Where is the Travelers golf tournament being held?
TPC River HighlandsTPC River Highlands has been the proud host of the Travelers Championship since 1991. The Travelers Championship is the second-most attended PGA TOUR event annually. The 2020 Travelers Championship will be held June 22-28 and has been sponsored by The Travelers Companies since 2007.
Where is the 2021 Travelers PGA?
TPC River HighlandsPlanning for the 2021 Travelers Championship is well underway, and we're expecting another outstanding field of the world's top golfers. We're hoping to be able to welcome a limited number of spectators on-site at TPC River Highlands for this year's event.
Who won the travels 2021?
Harris English's Round 4 highlights from Travelers Harris English outlasted Kramer Hickok on the eighth playoff hole at TPC River Highlands to win the Travelers Championship. It tied for the second-longest sudden-death playoff in TOUR history.Jun 27, 2021
Where is the 2022 US Open?
Brookline2022 U.S. Open: The Country Club (Brookline, Mass.), June 13-19 / LocationBrookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, in the United States, and part of the Boston metropolitan area. Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Allston, Fenway–Kenmore, Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury. The city of Newton lies to the west of Brookline. Wikipedia
Where is the Travelers Championship?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Travelers Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in Cromwell, Connecticut , a suburb south of Hartford. Since 1984 the tournament has been held at TPC River Highlands. It is managed by The Greater Hartford Community Foundation.
Who was the first woman to play in a PGA tournament?
The tournament was also notable when Suzy Whaley became the first woman in 58 years to play in a PGA Tour event, though her appearance was controversial after playing from shorter tees during her qualifying tournament, the Connecticut PGA Championship.
How many fans did the Phoenix Open attract in 2011?
It is the second-most-attended PGA Tour event annually, behind only the Waste Management Phoenix Open. In 2011, the tournament attracted 240,000 fans for the week and 70,000 fans on Sunday. The tournament set a record attendance in 2002 with nearly 400,000 fans for the week.
Overview
The Travelers Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in Cromwell, Connecticut, a suburb south of Hartford. Since 1984 the tournament has been held at TPC River Highlands. It is managed by The Greater Hartford Community Foundation. In 2018 the Travelers Championship earned the Players Choice Award for the second consecutive year, which is voted on by PGA Tour members for its services, hospitality, attendance and quality of the course.
History
The tournament was founded 70 years ago in 1952 as the Insurance City Open; It was renamed the Greater Hartford Open in 1967, a title that was retained through 2003. From 1973 through 1988, the GHO also bore the name of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., who would often play in the pro-ams. Canon was a title sponsor from 1985 to 2002, and their employees would often take vacation time during tournament week to volunteer at the event. Buick was title sponsor from 2004 to 2006 and The …
Attendance
It is the second-most-attended PGA Tour event annually, behind only the Waste Management Phoenix Open. In 2011, the tournament attracted 240,000 fans for the week and 70,000 fans on Sunday. The tournament set a record attendance in 2002 with nearly 400,000 fans for the week. In 2017 about 290,000 fans attended, the most since Travelers started hosting the tournament.
Multiple winners
Seven men have won the Travelers Championship more than once through 2018.
• 4 wins
• 3 wins
• 2 wins
Highlights
• 1952: Ted Kroll wins the inaugural tournament. He beats Lawson Little, Skee Riegel, and Earl Stewart by four shots.
• 1955: Amateur Bill Whedon becomes the first player in PGA Tour history to record two holes-in-one in the same round.
• 1956: Arnold Palmer makes the Insurance City Open his first United States based PGA Tour victory by beating Ted Kroll in a playoff. Afterwards Palmer said "Ted is a great guy—he …
• 1952: Ted Kroll wins the inaugural tournament. He beats Lawson Little, Skee Riegel, and Earl Stewart by four shots.
• 1955: Amateur Bill Whedon becomes the first player in PGA Tour history to record two holes-in-one in the same round.
• 1956: Arnold Palmer makes the Insurance City Open his first United States based PGA Tour victory by beating Ted Kroll in a playoff. Afterwards Palmer said "Ted is a great guy—he even gave me the putter that beat him."
External links
• Official website
• Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site
• TPC River Highlands
• Greater Hartford Jaycees website