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TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCES 2019 PLAYER FIELD
HARTFORD, Conn., June 14, 2019 – The Travelers Championship today announced its full player field for the 2019 tournament, which will feature five golfers ranked among the world’s top 10, 16 of the top 30 and nine past champions of the event. The tournament will be held June 17-23 at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.
The five players in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking include Brooks Koepka (No. 1), Francesco Molinari (No. 6), Justin Thomas (No. 7), Patrick Cantlay (No. 8) and Bryson DeChambeau (No. 9).
This year’s field includes nine players who have won the tournament at TPC River Highlands: Three-time winner and defending champion Bubba Watson (2010, 2015 and 2018), Jordan Spieth (2017), Russell Knox (2016), Kevin Streelman (2014), Marc Leishman (2012), Freddie Jacobson (2011), Hunter Mahan (2007), J.J. Henry (2006) and two-time winner Phil Mickelson (2001 and 2002).
The player field includes:
Albertson, Anders Day, Jason Herman, Jim An, Byeong Hun DeChambeau, Bryson Hickok, Kramer Ancer, Abraham Díaz, Roberto Hoffman, Charley Aphibarnrat, Kiradech Duncan, Tyler Hoffmann, Morgan Armour, Ryan English, Harris Hoge, Tom Baddeley, Aaron Etulain, Julián Holmes, J.B. Bae, Sangmoon Finau, Tony Homa, Max Berger, Daniel Fleetwood, Tommy Hossler, Beau Blaum, Ryan Frittelli, Dylan Hovland, Viktor Blixt, Jonas Garber, Joey Hughes, Mackenzie Bradley, Keegan Garnett, Brice Im, Sungjae Brown, Scott Gay, Brian Jacobson, Freddie Burgoon, Bronson Glover, Lucas Jaeger, Stephan Burns, Sam Gómez, Fabián Jones, Kyle Cantlay, Patrick Gribble, Cody Jones, Matt Casey, Paul Grillo, Emiliano Kang, Sung Cauley, Bud Hadley, Chesson Kim, Michael Cejka, Alex Hadwin, Adam Kim, Si Woo Champ, Cameron Hagy, Brandon Kim, Whee Chin, John Harkins, Brandon Kisner, Kevin Clark, Wyndham Harman, Brian Kizzire, Patton Cook, Austin Harrington, Padraig Knost, Colt Dahmen, Joel Henley, Russell Knous, Jim Davis, Cameron Henry, J.J. Knox, Russell Kodaira, Satoshi Oosthuizen, Louis Steele, Brendan Koepka, Brooks Ortiz, Carlos Stefani, Shawn Kokrak, Jason Pampling, Rod Straka, Sepp Kraft, Kelly Pan, C.T. Streb, Robert Lahiri, Anirban Poston, J.T. Streelman, Kevin Laird, Martin Power, Seamus Stroud, Chris Landry, Andrew Prugh, Alex Stuard, Brian Langley, Scott Putnam, Andrew Suh, Justin Lebioda, Hank Reavie, Chez Svensson, Adam Lee, Danny Reed, Patrick Swafford, Hudson Lee, Kyoung-Hoon Reeves, Seth Tallman, Chris Leishman, Marc Roach, Wes Taylor, Nick Lindheim, Nicholas Rodríguez, José de Jesús Taylor, Vaughn Long, Adam Ryder, Sam Teater, Josh Luck, Curtis Saunders, Sam Thomas, Justin Mahan, Hunter Schenk, Adam Trainer, Martin Malnati, Peter Schnell, Brady Tringale, Cameron McCarthy, Denny Schniederjans, Ollie Tway, Kevin Merritt, Troy Silverman, Ben Uihlein, Peter Mickelson, Phil Sloan, Roger Varner III, Harold Molinari, Francesco Smith, Cameron Watney, Nick Moore, Ryan Snedeker, Brandt Watson, Bubba Morikawa, Collin Spaun, J.J. Weekley, Boo Mullinax, Trey Spieth, Jordan Werenski, Richy Muñoz, Sebastián Stallings, Scott Wolff, Matthew Niemann, Joaquin Stanley, Kyle Wright, Chase
Based on the results of the U.S. Open, the player field is subject to change. Four additional spots will be filled through Open Qualifying, which will be held Monday, June 17, at Ellington Ridge Country Club in Ellington, Connecticut. Tickets for the tournament can be purchased at the gate or online at www.TravelersChampionship.com.
About the Travelers Championship The Travelers Championship, held in Cromwell, Connecticut, is one of the premier events on the PGA TOUR and part of the FedExCup series. Named by the PGA TOUR in 2017 and 2018 as the recipient of the “Players Choice” award, the Travelers Championship proudly supports the TOUR’s Tradition of Giving Back by donating 100 percent of net proceeds to charities. Travelers, a leading provider of property and casualty insurance for auto, home and business, is the Official Property Casualty Insurance Provider of the PGA TOUR. The company became the tournament’s title sponsor in 2007. Travelers has been doing business in the Hartford community for more than 160 years and has been a corporate sponsor of this event each year since its inception in 1952. Complete details are available at www.TravelersChampionship.com.
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