Travelers Championship 2022: Course and current form stats

Andy Swales
21 June 2022
3.0 min read

The Travelers Championship is the only regular PGA Tour event to be staged in the state of Connecticut

TPC River Highlands: One of the PGA Tour's lowest-scoring venues

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"Not including majors, the Players Championship or the WGC Matchplay event, Cantlay’s last nine regular stroke play tournaments have yielded eight top 10s. His last 16 rounds at River Highlands average 67.56."

With the fallout from the Saudi Golf League still ringing in the ears of the PGA Tour hierarchy, the action now heads for Connecticut and this week's Travelers Championship.

This week's tournament, which has been a regular post-US Open event for the past three decades, brings the players to the Greater Hartford town of Cromwell.

Those who contested last week's major championship in Massachusetts will have travelled the relatively short 100-mile journey south-west to set up camp at TPC River Highlands.

Birdies In Abundance

Following the rigours of a traditional US Open venue, the golfers will discover that TPC River Highlands is relatively amenable and a lot more receptive to birdies.

The average winning 72-hole total since 2007 - last 15 instalments - is 264.1, while six years ago Jim Furyk shot a closing 58 to set a new PGA Tour record for a single round of golf.

And five years earlier, while still an amateur, 19-year-old Patrick Cantlay carded 60 to grab the lead after 36 holes - he ended up in a tie-for-24th.

All of which means a hot putter is absolutely necessary this week with plenty of birdies available on greens that are slightly smaller than the Tour average.

In fact, TPC River Highlands is one of the lowest-scoring venues on Tour.

The average 18-hole score at the Travellers Championship since 2016 is 69.59 - only five regular PGA Tour venues are lower than this (see table below).

Tournament/Course Stroke Averages

Lowest Eight Averages (2016-21)
Average .... (Total Rounds)
68.72: Sedgefield (2,770)
68.84: Waialae (2,624)
69.41: Old White at Sulphur Springs (1,363)
69.46: TPC Summerlin (2,573)
69.47: Sea Island (2,735)
69.59: TPC River Highlands (2,766)
69.61: TPC Deere Run (2,275)
69.74: El Camaleon at Mayakoba) (2,458)
Min. No. of Rounds = 1,000

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Course Details

TPC River Highlands is a gently undulating parkland course which was given a facelift seven years ago.

This well-wooded layout with lush fairways has plenty of subtle changes in direction, while water comes into play on just four holes - most of these towards the end of the round.

A number of modifications have been made to the course over the past decade. This includes the removal of 50 bunkers ahead of the 2016 edition, while the remaining ones were brought more into play. Greens have undergone a facelift too.

Situated approximately 120 miles north-east of New York City, and around 30 miles from the coast, the course gets its name from sitting high above the Connecticut River.

The land on which TPC River Highlands was built began life as Edgewood Country Club in 1928.

This remained the state of play until the early 1980s when Pete Dye was commissioned to completely re-design the layout, ahead of hosting a PGA Tour event in 1984.

The course, which by now was owned by the PGA Tour, was christened TPC Connecticut.

During the late 1980s the venue underwent a series of minor modifications and, before the 1990 Greater Hartford Open, the layout had changed its name to TPC River Highlands.

Stroke Averages

Lowest 15 At TPC River Highlands (2016-21)
Average .... (Rounds)
67.50: Rory McIlroy (12)
67.56: Patrick Cantlay (16)
68.06: Jason Day (18)
68.10: Xander Schauffele (10)
68.10: Brendan Steele (20)
68.11: Russell Henley (18)
68.15: Kevin Streelman (20)
68.17: Sam Burns (12)
68.19: Brooks Koepka (16)
68.20: Brian Harman (20)
68.23: Charley Hoffman (22)
68.27: Marc Leishman (22)
68.27: Chez Reavie (22)
68.30: Brendon Todd (10)
68.33: Mark Hubbard (12)
68.33: Hank Lebioda (12)
Min. No. of Rounds = 10
Only those entered this week are included in table

Four To Watch

Keegan Bradley: Has performed pretty well of late, posting four top-10s in his most recent eight starts. This includes last Sunday's US Open and the Players Championship in March. Was runner-up at River Highlands three years ago.

Patrick Cantlay: Not including majors, the Players Championship or the WGC Matchplay event, Cantlay's last nine regular stroke play tournaments have yielded eight top 10s (does not include the Zurich Classic two-man team event which he won in partnership with Xander Schauffele). His last 16 rounds at River Highlands average 67.56.

Rory McIlroy: The new world No 2 is on a roll. The only thing missing right now is another major title, which this week isn't. This will be his last event on American soil before heading to Scotland for The Open.

Davis Riley: Has impressed during his first full season on the PGA Tour. The 25-year-old is currently 22nd in the FedEx Cup standings and this would be the ideal event in which to grab a maiden Tour title. Lost a play-off in Florida during March.

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Last 10 Weeks / River Highlands (2012-21)

Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W25	W24	W23	W22	W21	W20	W19	W18	W17	W16
Scottie Scheffler	2	18		2	MC	15			18
Rory McIlroy	5	1	18		8		5
Patrick Cantlay	14		3		MC				1	2
Justin Thomas	37	3		MC	1	5				35
Sam Burns	27	4		1	20	MC			2
Jordan Spieth	37		18	7	34	2				1
Xander Schauffele	14		18		13	5			1
Tony Finau	MC	2		4	30		41	2
Joaquin Niemann	47		3		23	25			Wd	12
Brooks Koepka	55				55
Sung Jae Im	MC		10	15					14	21
Harris English	61		MC
Kevin Kisner	MC			MC	MC	MC			35	MC
Jason Kokrak	MC			67	60	17				35
Harold Varner	MC	13		27	48				4	3
Tom Hoge	MC		MC	MC	9	17			MC	MC
Tommy Fleetwood	MC		10	35	5	59			MC	10
Seamus Power	12		MC		9	17	MC		MC
Kyoung-Hoon Lee	37		53	MC	41	1	25			MC
Aaron Wise	27		2		23	51		6		21
Guillermo Pereira	MC		13	7	3	17			Wd	26
Keegan Bradley	7		37		48		2		4
Russell Henley	MC				60		41			MC
Brian Harman	43		18	MC	34		9			35
Sepp Straka	MC		45		78	73	MC		MC	3
Marc Leishman	14		MC		34	51	MC		21
Webb Simpson	MC			27	20		MC			59
Si Woo Kim	MC		13		60	MC	37			42
Cameron Tringale	14		48	MC	41			33	10	12
Luke List	MC		26		41	MC	31			MC
Keith Mitchell		7	18		34	76	MC		MC
Christiaan Bezuidenhout				15	MC	12			32
Mackenzie Hughes	24	28	37		MC	MC	9			MC
Matthew Wolff			MC		MC	MC	25
Erik van Rooyen	MC		MC	MC	MC					10
Cameron Davis			53	7	48		MC			3
Maverick McNealy				MC	75	32			MC	26
Anirban Lahiri			MC		MC		6	15		66
Davis Riley	31		13	4	13	9		5	4	MC
Stewart Cink	MC		MC	MC	23		9			68
Troy Merritt	MC		53	57	41		35		MC	12
Ryan Palmer			MC	40	MC	5			18
Jhonattan Vegas		53	37		MC	59	15
JJ Spaun		MC		Wd	MC	38				MC
Lanto Griffin	MC		51		60	51	6	15		MC
Brendan Steele			10		9		51		4
Brendon Todd		13		3		MC		64	21	26
Carlos Ortiz		46	64	MC	MC	38		51		MC
Garrick Higgo			18	MC	MC				4	MC
Lucas Glover			60	40	23		MC		MC	48
Cameron Champ		MC	MC		MC	38		6
Sahith Theegala		53	5	57		79		24	MC	70
Denny McCarthy	7		5	27	48		25		MC	56
Kevin Streelman			MC	MC	41		MC	67		MC
Chad Ramey			Wd	27	MC		21	MC	MC	59
Aaron Rai		13	26	68		46	MC	24	4
Joel Dahmen	10		32	63	MC		51		29	12
CT Pan			53	52			15	29		42
Jason Day			31		55	51	15		10
Dylan Frittelli		61		35		69	46			66
Danny Willett		28	MC			MC	16		21	51
Emiliano Grillo		28	32	63		46		33	MC	MC
Patton Kizzire	MC		MC	MC	75	83			MC	26
Rickie Fowler			64	57	23		21			MC
Matt Wallace		35	18	5		MC	MC	67	18
Scott Stallings	MC		MC	4	MC	25		MC	MC	MC
Andrew Putnam	31		MC	15		MC	MC	MC		MC
Alex Smalley		21	MC	27			MC	6	MC	MC
Rory Sabbatini		MC		52		25	41
JT Poston		MC	37	MC			9	MC	MC	3
Charley Hoffman		35	MC	66		MC	MC		MC	MC
Matthew NeSmith	37		37	57		51	31		4	12
Adam Schenk	24		26	MC	41	79	9	MC	14	MC
Adam Svensson		21	45	40		69	MC	MC	MC	26
Kramer Hickok		61	64	MC	69	MC	MC	MC		MC
Harry Higgs		MC		69	MC	MC	MC		MC	MC
Russell Knox			MC	15	MC		35	MC	21	MC
Martin Laird		MC	37			MC	61		MC
Stephan Jaeger		MC		MC		38	6	15	29	MC
Robert Streb		53	MC	MC		MC		MC	MC	42
Taylor Moore			MC	MC		32	64	MC	4
Charles Howell			18			MC		33		MC
David Lipsky		MC	37	48		25	MC	6	4
Adam Long		21	MC	35			MC	15	MC	12
Doug Ghim		18	60	MC			MC	33	32	35
Matthias Schwab		MC		57		59	MC		32	59
Greyson Sigg		MC		MC		MC	MC	33	MC
Patrick Rodgers	31	18	MC	35		32		10	21
Chez Reavie				27		MC	15	13	MC	MC
John Huh		25		12		MC	MC	42	MC
Lee Hodges		48		35		MC	MC	51	MC
Peter Malnati		MC	MC	MC		9	51	15		42
Wyndham Clark	MC	7	37	MC		MC		67	10	35
Danny Lee	MC	10	MC	23			MC	MC	MC	MC
Zach Johnson				23	MC		MC			Wd
Sam Ryder		MC	MC	MC		MC			3	MC
Joseph Bramlett	37	MC				51	MC	MC	MC	48
James Hahn				MC		9	9	MC	29	MC
Hayden Buckley	14	MC		MC		MC	MC	61	MC
Scott Piercy		21		MC		MC	37	33	21	12
Hank Lebioda		28				MC	41	29	18	MC
Max McGreevy		MC		52		83	MC	MC	MC
Brandon Wu			69	MC		51	MC	2	21
Brian Stuard	MC	MC		MC		MC	MC	42	21	69
Nate Lashley			MC	MC		17	Wd	11		MC
Kiradech Aphibarnrat			34	MC		76	MC	61	38
Vince Whaley		35		MC		25	MC	MC	MC
Kevin Tway				MC		MC	MC	MC	MC	MC
Austin Smotherman		44		63		25	25	67	MC
Brandt Snedeker		48	60	57		MC			MC	MC
Brice Garnett		MC				15	MC	33	MC	MC
Ryan Brehm			MC	MC	MC	MC			14	MC
Henrik Norlander		MC				MC	59		MC	MC
Roger Sloan	MC	MC				MC	MC	MC		59
Doc Redman				MC		MC	MC		3	48
Brandon Hagy		64	MC			MC	MC	42	MC	Wd
Trey Mullinax		69		MC		32	MC	24	MC
Andrew Landry
Andrew Novak	MC	64				46	MC	15	MC
David Skinns		64	MC			38	MC	51	34
Nick Hardy	14	35		2					21	MC
Richy Werenski						MC	MC	MC	MC	MC
Tyler Duncan		MC		15		59	MC	MC	14	12
Nick Watney		MC	MC	MC			MC		MC	MC
Jim Herman		MC				MC	MC		MC	56
Paul Barjon		46		MC		65	51	MC	MC
Martin Trainer		MC		52		76	Wd	11	MC	MC
Justin Lower		35	MC			46	31	64	10
Joshua Creel		MC			MC	MC	MC	74	MC
Callum Tarren	31	MC				46	56	61	34	7
Austin Cook		13				MC	MC	MC	MC
Dylan Wu		MC				MC	62	MC	10
Seth Reeves		MC				69	MC	MC	MC
Luke Donald		MC	MC	40		MC	25	MC		56
Kelly Kraft		13				MC	49	15	MC
Curtis Thompson		MC				MC	Wd	MC	21
Michael Gligic		Wd				73	37	24	36	MC
Chesson Hadley						69	MC		MC	MC
Sung Kang		MC				MC	MC	51	MC	MC
Jared Wolfe			MC			51	MC	MC	MC
Bill Haas		MC		27		65	MC	59	36	59
Dawie van der Walt		70				81	41	MC	MC	MC
Ben Kohles		MC				MC	59	42	MC
Brett Drewitt	MC	53		MC	MC	MC	MC	73	MC	12
Scott Gutschewski		MC			16	MC	MC	MC	MC
Jonas Blixt	MC	28				Wd	MC	MC
Christopher Gotterup	43	MC
William McGirt			MC				MC			MC
Cole Hammer	MC
JJ Henry		59
Morgan Hoffmann							MC			MC
Beau Hossler	53		32	21	69	17	MC		MC	MC
Mark Hubbard		44	29	52		32	MC	51	14	12
Satoshi Kodaira	MC	Wd		MC		MC	MC	15		MC
Ryan Armour		35				MC	25	MC	36
Chase Seiffert	MC	28				MC	46	MC	18
Cameron Percy		59	MC			MC	MC		MC
Vaughn Taylor		48				73	MC	Wd	MC
Adam D`Amario
Benjamin James
Michael Thorbjornsen	MC

Player	`21	`20	`19	`18	`17	`16	`15	`14	`13	`12
Scottie Scheffler	47	MC
Rory McIlroy		11		12	17
Patrick Cantlay	13	11	15	15				MC		MC
Justin Thomas		MC	36	56	MC	3	MC		30
Sam Burns	13	24	43
Jordan Spieth		54	MC	42	1
Xander Schauffele		20		MC	14
Tony Finau	MC	MC	MC		17	25	25
Joaquin Niemann	36	63	5
Brooks Koepka	5		57	19		9		51
Sung Jae Im		58	21
Harris English	1		MC*	MC	MC		25	7	43	64
Kevin Kisner	5	MC	15							MC
Jason Kokrak		MC	MC	MC	26	34	48			MC*
Harold Varner	47	32	21	MC	MC
Tom Hoge	66	37	MC*	MC	35	MC	64
Tommy Fleetwood			13
Seamus Power	19		66	36	MC
Kyoung-Hoon Lee	73	MC	13
Aaron Wise	66	46
Guillermo Pereira
Keegan Bradley	MC	MC	2	47	8	25	39	31	18	29
Russell Henley	19	32	MC	6		11
Brian Harman	5	MC	8	6	35	MC	3	42	51	24
Sepp Straka	10	MC	MC
Marc Leishman	3	58	21	MC	17	9	39	11	30	1
Webb Simpson				MC	8	34			5	29
Si Woo Kim	MC	11	MC	26		25
Cameron Tringale	MC	MC	MC*	69					MC	15
Luke List		MC		MC		MC			MC
Keith Mitchell	MC	MC		56
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Mackenzie Hughes	76	3	51	42	17
Matthew Wolff	MC	MC	MC*
Erik van Rooyen
Cameron Davis		MC	43
Maverick McNealy	30
Anirban Lahiri	MC		MC	9	17
Davis Riley
Stewart Cink	30	MC		2			MC		MC*
Troy Merritt	36	60	MC*	MC	8	MC	MC	67
Ryan Palmer		MC		MC	53
Jhonattan Vegas		24		MC	MC		54	31		MC
JJ Spaun	47	MC	30	47
Lanto Griffin	70	24		38
Brendan Steele	MC	6	21	MC	14	17	25	5	13	MC
Brendon Todd	30	11				MC	15			MC
Carlos Ortiz	47	MC	MC			17	MC
Garrick Higgo	MC
Lucas Glover		20	MC		MC		MC		MC	47
Cameron Champ			MC
Sahith Theegala		MC
Denny McCarthy	73	Wd	MC	47
Kevin Streelman	MC	2	15	33	8	MC	MC	1	MC	47
Chad Ramey
Aaron Rai
Joel Dahmen		20	43	MC	62
CT Pan	MC	MC	36	MC	8		25
Jason Day	10	46	8	12	MC			18
Dylan Frittelli	MC	MC	MC
Danny Willett		MC
Emiliano Grillo	MC	60	60	19	43
Patton Kizzire	MC	6	MC	MC	53
Rickie Fowler	MC								13
Matt Wallace		MC
Scott Stallings	MC	6	MC	38	MC	MC
Andrew Putnam	13		57
Alex Smalley
Rory Sabbatini	MC			MC	MC	56			MC	18
JT Poston		MC	MC	MC	MC
Charley Hoffman	30	41	MC	15	3	25		26	7	2
Matthew NeSmith	MC	MC
Adam Schenk	MC	MC	MC	MC
Adam Svensson			MC
Kramer Hickok	2		60
Harry Higgs	MC	MC
Russell Knox	MC	MC	21	38	62	1	Wd	61	13	MC
Martin Laird			21	61	MC	62	15
Stephan Jaeger			30
Robert Streb	19	MC	21	MC	57			MC	58
Taylor Moore
Charles Howell
David Lipsky	MC
Adam Long	MC	24	21
Doug Ghim	54			MC
Matthias Schwab
Greyson Sigg
Patrick Rodgers	76	MC		26	35	3	39	46		MC
Chez Reavie	25	46	1	MC	43	47	25		43	11
John Huh				61	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC*	MC
Lee Hodges
Peter Malnati	54	MC	30	26	MC*	MC		MC
Wyndham Clark	MC	MC	15		MC
Danny Lee	MC	MC	MC	15	3		25	MC		MC*
Zach Johnson	25	11		19	MC	47	6	MC	58	64
Sam Ryder	54	MC	51	26
Joseph Bramlett	MC	41
James Hahn		MC		36		MC		77
Hayden Buckley
Scott Piercy	MC				MC*
Hank Lebioda	5	41	51
Max McGreevy
Brandon Wu
Brian Stuard	30	20	MC	MC	MC	38	25	MC	MC
Nate Lashley	76
Kiradech Aphibarnrat			MC
Vince Whaley	MC
Kevin Tway	66	MC	5	6	43			26
Austin Smotherman
Brandt Snedeker	MC	41	43	MC	14		10	11
Brice Garnett	5	MC	MC	MC			20	75
Ryan Brehm	MC				35
Henrik Norlander	61	41				25			MC*
Roger Sloan	MC	66	MC				MC
Doc Redman	61	11
Brandon Hagy	MC		MC		MC
Trey Mullinax			MC	67	MC
Andrew Landry			43	MC		MC
Andrew Novak
David Skinns
Nick Hardy				61
Richy Werenski	MC	46	60	26	MC
Tyler Duncan	54	32	43	33
Nick Watney	MC		30	MC	73		39	11
Jim Herman	25		MC*		MC		68	MC	18
Paul Barjon
Martin Trainer	MC	MC	MC
Justin Lower
Joshua Creel
Callum Tarren
Austin Cook	MC	54	MC	MC
Dylan Wu
Seth Reeves			69
Luke Donald	MC	68			MC	MC	7
Kelly Kraft			MC	47	MC	MC				MC
Curtis Thompson
Michael Gligic	MC
Chesson Hadley	MC		MC	MC		MC		MC
Sung Kang	MC	46	MC*	MC	MC*	70				MC
Jared Wolfe
Bill Haas				MC
Dawie van der Walt						MC
Ben Kohles									MC
Brett Drewitt					MC
Scott Gutschewski
Jonas Blixt	36		MC	MC	62	MC	MC	MC	43
Christopher Gotterup
William McGirt	70			MC	43		25	31	30	MC
Cole Hammer
JJ Henry	MC	MC	MC	42	69	MC	60	MC	5	47
Morgan Hoffmann			MC		26	MC	39	67	9
Beau Hossler	10	MC	MC*	2	53
Mark Hubbard	13	37			43		71
Satoshi Kodaira	36		MC	MC
Ryan Armour	61	6	54	56	MC		MC
Chase Seiffert	MC			9	43
Cameron Percy	54	MC			MC*	47	54		30
Vaughn Taylor	MC	MC	4	47	57	38		61	MC	11
Adam D`Amario				MC
Benjamin James
Michael Thorbjornsen