You would expect the PGA tournament directly following the U.S. Open to be missing most of the top golfers in the world. But that won't be the case at this weekend's Travelers Championship. The field might not include new daddy Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk or surprise U.S. Open champ Angel Cabrera, but it will still have Vijay Singh and Masters champ Zach Johnson.
The Travelers Championship (formerly the Buick Championship) is played at the TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut. The course boasts some difficult holes, but it will be nothing compared to the adventures some golfers had last weekend at Oakmont.
The defending champion of this event is J.J. Henry. He finished 14-under par at River Highlands last year to give him a three-stroke win over Hunter Mahan and Ryan Moore, who tied for second at -11. Henry will be back to defend his title this year, and a number of other former winners at River Highlands will also be back in the hunt for another title.
The last 10 winners at River Highlands are all scheduled to play this weekend, except for 2003 champion Peter Jacobsen and Phil Mickelson, who won back-to-back titles in 2001 and 2002. Mickelson had been scheduled to participate but was ordered to the sidelines on Monday by doctors who have recommended he rest his sore left wrist for two weeks after missing the cut at the U.S. Open. Recent winners at River Highlands include Brad Faxon in 2005 and Woody Austin in 2004.
One golfer that bettors may want to keep an eye on is David Toms. The Louisiana native has been one of the hottest golfers on tour in recent weeks after he tied for fifth place at the U.S. Open, and came third in the Stanford St. Jude Championship a week earlier. Toms has been building toward a win all season long, and he may finally capture it this weekend at River Highlands.
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