Blog341Tr Travelers Championship Rounds 1 & 2.

Blog341Tr Travelers Championship Rounds 1 & 2.

TPC River Highlands Ct.

Purse $20M Same as 2025 Par 70.

June 25-28, 2026

HISTORY

Formally The Hartford Open sponsored by Sammy Davis Jr. from 1973 to 1988.

The purse rose from $200K to $700K and attracted celebrities. Also Jackie Gleason, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope sponsored events. Last year Scottie Scheffler defeated Tom Kim,

who led for the 1st 3 RDs, on the 1st hole of a playoff.

FAVORITES

S Scheffler 4/1. He is due, but no way I bet $1 to get $4 with the way he is playing.

X Schauffele 16/1 Last 3 #7 at PGA, #11 at US Open, top 10 maybe but no win.

L Aberg 20/1 Six top 10’s, but no wins, maybe another top 10, 17th at US Open.

M Fitzpatrick 22/1 I think he has the best chance to win.

Cameron Young 22/1 Two wins since May 3, nothing since.

Round 1 73* very little wind. Finish

1 Eric Cole-7 63 Bogie free 1 eagle 5 birdies, hope he gets 1st win but I doubt it. 38 $82K

2 Nico Echavarria-6 64 Another bogie free 6 birdies, 5 on back9. 30 $115K

2 Ben Griffin(50/1)-6 64 Also bogie free 6 birdies, only 2 top 10’s & 4 missed cuts.10 $520K

2 Matt Fitzpatrick-6 64 One bogie 7 birdies, he may win it all. 4 $960K

2 Bud Cauley-6 64 Bogie free 6 birdies. Won Canadian Open #56 at US Open? 14 $310K

2 Scottie Scheffler-6 64 Bogie free 1st in a long time, may be ready to win. 2 $2.6M

2 Kristoffer Reitan-6 64 Since he won Truist in May, has been best new player. 22 $207K

8 Patrick Cantlay(33/1)-5 65 One bogie, 4 birdies back9, don’t think he can win. 14 $310K

8 Brandt Snedeker-5 65 At 45 missed 5 of 12 cuts, probably will drop. 38 $82K

8 Aaron Rai(35/1)-5 65 Bogie free, after win at PGA he is a threat, #11 US Open. 30 $115K

8 Viktor Hovland(40/1)-5 65 Starts with bogie on #4 then 6 birdies, best finish #3. W$3.6M

8 Justin Rose(45/1)-5 65 How does he keep doing it? One bogie 7 birdies! 12 $155K

14 Russell Henley(27/1)-5 Good bounce back after a disastrous US Open. 12 $155K

14 Sam Burns(25/1)-4 66 No bogie, could have won Memorial 4th or US Open2. 12 $155K

14 Akshay Bhatia-4 66 Despite 3 bogies including #18 has 7 birdies top offset. 5 $760K

14 Brian Herman-4 66 One db 3 bogies 7 birdies 1 eagle on 17. 12 $155K

14 JJ Spahn-4 66 66 Two bogies 6 birdies, -par all 4 RDs. 7 $623K

20 Xander Schauffele-3 67 One bogie 3 birdies, picked #3 to win. 51 $47K

46 Si Woo Kim(27/1)-1 69 No wins 2026 missed cut at US Open. 44 $64K

46 Colin Morikawa-1 69 Three bogies, 4 birdies. 3 $1.4M

56 Ludvig Aberg E Another sub par performance. 55 $44K 68 Cameron Young+2 Only 4 players lower than him but shoots 63 RD4 47 $52K

ROUND 2 Leaders who may win 1) Scheffler, 2) Fitzpatrick 3) Burns 4 Cole???

1 S Scheffler-16 60 Bogies 2nd hole after birdie on 1st, then 4 straight 5-8 & 13-16.

2 V Hovland-14 61 Birdies 5 of 1st 6 holes then eagle on 13 for lead birdies 15&16, 0 bogies.

3 A Bhatia-12 62 Bogie free with 8 birdies.

3 E Cole-12 65 Has not made a birdie yet but can he keep up with Scottie.

5 B Cauley-10 Bogies 1st hole for only bogie with 5 birdies.

5 B Griffin-10 66 Also no bogies but all pars front9 then 4 birdies.

5 M Fitzpatrick-10 66 Two bogies to finish on 16&18 may put him out of it.

8 Six players tied, but I think the winner form above (Scottie Scheffler).

14 Eight players tied including W Clark & S Burns but I. Don’t think any of them can win.