Established 1952, 65 years ago Tour(s) PGA Tour Prize fund $6.6 million Month played June (August in 2016) To par −25 Tim Norris (1982) | Length 6,844 yards (6,258 m) Format Stroke play Course TPC River Highlands Par 70 | |
 | ||
Location Cromwell, Connecticut, U.S. Address 1 Golf Club Rd, Cromwell, CT 06416, USA Similar TPC River Highlands, Connecti PGA, Portland Golf Course, Quarry Ridge Golf Course - I, Portland Golf Course W Profiles | ||
The Travelers Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in Cromwell, Connecticut, a suburb south of Hartford. It is managed by The Greater Hartford Community Foundation.
Contents
- Memorable moments travelers championship
- History
- Attendance
- Greater Hartford Jaycees
- Course
- Winners
- Multiple winners
- Highlights
- References
It was announced that the tournament will be played the first week of August for the 2016 season due to the Summer Olympics.
Memorable moments travelers championship
History
The tournament was founded 65 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 Travelers Companies took over sponsorship in 2007.
For the tournament's first three decades, it was played at Wethersfield Country Club, about five miles (8 km) north. In 1984, after the PGA Tour bought and redesigned Edgewood Country Club, the event moved to the new TPC of Connecticut in Cromwell. In 1991, the course was substantially redesigned with a completely new front nine holes and renamed the TPC at River Highlands. This TPC property was the third PGA Tour owned/managed championship golf course in what would grow to a network of over 30 TPC Clubs (2010).
The purse for the 2006 tournament, under Buick's sponsorship, was $4.4 million, with $792,000 going to the winner. From 2007 to 2010, the purse under Travelers' sponsorship was $6 million, with $1,080,000 going to the champion.
Over the last decade, longer hitters have done well at the tournament, with Stewart Cink, Hunter Mahan, J. J. Henry, Phil Mickelson, and Bubba Watson combining for six victories over a ten-year span. Mahan also finished tied for second in 2006 and 2008.
Its position on the calendar has varied; in 2005 it was played in late August but in 2006 it was played in late June. Part of the FedEx Cup, the Travelers Championship has been played in late June, the week after the U.S. Open, since 2007.
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. The tournament has been played annually in Cromwell since 1984, and since 1991 the tournament has been held on the course at the TPC at River Highlands.
Greater Hartford Jaycees
The Insurance City Open was founded by the Greater Hartford Jaycees as a means to raise funds to support their philanthropic causes. The Jaycees are international leadership development organization for men and women ages 21–40. In 1971, The Greater Hartford Jaycees Foundation, Inc. was established as a grant-giving entity by the Greater Hartford Jaycees, Inc. with the help of Bob Murphy, who donated part of his winnings as 1970 Greater Hartford Open champion.
Course
Source:
Winners
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Main sources
Multiple winners
Seven men have won the Travelers Championship more than once through 2015.