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2012 TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYER FIELD ANNOUNCED
CROMWELL, Conn., June 15, 2012 - The Travelers Championship will be held June 18 - 24 at TPC River Highlands, and will feature one of the deepest fields in tournament history. Golf fans have much to look forward to on the course when competition begins among some of the world’s best golfers, including three players in the Top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings; 12 Major Champions; and 35 players who have won PGA TOUR events in the past two years. Collectively, the player field has 236 PGA TOUR victories.
“We’re thrilled with the caliber of players coming to play the Travelers Championship this year,” said Tournament Director Nathan Grube. “The depth of the field, combined with an array of on-course events and activities makes this week something our fans are sure to enjoy.”
The 156-player field has four remaining spots, which will be filled by four Open Qualifiers. The Travelers Championship Open Qualifier will be held at Gillette Ridge Golf Club in Bloomfield, Conn., on Monday, June 18.
2012 TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYER FIELD Blake Adams Erik Compton Fredrik Jacobson Troy Matteson Webb Simpson Robert Allenby Chris Couch Brandt Jobe Billy Mayfair Vijay Singh Mark Anderson Brian Davis Zach Johnson William McGirt Heath Slocum Stuart Appleby Brendon de Jonge Sung Kang George McNeill Joey Snyder III Arjun Atwal Graham DeLaet Robert Karlsson Rocco Mediate Kevin Stadler Aaron Baddeley Chris DiMarco Jerry Kelly John Merrick Scott Stallings Sang-Moon Bae James Driscoll Troy Kelly Bryce Molder Kyle Stanley Ricky Barnes Ken Duke J.J. Killeen Ryan Moore Brendan Steele Cameron Beckman Scott Dunlap K.T. Kim Garth Mulroy Kevin Streelman Notah Begay III Harris English Kevin Kisner Seung-Yul Noh Chris Stroud Charlie Beljan Matt Every Colt Knost Sean O'Hair Daniel Summerhays Matt Bettencourt Brad Faxon Russell Knox Nick O'Hern Vaughn Taylor Tommy Biershenk Tommy Gainey Jason Kokrak Joe Ogilvie Kyle Thompson Kris Blanks Stephen Gangluff Kelly Kraft Louis Oosthuizen Michael Thompson Jason Bohn Bobby Gates Matt Kuchar Rod Pampling Brendon Todd Keegan Bradley Brian Gay Derek Lamely Carl Paulson D.J. Trahan Michael Bradley Tom Gillis Neal Lancaster Tom Pernice Jr. Cameron Tringale Scott Brown Lucas Glover Danny Lee Kenny Perry Bo Van Pelt Bart Bryant Mathew Goggin Richard H. Lee Ted Potter, Jr. Jhonattan Vegas Angel Cabrera Nathan Green Marc Leishman Ian Poulter Camilo Villegas Chad Campbell Hunter Haas Justin Leonard Michael Putnam Johnson Wagner Patrick Cantlay Brian Harman Edward Loar Fran Quinn Jimmy Walker Miguel Angel Carballo Padraig Harrington Jamie Lovemark Chez Reavie Bubba Watson Roberto Castro J.J. Henry Bill Lunde Kyle Reifers Steve Wheatcroft Bud Cauley Tim Herron Bryden Macpherson Alexandre Rocha Charlie Wi Greg Chalmers Charley Hoffman Jeff Maggert Patrick Rodgers Dean Wilson Daniel Chopra J.B. Holmes Hunter Mahan John Rollins Y.E. Yang Gary Christian John Huh John Mallinger Andres Romero Tim Clark Billy Hurley III Steve Marino Rory Sabbatini Will Claxton Ryuji Imada Ian Marshall Charl Schwartzel Gavin Coles Ryo Ishikawa David Mathis Patrick Sheehan
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About the Travelers Championship As the only PGA TOUR event in the Northeast in early summer, the Travelers Championship is one of the region's premier sporting events. The tournament proudly supports the PGA TOUR Tradition of Giving Back by donating 100 percent of net proceeds to charities. The event is sponsored by Travelers, a leading provider of property casualty insurance for home, auto and business. Travelers has been doing business in the community for more than 150 years, and today has more than 7,000 employees in Connecticut. The Official Property Casualty Insurance Provider of the PGA TOUR, Travelers has been a sponsor of this event each year since its inception in 1952, becoming title sponsor in 2007. Complete details are available on www.TravelersChampionship.com.