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CROMWELL, Conn., Friday, June 19, 2009- The Travelers Championship will be held June 22 -28 at TPC River Highlands, and will feature one of the most exciting and competitive player fields that the event has experienced. Golf fans have much to look forward to on the course when competition begins among some of the world’s best golfers, including 10 players who are Major Champions; 35 players who have won PGA TOUR events in the past two years; twelve of the Top 30 on the PGA TOUR Money List and 14 players in the Top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings. Collectively, the player field has 296 PGA TOUR victories. Most recent commitments to the field include 2008 Ryder Cup Captain and two-time past champion Paul Azinger; 2003 British Open Champion Ben Curtis; four-time winner on the PGA TOUR Tim Herron; No. 43 ranked player in the world Dustin Johnson; and Aaron Baddeley, who has had two PGA TOUR victories. “We are thrilled to bring a player field of this caliber to fans in the area. We’re pleased to welcome back some of the world’s most exciting golfers like Sergio Garcia, Vijay Singh and our defending champion, Stewart Cink, and we are also pleased to see some new players for our fans, such as Anthony Kim,” said Tournament Director Nathan Grube. “This player field will ensure a very exciting week on the PGA TOUR, and when you combine that with all the new fan activities and events that we will be offering, the result is definitely a world-class event that the entire community can enjoy.” The 156-player field has five remaining spots, which will be filled by four Open Qualifiers and one Sponsors Exemption. The Travelers Championship Open Qualifier will be held at Bull’s Bridge Golf Club on Monday, June 22. Results of that event will be posted on http://ctpga.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/ctpga9/event/ctpga910/index.htm. For a complete list of players in the field, please visit http://www.travelerschampionship.com/field.htm Prior to the competition rounds, Travelers Championship action begins on Wednesday, June 24 when Hollywood stars and sports legends will tee it up in the Travelers Celebrity Pro-Am. Participating celebrities include actors Luke Wilson, Joe Pesci, Aidan Quinn, Rob Morrow and James Naughton, ESPN personalities Chris Berman and Karl Ravech, Boston Celtics Guard Ray Allen, New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick, Baseball Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax, Pro Football Hall of Famer Roger Staubach, Red Sox legend and MLB All Star Dwight Evans, former New England Patriots Quarterback Doug Flutie, University of Connecticut Coaches Chris Dailey and Randy Edsall and University of Hartford Coach Jennifer Rizzotti. Throughout the tournament, the Travelers Championship will complement an exciting week of PGA TOUR golf with a variety of new fan enhancements including the Subway Fan Zone on the course, a special Women’s Day program on Thursday, the Michelob ULTRA 19th Hole Concert Series to be held immediately following play on Friday and Saturday and more. The Travelers Championship will be televised domestically and internationally. The first and second rounds will be broadcast live on Golf Channel and the third and fourth rounds will be broadcast live on CBS. A complete schedule of events and Travelers Championship tickets are available on www.TravelersChampionship.com. ### About the Travelers Championship The Travelers Championship will be held June 22 - 28, 2009, at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn. As the only PGA TOUR event in the Northeast in early summer, the Travelers Championship is one of the region's premier sporting events. Primary beneficiaries of the Travelers Championship are The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, serving children facing serious illness, and the Greater Hartford Jaycees, a leadership development and community service organization. The event is sponsored by Travelers, a leading provider of property casualty insurance for home, auto and business. Travelers has been doing business in the community for nearly a century and a half, and today has approximately 7,000 employees in the Greater Hartford area. The Official Property Casualty Insurer of the PGA TOUR, Travelers has been a sponsor of this event each year since its inception in 1952, becoming title sponsor in 2007. Complete details are available on www.TravelersChampionship.com. |
