THIS WEEK’S TOURNEYS
PGA TOUR TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Course: Purse: TV:
Cromwell, Conn.
TPC River Highlands. Yardage: 6,820. $6.8 million (First place: $1,224,000). Thursday-Friday, 3:30-6:30 p.m. (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. (CBS Sports).
The field is unusually strong for the Travelers Championship, with Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and Justin Thomas. ... Spieth and McIlroy are playing the TPC River Highlands for the first time. ... Jim Furyk set a PGA Tour record last year with a 58 in the final round. ... The last seven tournaments on the PGA Tour have had a cut that was over par. ... Padraig Harrington is in the field after taking two weeks off to recover from an amateur’s swing at a clinic that split open his elbow. ... Dustin Johnson doesn’t plan to play again until the British Open. ... The leading five players from the top 20 in the FedEx Cup after this week are exempt to the British Open if they are not already in the field. Among those on the bubble are Mackenzie Hughes (No. 20) and Wesley Bryan (No. 22). Single digits under par has not won this tournament since Nick Price won at 9-under par in 1993.
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LPGA TOUR WALMART NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Course: Purse: TV:
7,181. Par: 70. Rogers, Ark.
Pinnacle CC. Yardage: 6,386. Par: $2 million (First prize: $300,000). Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 5-7 p.m. (Golf Channel).
With her fourth runner-up finish of the year, along with one victory, Lexi Thompson moved to the top of the LPGA Tour money list, just $410 short of $1 million. ... The Meijer LPGA Classic was the second straight week and third time this year Thompson has lost at least a share of the 54-hole lead. ... Michelle Wie had a 64-65 weekend to tie for second, her best finish of the year. It also moved her to No. 8 in the Solheim Cup standings. ... This is the last of nine tournaments before the LPGA plays its next major next week in the KPGA Women’s PGA Championship. Munich, Germany. Munchen Eichenried GC. 2 million euros. Thursday-Friday, 5:30-7 a.m., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 6:30-11 a.m. (Golf Channel). The top five European Tour members from the top 20 in the Race to Dubai after this week will get into the British Open if not already exempt. Among those in reasonable shape are Fabrizio Zanotti, Dylan Frittelli and David Lipsky (at No. 20). ... Sergio Garcia is playing his first regular European Tour event since he won the Masters. ... The field includes six former major champions, including Ernie Els and Martin Kaymer. Par:
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Course: Purse: TV:
72. Madison, Wis. University Ridge GC. Yardage: 7,056. $2 million (First prize: $300,000). Friday, 12:30-3 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel). Steve Stricker is the tournament host, coming off his tie for 16th in the U.S. Open. This will be his first time playing the tournament. Stricker has never won his home state Greater Milwaukee Open. ... Nick Faldo is playing the PGA Tour Champions for the first time since the Senior British Open in 2015. ... The field includes nine players who won the Greater Milwaukee Open on the PGA Tour — Mark Brooks, Carlos Franco, Jay Haas, Scott Hoch, Billy Mayfair, Corey Pavin, Kenny Perry, Loren Roberts and Jeff Sluman. 72.