PGA Tour Brunch | Travelers Preview
Live from TPC River Highlands | 2026 Travelers Championship
CROMWELL - The Travelers Championship ‘26 is the last of this year’s PGA Tour Signature Events, all held during the regular season. Next year, the Travelers will remain on the championship level of the TOUR.
At 6,844 yards, TPC River Highlands was the second shortest course on PGA TOUR in 2025 with Port Royal Golf Course shorter at 71/6,828 yards.
This week - one week after the U.S. Open at Shinnecock - the field includes:
Nine of the top 10 in the FedExCup standings
Eight of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking
Five past winners of the Travelers Championship: Jordan Spieth (2017), Harris English (2021), Xander Schauffele, (2022), Keegan Bradley (2023, 2025), Scottie Scheffler (2024)
With the short hop across the Long Island Sound, 61 of the 72 players in the field competed at last week’s U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, including five of the top six finishers: Wyndham Clark (Won), Sam Burns (2nd), J.T. Poston (T4), Keith Mitchell (T4), Scottie Scheffler (T4)
There are four sponsor exemptions: Tony Finau, Ben James, Jordan Spieth, Keith Mitchell.
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
The Tee Times at TPC River Highlands start at 8:15am (ET) and go to 2:25pm (ET).
Weather: Thursday’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 at 8:00am (ET) Thursday
The Travelers - Field, Update and Tee Times
The Field: (link)
Update:
Monday, June 22
Keith Mitchell IN (sponsor exemption)
Tee Times: (link)
The Travelers | Tournament Odds
Source: Betting Hero
Scottie Scheffler +440
Tommy Fleetwood +1600
Ludvig Åberg +1800
Xander Schauffele +1800
Matt Fitzpatrick +2200
Cameron Young +2200
Justin Thomas +2500
Sam Burns +2500
Si Woo Kim +2500
Russell Henley +2700
Collin Morikawa +3000
Patrick Cantlay +3300
Wyndham Clark +3500
Viktor Hovland +4000
J.J. Spaun +4000
Aaron Rai +4000
Justin Rose +4500
Kurt Kitayama +4500
Alex Fitzpatrick +4500
Ben Griffin +4500
Chris Gotterup +4500
🏴 Robert MacIntyre +5500
Brian Harman +5500
Min Woo Lee +5500
Keegan Bradley +5500
Maverick McNealy +5500
Jordan Spieth +6000
Ryan Gerard +6000
Harris English +6000
Keith Mitchell +6000
J.T. Poston +6500
Gary Woodland +6500
Bud Cauley +6500
Shane Lowry +6500
Adam Scott +7000
Akshay Bhatia +7000
Kristoffer Reitan +7000
Hideki Matsuyama +7000
Sahith Theegala +7000
Jake Knapp +7000
Jacob Bridgeman +8000
Alex Noren +8000
Nicolai Højgaard +10000
Corey Conners +10000
Eric Cole +10000
Sepp Straka +10000
Rickie Fowler +10000
Samuel Stevens +10000
Ryo Hisatsune +10000
Ryan Fox +10000
Alex Smalley +10000
Harry Hall +12500
Ben James +12500
Sungjae Im +15000
Daniel Berger +15000
Andrew Novak +15000
Jason Day +15000
Nick Taylor +15000
Michael Kim +15000
Tony Finau +17500
Mac Meissner +17500
Taylor Pendrith +17500
Matt McCarty +17500
Denny McCarthy +22500
Jackson Suber +22500
Nico Echavarria +25000
Brandt Snedeker +25000
Lucas Glover +35000
Tom Hoge +50000
Jhonattan Vegas +75000
Mark Hubbard +75000
Brian Campbell +100000
The Travelers | What They’re Saying
Five Questions Post U.S. Open (PGATourCom)
Power Rankings for The Travelers (PGATourCom)
How to Watch TPC River Highlands (PGATourCom)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy & Industry News
Best Bets for The Travelers - (Covers)
Expert Picks for The Travelers - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks for The Travelers - (PGATourCom)
TOUR’s New Format Explained - (CBS Sports)
“The Comp Will Get Better” - (PGATourCom)
PGA Tour CEO and Commissioner - (CBS Sports)
On This Day in Golf History
June 24, 1990 - One week after winning his third U.S. Open in a 19-hole Monday playoff to become the oldest player to win the event (at age 45), Hale Irwin won for the second straight week at the Buick Open at the Westchester Country Club in New York. Irwin defeated Paul Azinger by two shots after firing a final round (65). - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
Golf is Hard … Travelers Version
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