The Travellers Championship is a PGA Tour professional golf tournament in Cromwell, Connecticut, south of Hartford. The event has been hosted at TPC River Highlands since 1984. The Greater Hartford Community Foundation is in charge of its management. The PGA Tour members vote on the Travellers Championship every year, and the event's amenities, hospitality, attendance, and course quality earn it the Players Choice Award for the second year in a row. The 2016 competition was held in August owing to the Summer Olympics, but in 2017, it was moved to June.
Fundamentals of a tournament
What: 2023 Travelers Championship
Where: TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT
When: June 22–25, Thursday through Sunday
Purse: $20 million in total ($3.6 million as the winner's share)
Defending champion: Xander Schauffele
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How is the cut line decided for the Travelers Championship?
The Travellers Championship revealed in a press release on Monday, stating that there will be no cuts in the new format, and the event will feature 70 to 80 of the best players on tour. According to the statement, the Travelers Championship will be one of the PGA Tour's Signature Events in 2024.
Once more, the participants will be vying for a piece of the $20 million pot. The 2024 Travellers Championship will be one week following the US Open. June 17–23, 2024, is the tournament week at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell.
The Priority Ranking of the current season is the basis for the PGA TOUR's standardised method of establishing event fields, which also takes into account other exemption and qualifying categories.
Both field sizes and the quantity of exemptions unique to a particular event may differ. All full-field tournaments are guaranteed entrance for fully exempt PGA TOUR members; however, there are a number of conditional categories that are subject to reshuffles on a regular basis based on FedExCup Points earned over the course of the season. 'Reshuffle '-designated categories show that a reshuffle period has ended.
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FAQ's On Travelers Championship Cut Line
A. TPC River Highlands in Cromwell is scheduled to host the 2024 Travellers Championship from June 20–23.
A. The competition was first established 72 years ago in 1952 under the name Insurance City Open. In 1967, it changed its name to the Greater Hartford Open and remained that way until 2003. The GHO was also named after entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., who frequently performed in the pro-ams from 1973 to 1988.
A. The PGA Tour runs the Tournament Players Club (TPC), a public and private golf facility network.
