Travelers Championship Announces 2014 Player Field
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CONTACT: Tara Gerber Travelers Championship 860-502-6815 [email protected] TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCES 2014 PLAYER FIELD HARTFORD, Conn., June 13, 2014 - The Travelers Championship has announced its field today for the 2014 tournament which will be played from June 16 to 22 at TPC River Highlands. This year's tournament features one of the most competitive fields in recent memory. Four of the world's top 10 players in the Official World Golf Rankings will head to TPC River Highlands next week, including Bubba Watson (No. 3), Matt Kuchar (No. 5), Jason Day (No. 7) and Sergio Garcia (No. 8). The Travelers Championship announced that it has picked up commitments from top players including Harris English, Freddie Jacobson, Kevin Streelman, Vijay Singh, David Toms, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Nick Watney, Charlie Hoffman, Bo Van Pelt, Camillo Villegas and Erik Compton. "This year's tournament field is one of the strongest we've ever had," said Travelers Championship Tournament Director Nathan Grube. "The player field, combined with the title extension announcement this past winter and all the special events that are planned throughout the week, will provide fans with an unforgettable experience. The most important part is that all the tournament funds generate benefit our charity partners throughout the region." Four remaining spots will be filled by Open Qualifying which will be held this Monday, June 16, at Black Hall Golf Club in Old Lyme, Conn. Tickets for the tournament are still on sale at www.TravelersChampionship.com. 2014 Travelers Championship Player Field Benjamin Alvarado Gonzalo Fdez-Castano Scott Langley Tag Ridings Stuart Appleby Kevin Foley Danny Lee Wes Roach Alex Aragon Brad Fritsch Richard H. Lee Patrick Rodgers Aaron Baddeley Tommy Gainey Marc Leishman John Rollins Sang-Moon Bae Sergio Garcia Spencer Levin Andres Romero Briny Baird Scott Gardiner David Lingmerth Vijay Singh Ricky Barnes Brice Garnett Edward Loar Heath Slocum Charlie Beljan Bobby Gates Andrew Loupe Brandt Snedeker Matt Bettencourt Brian Gay Jamie Lovemark Kevin Stadler Kris Blanks Fabian Gomez Jeff Maggert Kyle Stanley Jonas Blixt Retief Goosen Hunter Mahan Brendan Steele Justin Bolli Oliver Goss John Mallinger Shawn Stefani Keegan Bradley Paul Goydos Peter Malnati Robert Streb Scott Brown Luke Guthrie Steve Marino Kevin Streelman Jonathan Byrd Chesson Hadley Troy Matteson Chris Stroud Angel Cabrera James Hahn Billy Mayfair Brian Stuard Chad Campbell Brian Harman Scott McCarron Andrew Svoboda Patrick Cantlay J.J. Henry William McGirt Hudson Swafford Miguel Angel Carballo Jim Herman John Merrick Vaughn Taylor Paul Casey Tim Herron Troy Merritt Michael Thompson Bud Cauley Justin Hicks Bryce Molder Nicholas Thompson Greg Chalmers Charley Hoffman Ryan Moore David Toms Kevin Chappell Morgan Hoffmann Seung-Yul Noh Kevin Tway K.J. Choi John Huh Sean O'Hair Tyrone Van Aswegen Daniel Chopra Billy Hurley III Thorbjorn Olesen Bo Van Pelt Tim Clark Trevor Immelman Louis Oosthuizen Jhonattan Vegas Chad Collins Ryo Ishikawa Greg Owen Camilo Villegas Erik Compton Freddie Jacobson John Peterson Johnson Wagner Ben Crane Dustin Johnson Tim Petrovic Nick Watney Brian Davis Zach Johnson Carl Pettersson Bubba Watson Jason Day Matt Jones D.A. Points Charlie Wi Brendon de Jonge Jerry Kelly Ted Potter, Jr. Will Wilcox Graham DeLaet Russell Knox Dicky Pride Tim Wilkinson James Driscoll Ben Kohles Alex Prugh Cameron Wilson Ken Duke Matt Kuchar Michael Putnam Mark Wilson Joe Durant Bronson La'Cassie Adam Rainaud Bobby Wyatt Harris English Doug LaBelle II Patrick Reed Y.E. Yang Derek Ernst Neal Lancaster Jim Renner ### 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's Tradition of Giving Back by donating 100 percent of net proceeds to charities. The title sponsor of the event is 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 corporate sponsor of this event each year since its inception in 1952, becoming title sponsor in 2007. Complete details are available on www.TravelersChampionship.com. .