World No. 1 Aims for Sixth Win of 2024 in Star Studded Field at TPC River Highlands

The Travelers Championship – scheduled for June 20–23 at TPC River Highlands – will host the top-ranked player in the world, seven of the top eight players in the Official World Golf Rankings, nine of the top 10 players in the FedEx Cup standings and all four Team USA Olympic qualifiers.

“TPC River Highlands was designed to offer interest, balance and variety,” said golf course architect, Bobby Weed. “The New England terrain offers exciting semi-blind and tree-lined holes. Along with holes hugging the Connecticut River, there is excitement at every turn.”

Hole 18 at TPC River Highlands is one of golf’s great amphitheaters.

The Travelers Championship is New England’s only PGA TOUR Signature Event in 2024. The no-cut event is one of eight limited-field Signature Events, which features top players, increased prize money and FedEx Cup points (700 points awarded to the winner).

In the 1980s, Edgewood Country Club was purchased by the PGA TOUR, where Pete Dye rebuilt the back nine holes as TPC Connecticut. In 1989, Dye protégé Bobby Weed, serving as the PGA TOUR’s Chief Designer, along with player consultants Roger Maltbie and Howard Twitty, oversaw a complete 18-hole golf course redesign and rerouting of the new TPC River Highlands. Weed returned with PGA TOUR Design Services in 2016 to institute a course-wide modernization and bunker renovation. The enhancements in strategy were guided by decades of ShotLink data.

Half-par holes are prevalent throughout TPC River Highlands, where the back nine offers numerous scoring opportunities.

Hole 13 is an S-shaped par 5 that is reachable in two. The risk/reward 15th is a drivable par 4, where eagles and double bogies are often recorded. The 17th is reminiscent of a Cape Hole, where players must commit to a clear strategy from tee to green. The closing hole is one of the best on the PGA TOUR, lined with spectators and corporate hospitality in a natural quarry amphitheater.

“The final four holes are fan favorites and offer great views of exciting golf,” continued Weed. “This finishing stretch in a natural quarry-like amphitheater is extremely compelling. No lead is safe until the final putt drops on the 72nd hole.”

TPC River Highlands is fully certified by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses. The club supports ecologically-sound land management practices that safeguard wildlife habitats.