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:

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Featured Groups for @TravelersChamp: 🏌️ Spieth 🏌️ Scheffler 🏌️ Johnson ⛳ McIlroy ⛳ Kisner ⛳ Simpson 🏌️ Thomas 🏌️ Schauffele 🏌️ Hoge ⛳ Bradley ⛳ Burns ⛳ Dahmen 🏌️ Cantlay 🏌️ English 🏌️ Leishman ⛳ Finau ⛳ Im ⛳ List

June 21st 2022

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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)

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Sir Nick Faldo will be retiring at the end of his 16th season covering the PGA TOUR for CBS.

June 21st 2022

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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

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✔️ Amazing finishes ✔️ Epic moments ✔️ A round for the record books The all-time best shots from the @TravelersChamp has it all ⛳

June 21st 2022

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