CROMWELL - Xander Schauffele is seeking his sixth career PGA Tour title today and his first individual stroke-play victory since the 2019 Sentry Tournament of Champions. Patrick Cantlay, who partnered with Schauffele to win this season’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, is in pursuit of his eighth career Tour victory and seventh Top-5 finish of the season after carding the low score of the day on Saturday with a (63).
Schauffele and Cantlay will play in the final round together for the second time in their careers on Tour.
After making his professional debut at the 2020 Travelers Championship (MC), Sahith Theegala seeks his first career Tour title in his 38th start. He can become the second rookie winner on Tour this season.
In only his third PGA Tour start, 20-year-old amateur Michael Thorbjornsen (T-7) is playing to become first amateur to win on Tour since Phil Mickelson at 1991 Northern Telecom Open.
Travelers Championship | Leaderboard After 54 Holes
Xander Schauffele 63-63-67—193 (-17)
Patrick Cantlay 64-67-63—194 (-16)
Sahith Theegala 67-65-64—196 (-14)
Kevin Kisner 67-64-66—197 (-13)
Full Leaderboard: (link)
Travelers Championship | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT
YARDS/PAR: 6,852 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECTS: Robert J. Ross and 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: Final round 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: Final round live streaming on PGA TOUR Live from 7:30am to 6:00pm (ET), again on ESPN+.
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Sunday final round 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 7:55am (ET) and go to 1:55pm (ET).
Weather: Sunday weather is for sunny skies, turning partly cloudy but for temperatures to soar from 77 to 90-degrees by 1pm (ET) as the leaders prepare to tee-off. Winds increasing from 2 mph to 12mph at 5pm (ET).
Tournament Web Site: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at Noon (ET) on Monday.
The Travelers - Tee Times and Leaderboard
Tee Times: (link)
Full Leaderboard: (link)
What They’re Saying
Schauffele Leads by One (PGATourCom)
Take-Aways from Saturday Golf (Golf Week/USA Today)
How to Watch The Travelers (Golf Week/USA Today)
On This Day in Golf History
June 26, 1925 - Jim Barnes won The Open Championship at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, Scotland, his only Open title. It was the fourth and final major for Barnes who also won the PGA Championship (1916 and 1919) and the U.S. Open (1921). He got a feeling ‘21 was going to be a good year. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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