Fantasy Golf Tournament Preview- Travelers Championship

OVERVIEW

Formerly known as The Greater Hartford Open, we head to Cromwell, Connecticut (a suburb of Hartford) for the 64^th installment of this event. There have only been seven players to win the event on multiple occasions (Bubba in 2010 & 2015, Stewart Cink in 1997 & 2008, and Phil Mickelson in 2001 & 2002 to name a few) so looking at past champions is something to consider this week. TPC River Highlands seems to be one of the two Pete Dye step children in the eyes of difficulty compared to his other designs that gain interest from the Tour (Harbour Town, Copperhead and Sawgrass all get much stronger fields and more emphasis on the events themselves). Regardless of how much interest the top players give this event, we still have games to play and the golfers still have checks to collect.

TOURNAMENT BACKGROUND

• The Course
• TPC River Highlands
• Par 70
• 6,820 yards
• Bentgrass greens
• Location: Cromwell, Connecticut
• Past Champions:
• 2016: Russell Knox -14 over Jerry Kelly
• 2015: Bubba Watson -16 in a playoff over Paul Casey
• 2014: Kevin Streelman -15 over KJ Choi & Sergio Garcia
• 2013: Ken Duke -12 in a playoff over Chris Stroud
• 2012: Marc Leishman -14 over Charley Hoffman & Bubba Watson

KEY STATS TO TARGET

• Strong Emphasis – SG: T2G, SG:OTT + SG: APP, Birdie or Better %
• Important – Par 4 Scoring,Good Drive %. Scrambling, SG: Putting

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