickok on the first seven extra holes of the 2021 Travelers Championship, Harris English made birdie on the eighth hole of sudden death (No. 18) for the win. The 2021 playoff is tied for the second longest playoff in Tour history.
Featured Groups include:
Travelers Championship | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT
YARDS/PAR: 6,852 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECTS: Robert J. Ross/Maurice Kearney
PRIZE Money - Purse/Winner’s Share: $8,300,000/$1,494,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Harris English
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @TravelersChamp
TV COVERAGE: The first two rounds (June 23 and 24) are scheduled for TV coverage from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage is set for 1:00pm to 3:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 3:00 to 6:00pm (ET) on CBS.
PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING: Live streaming coverage will run from 6:45am to 6:00pm (ET) both Thursday and Friday. Weekend streaming on PGA TOUR Live from 7:30am to 6:00pm (ET).
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live coverage of The Travelers beginning at 12:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage will air 1:00pm to 6:00pm (or completion of event). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
The Travelers | The Basics
The Tee Times at TPC River Highlands start at 6:45am (ET) and go to 2:00pm (ET).
Weather: Thursday will be partly cloudy with temperature around 66-degrees. There’s a 20% chance of rain. Low humidity and 9 mph winds expected.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 6:30am (ET) on Thursday.
The Travelers - Field and Tee Times:
The Field: (link)
Updates:
Sunday
Will Zalatoris (WD) - Scott Gutschewski comes off the sponsor exemption list and gets in the field; Dawie van der Walt becomes sponsor exemption
Monday
Russell Henley (WD); Kiradech Aphibarnrat comes off sponsor exemption list and gets in the field; Brett Drewitt replaced Aphibarnrat as sponsor exemption.
Patrick Rodgers (WD) replaced by Joshua Creel (IN)
Tuesday
Erik van Rooyen (WD) replaced by Beau Hossler (IN)
Brooks Koepka (WD to LIV) replaced by Mark Hubbard (IN)
Tee Times: (link)
The Travelers | Tournament Odds
Source: CBS Sports
Rory McIlroy +1000
Scottie Scheffler +1100
Justin Thomas +1200
Patrick Cantlay +1600
Sam Burns +1800
Xander Schauffele +2000
Jordan Spieth +2500
Tony Finau +2800
Joaquin Niemann +3000
Davis Riley +3500
Sungjae Im +3500
Keegan Bradley +3500
Tommy Fleetwood +4000
Seamus Power +4000
Brooks Koepka +4000
Aaron Wise +4000
Brian Harman +4500
Mito Pereira +5000
Marc Leishman +5000
Harold Varner +5000
Webb Simpson +5500
Denny McCarthy +5500
Russell Henley +6000
Jason Day +6000
Keith Mitchell +6500
Brendan Steele +6500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +6500
Jason Kokrak +6500
Maverick McNealy +7000
Aaron Rai +8000
Si-Woo Kim +8000
Kevin Kisner +8000
Brendon Todd +8000
Cameron Tringale +8000
Kyoung-Hoon Lee +9000
Joel Dahmen +9000
Mackenzie Hughes +9000
C.T. Pan +9000
Harris English +10000
Adam Long +10000
Sahith Theegala +10000
Wyndham Clark +10000
Nick Hardy +10000
Erik Van Rooyen +10000
Rickie Fowler +10000
Scott Stallings +10000
Kevin Streelman +10000
Matthew NeSmith +10000
Cameron Champ +12500
Lanto Griffin +12500
Charles Howell +12500
Jhonattan Vegas +12500
Patrick Rodgers +12500
Luke List +12500
Cam Davis +12500
Doug Ghim +12500
Emiliano Grillo +12500
David Lipsky +15000
Anirban Lahiri +15000
Stephan Jaeger +15000
Chez Reavie +15000
Stewart Cink +15000
Matt Wallace +15000
Troy Merritt +15000
Alex Smalley +15000
J.J. Spaun +15000
Sepp Straka +15000
Ryan Palmer +15000
Russell Knox +15000
Lucas Glover +15000
Tom Hoge +15000
Kramer Hickok +17500
Dylan Frittelli +17500
Andrew Putnam +20000
Patton Kizzire +20000
Callum Tarren +20000
James Hahn +20000
Matthew Wolff +20000
Austin Smotherman +20000
Matthias Schwab +20000
Chad Ramey +20000
Scott Piercy +20000
John Huh +20000
Martin Laird +20000
Adam Svensson +20000
Hank Lebioda +20000
Danny Lee +20000
Tyler Duncan +25000
Peter Malnati +25000
Brice Garnett +25000
Vince Whaley +25000
Charley Hoffman +25000
Brandon Wu +25000
Nate Lashley +25000
Rory Sabbatini +25000
Garrick Higgo +25000
Zach Johnson +25000
Joseph Bramlett +25000
Danny Willett +25000
Adam Schenk +25000
Doc Redman +25000
J.T. Poston +25000
TL’s Wedge for an Edge: This week the PGA Fantasy Golf Tour is just up the street (Mass Pike and I84 West). … At the great TPC in Cromwell, Connecticut, the picks are: Davis Riley, Aaron Wise, Sam Burns and Jordan Spieth. Reserves: Webb Simpson and Joaquin Niemann. For the Tour One and Done game? Davis Riley.
What They’re Saying
Koepka Jumps to LIV (CBS Sports)
Power Rankings for The Travelers (PGATourCom)
Riley: A Superstar in the Making (PGATourCom)
Monday Qualifiers (PGATourCom)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy & Industry News
Best Bets for The Travelers - (Action Net)
Expert Picks for The Travelers - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks for The Travelers - (PGATourCom)
TPC River Highlands Picks, Odds, Predictions - (CBS Sports)
PGA TOUR to Add More $20m Tourneys (CBS Sports)
R&A to Allow LIV Golfers (CBS Sports)
Nick Faldo to Retire from TV Gig (CBS Sports)
On This Day in Golf History
June 22, 1997 - One week after winning his second U.S. Open title with a victory at the Congressional in Maryland, defending champion Ernie Els won for a second straight week with a win at the Buick Classic at the Westchester Country Club just north of NYC. Els took over the No. 1 ranking from Tiger Woods.- Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
Next Up: The John Deere Classic.
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