Travelers Championship to Feature 9 of the Top 10

Jay Betsill | June 20, 2020 | Golf, News | No Comments

FORT WORTH, TEXAS – JUNE 09: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his shot from the ninth tee during a practice round prior to the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club on June 09, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

The PGA TOUR’s third week back in action will follow suit and feature a loaded field as the top seven and nine of the top 10 players in the world will be in action at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands.

Another familiar sight when the deadline to enter the Travelers Championship came and went was the absence of Tiger Woods in the 156 player field. While he teamed with Peyton Manning and won the Match:Champions for Charity, The 15-time major champion has not played on the PGA TOUR since a final round 77 on Feb. 16 at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club.

Woods, the reigning Masters champion, has never played in the Travelers Championship.

MAR 27, 2019: Tiger Woods during the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play on March 27, 2019 at Austin Country Club in Austin, TX. (Photo by George Walker/DFWsportsonline)

There has been no word on when Woods will return to play on the PGA TOUR, but the consensus seems to be the Memorial Tournament, set for July 16-19 at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Woods has won the Memorial five times, most recently in 2012.

The nine players in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking include Rory McIlroy (No. 1), Jon Rahm (No. 2), Justin Thomas (No. 3), Brooks Koepka (No. 4), Dustin Johnson (No. 5), Patrick Reed (No. 6), Patrick Cantlay (No. 7), Webb Simpson (No. 9) and Xander Schauffele (No. 10).

This year’s field of 156 players currently includes 109 who have won at least one PGA TOUR event, and 10 players who have won the tournament at TPC River Highlands: Defending champion Chez Reavie (2019), three-time winner Bubba Watson (2010, 2015 and 2018), Jordan Spieth (2017), Russell Knox (2016), Kevin Streelman (2014), Marc Leishman (2012), Stewart Cink (1997 and 2008), Hunter Mahan (2007), J.J. Henry (2006) and Phil Mickelson (2001 and 2002).

Fans can watch all the action on Golf Channel (3–6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 1–3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday) and on CBS (3–6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday).