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Players to win the Travelers Championship in wire-to-wire fashion: Gene Littler (1959) and Tim Norris (1982).

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Players in the field who finished in the top 10 in last weekend’s U.S. Open at Erin Hills in Wisconsin: Brian Harman (T2), Xander Schauffele (T5), Charley Hoffman (8), Trey Mullinax (T9), Justin Thomas (T9) and Brandt Snedeker (T9).

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Consecutive birdies made by Kevin Streelman to finish the final round to win the 2014 Travelers. He broke the PGA Tour record for closing birdies by a winner set by Mike Souchak in the 1956 St. Paul Open. Streelman shot 64-64 on the weekend and won by one shot at 15-under 265.

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Strokes Jim Furyk beat the field average by with his 58 in the final round of last year’s Travelers.

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Major champions in the field: Keegan Bradley, Jason Day, Furyk, Lucas Glover, Retief Goosen, Padraig Harrington, Zach Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Geoff Ogilvy, Webb Simpson, Vijay Singh, Jordan Spieth and Bubba Watson.

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Winners this season who are in the field: Brendan Steele (Safeway Open), Thomas (CIMB Classic and Sony Open in Hawaii), Cody Gribble (Sanderson Farms Championship), Rod Pampling (Shriners Hospitals for Children Open), Mackenzie Hughes (The RSM Classic), Hudson Swafford (CareerBuilder Challenge), Spieth (AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am), Adam Hadwin (Valspar Championship), Marc Leishman (Arnold Palmer Invitational), Wesley Bryan (RBC Heritage), Jonas Blixt (Zurich Classic of New Orleans), Harman (Wells Fargo Championship) and Daniel Berger (FedEx St. Jude Classic).

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Tournament-record front-nine score by Furyk en route to his 58. It was one short of the PGA Tour record for nine holes, set by Corey Pavin on the front nine of the first round of the 2006 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. KEY PAIRINGS Golf Channel’s coverage Thursday features Russell Knox, who begins defense of his title alongside 2012 Travelers champion Leishman and 2010 and 2015 champion Watson (12:50 p.m. ET). Two-time major champion Spieth is out with Bryan and Snedeker (1). Berger, who won two weeks ago in the FedEx St. Jude Classic, is grouped with Brian Gay and Matt Every (12:40). Friday’s Golf Channel coverage features Harman, four-time major champion McIlroy and 2003 U.S. Open champion Furyk (12:50). Patrick Reed, aka Captain America, is grouped with 2015 PGA Championship winner Day and Thomas (1). Three-time major winner Harrington returns from injury and is out with Emiliano Grillo and Swafford (12:40). PGA TOUR LIVE The PGA Tour’s subscription-based digital platform service, available at PGATour .com, begins coverage of the first two rounds at 7 a.m. ET and runs through 6:30 p.m. Featured group coverage begins Thursday at 7:50 with Harman, McIlroy and Furyk. The 8 a.m. group of Thomas, Reed and Day will also be in the broadcast window. For the second round, Knox, Watson and Leishman begins airing at 7:50, while the group of Spieth, Bryan and Snedeker starts at 8. In addition, each day features coverage of the par-4 15th and the par-3 16th. FEDEXCUP With extra points on the line during last weekend’s U.S. Open, major moves were made in the standings. Brooks Koepka jumped from 19th to fifth with his fourshot victory. Runner-up Hideki Matsuyama and Thomas (tied for ninth) cut into Dustin Johnson’s big lead. Former FedExCup champion Snedeker tied for ninth and jumped 16 spots to 44th. Schauffele jumped 28 spots to 107th with his tie for fifth. The FedExCup Playoffs consists of four events and concludes in September at The Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, with the postseason winner receiving a $10 million bonus. 1. Dustin Johnson .................................. 2,270 2. Hideki Matsuyama .......................... 2,145 3. Justin Thomas .................................. 2,060 4. Jon Rahm ........................................... 1,708 5. Brooks Koepka .................................. 1,534 6. Jordan Spieth .................................... 1,479 7. Kevin Kisner ....................................... 1,458 8. Rickie Fowler ...................................... 1,429 9. Pat Perez ............................................ 1,426 10. Brian Harman ................................. 1,402 11. Adam Hadwin ....................................1,241 12. Daniel Berger ................................... 1,150 13. Brendan Steele .................................. 1,131 14. Sergio Garcia .................................. 1,049 15. Marc Leishman ................................ 1,029 16. Billy Horschel .................................... 1,018 17. Jason Dufner ...................................... 998 18. Russell Henley .................................... 989 19. Justin Rose .......................................... 984 20. Mackenzie Hughes .......................... 863 21. Gary Woodland ................................ 862 22. Wesley Bryan .................................... 858 23. Kevin Chappell ................................... 851 24. Bill Haas ............................................. 843 25. Si Woo Kim ....................................... 832