Travelers Championship

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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.

The 2016 tournament was played in August due to the Summer Olympics, but in 2017 the tournament returned to June.

History

The tournament was founded 72 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).

When Canon announced it would not renew its sponsorship after the 2002 season, organizers feared the tournament would lose its spot on the tour for the 2003 season if a new sponsor could not be found. A fundraising campaign, followed by Buick signing a three year sponsorship agreement, allowed the tournament to continue under the title Buick Championship. When Buick did not renew its sponsorship after the 2006 season, the tournament briefly lost its spot on the tour schedule, and a "less prestigious" spot on the Champions Tour was considered. However, a spot opened on the tour, and Travelers signed on to sponsor the tournament starting 2007.

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.

For the 2020 season, it is part of the Open Qualifying Series providing up to two spots in the Open Championship for the top two non-exempt finishers in the top 8.

El "Travelers Championship" es un torneo de golf de renombre internacional que se lleva a cabo anualmente en Cromwell, Connecticut, Estados Unidos. Este evento deportivo reúne a los mejores golfistas del mundo para competir en un campo de golf de primera clase.

El torneo es organizado por la Fundación Travelers, una organización sin fines de lucro que se dedica a apoyar a las comunidades locales a través de programas educativos y de salud. El "Travelers Championship" es uno de los eventos más importantes en el calendario del PGA Tour, atrayendo a jugadores de élite y a miles de espectadores.

El campo de golf donde se lleva a cabo el torneo es el TPC River Highlands, un hermoso y desafiante campo diseñado por Bobby Weed y Pete Dye. Con sus fairways ondulantes, bunkers estratégicamente ubicados y greens rápidos, este campo ofrece un escenario perfecto para el golf de alto nivel.

Además de la emocionante competencia, el "Travelers Championship" ofrece una experiencia única para los espectadores. El torneo cuenta con una amplia variedad de actividades y entretenimiento, incluyendo puestos de comida, música en vivo y oportunidades para interactuar con los jugadores.

El "Travelers Championship" también tiene un impacto positivo en la comunidad local. A través de la Fundación Travelers, el torneo recauda fondos para apoyar a organizaciones benéficas locales, especialmente aquellas que se enfocan en la educación y la salud de los niños.

En resumen, el "Travelers Championship" es un torneo de golf de clase mundial que combina la emoción del deporte con la oportunidad de apoyar a la comunidad local. Ya sea que seas un aficionado al golf o simplemente estés buscando una experiencia única, este torneo es una visita obligada.