Travelers Championship Field Features 49 of 50 Official World Golf Ranking Players

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CROMWELL, Connecticut – The Travelers Championship, which is the final Signature Event of the PGA TOUR season and the only PGA Tour event scheduled in New England, tees off June 25-28 at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.

The field is again loaded with the PGA Tour’s top players with all but one of the eligible top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking. Scottie Scheffler has been the top-ranked player in the world since May 2023, and won the Travelers Championship in 2024. He is joined in this year’s field by Cameron Young (No. 3), winner of THE PLAYERS Championship; Matt Fitzpatrick (No. 4); Russell Henley (No. 5); Tommy Fleetwood (No. 6); Justin Rose (No. 7); J.J. Spaun (No. 9), the reigning U.S. Open champion; Collin Morikawa (No. 10); and Keegan Bradley, winner of two of the past three tournaments at TPC River Highlands (2025 and 2023) and Wyndham Clark, who put in a dominant performance at Shinnecock Hills in the 126th U.S. Open.

“The caliber of PGA TOUR professionals committed to play in next week’s Travelers Championship is a testament to what the event has become,” said Andy Bessette, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at Travelers. “It’s certainly a win for golf fans in New England, but just as importantly,hosting such an exceptional week of golf makes a real difference for hundreds of charities in the region while also delivering a meaningful economic impact.”

As a Signature Event, players must qualify for the Travelers Championship based on the following performance criteria, ensuring the participation of 72 of the TOUR’s top players:

Top 50 players from the 2025PGA TOUR FedEx Cup standings.

Aon Next 10 –Top 10 players from the 2026PGA TOUR FedEx Cup standings, through the U.S. Open, who did not finish in the top 50 of the 2025FedExCup standings.

Aon Swing 5 –Top 5 players who accumulated the most FedExCup points from four tournaments –ONE flight Myrtle Beach Classic, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, Charles Schwab Challenge and RBC Canadian Open –leading into the Travelers Championship.

Players who win a full-points PGA TOUR tournament during the 2026 season.

PGA TOUR members in the top 30 in the Official World Golf Ranking, through the U.S. Open, not exempt via a higher category.

“Preparations are nearly complete and we’re ready to host the best players in the world so our passionate fanscan watch them battle it out over four rounds of competition,” said Travelers Championship Tournament Director Nathan Grube. “The week is shaping up to be another unforgettable experience, so make sure to secure your tickets and come out to TPC River Highlands to catch all the actionfrom the final PGA TOUR Signature Event of the season.”

With the U.S. Open scheduled to conclude on Sunday, the final Travelers Championship player field is subject to change. Sponsor’s exemptions will be announced on Monday, once the final field is set through performance categories. There are five past winners of the Travelers Championship expected to compete: In addition to Bradley and Scheffler, Xander Schauffele(2022), Harris English (2021) and Jordan Spieth (2017) are also in the field.

The names of those players who have committed to play in this year’s Travelers Championship are:

Åberg, Ludvig

Berger, Daniel

Bhatia, Akshay

Bradley, Keegan

Bridgeman, Jacob

Burns, Sam

Campbell, Brian

Cantlay, Patrick

Cauley, Bud

Clark, Wyndham

Cole, Eric

Conners, Corey

Day, Jason

Echavarria, Nico

English, Harris

Finau, Tony

Fitzpatrick, Alex

Fitzpatrick, Matt

Fleetwood, Tommy

Fowler, Rickie

Fox, Ryan

Gerard, Ryan

Glover, Lucas

Gotterup, Chris

Griffin, Ben

Hall, Harry

Harman, Brian

Henley, Russell

Hisatsune, Ryo

Hoge, Tom

Højgaard, Nicolai

Hovland, Viktor

Hubbard, Mark

Im, Sungjae

James, Ben

Kim, Michael

Kim, Si Woo

Kitayama, Kurt

Knapp, Jake

Lee, Min Woo

Lowry, Shane

MacIntyre, Robert

Matsuyama, Hideki

McCarthy, Denny

McCarty, Matt

McNealy, Maverick

Meissner, Mac

Morikawa, Collin

Noren, Alex

Novak, Andrew

Pendrith, Taylor

Poston, J.T.

Rai, Aaron

Reitan, Kristoffer

Rose, Justin

Schauffele, Xander

Scheffler, Scottie

Scott, Adam

Smalley, Alex

Snedeker, Brandt

Spaun, J.J.

Spieth, Jordan

Stevens, Sam

Straka, Sepp

Suber, Jackson

Taylor, Nick

Theegala, Sahith

Thomas, Justin

Vegas, Jhonattan

Woodland, Gary

Young, Cameron

 

Fans are welcome on-site beginning Wednesday, June 24, and a limited number of tickets are still available. The tournament will be televised by Golf Channel (3-6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 1-3 p.m. Saturday and 2-4 p.m. Sunday) and by NBC (3-6 p.m. on Saturday and 4-7p.m. on Sunday). PGA TOUR Live on ESPN+ will offer live access to marquee and featured groups, as well as certain holes, Thursday through Sunday.The event can also be streamed on Peacock and the Golf Channel app.For more tournament information, visit TravelersChampionship.com.

About the Travelers Championship

The Travelers Championship, held in Cromwell, Connecticut, is the only annual PGA TOUR event in the Northeast and is part of the FedEx Cup series. The tournament is one of the PGA TOUR’s Signature Events, with an elevated purse attracting many of the world’s best players. The Travelers Championship has a rich history of supporting the community and donates 100% of its net proceeds to charities. More than $35 million has been generated by the tournament for over 1,000 local charities since 2007, when Travelers became title sponsor. Travelers, a leading provider of property and casualty insurance for auto, home and business, is the Official Property Casualty Insurance Provider of the PGA TOUR. The company has been a corporate sponsor of this event each year since its inception in 1952 and has been doing business in the Hartford community for more than 160 years. Tournament details are available at TravelersChampionship.com.###

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