PGA TOUR, TRAVELLERS CHAMPIONSHIPS ACTION TO BE AIRED LIVE ON SUPERSPORT
Jon Rahm of Spain celebrates making a putt for birdie on the 18th green during the final round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 20, 2021 in San Diego, California.
By DANIELLA APIYO AND AMANDA DAMARIS
SuperSport viewers on DStv can look forward to seeing all the action from the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut between June 24 and 27.
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Last year’s Travelers Championship was amongst the first sporting events to return to action in the United States after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Dustin Johnson admitting that it was surreal sinking the final putt to win the 2020 tournament with fewer than 40 spectators politely clapping instead of the thousands that usually fill the bowl surrounding the 18th green at TPC River Highlands.
“It felt like junior golf almost, you know like a couple parents standing around clapping for you,” Johnson said in the build-up to the 2021 Travelers Championship. “But you know it’s a big win. You know people are watching at home.”
This time around a limited capacity of fans will be allowed back onto the course, with Johnson expected to be amongst the front runners to take home the major prize. Other winners of the Travelers Championship in recent years include Chez Reavie, Bubba Watson (who is a three-time champion at TPC River Highlands), Jordan Spieth and Russell Knox.
This year’s field will also include Patrick Cantlay, who triumphed at the Memorial Tournament earlier in the month – though his victory very much has an asterisk on it, given that John Rahm, who was comfortably leading heading into the final day, was forced to pull out after testing positive for Covid-19.
“Such a weird situation and so unfortunate,” Cantlay said after a playoff win over Collin Morikawa. “Because, me included, everyone knows it would have been a totally different day had that not happened. But there’s nothing I could do about it. I just tried as hard as I could to reset and get focused.”
Other players to watch at this year’s Travelers Championship include Bryson deChambeau, Patrick Reed, Brooks Koepka, Marc Leishman, Justin Rose, Paul Casey, Jason Day and Keegan Bradley.
The TPC River Highlands is a 6,841 yard par 70 course which has been the home of the Travelers Championship since 1984. The course record is 58, set by Jim Furyk, which he shot during the final round of the 2016 Travelers Championship. A plaque, on the path beside the 18th green, commemorates his achievement, which is also the lowest 18-hole score in PGA Tour history. The purse for the Travelers Championship is $7.4million.
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Travelers Championship broadcast details
All times CAT
Thursday 24 June:
21:00: Day 1 –LIVE on SuperSport Golf
Friday 25 June:
21:00: Day 2 – LIVE on SuperSport Grandstand and SuperSport Golf
Saturday 26 June:
19:00: Day 3 – LIVE on SuperSport Grandstand and SuperSport Golf
Sunday 27 June:
19:00: Day 4 – LIVE on SuperSport Golf