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| The Travelers Championship added three big names to the 2020 field today. Justin Rose, Tony Finau and Paul Casey will be coming to Cromwell. All three have won on the PGA Tour. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, no fans will be in attendance at this year's tournament. |
CROMWELL—Although
this year’s Travelers Championship will be a TV-only event (that is, without
fans in attendance because of the coronavirus pandemic), it’s still “Game On”
in Cromwell and three big names committed today: Justin Rose,
Tony Finau and Paul Casey. All three are PGA TOUR winners and are in the top 25
of the Official World Golf Ranking.
“With the addition of Justin, Paul and Tony, we now have eight
of the top 16 in the world ranking, and we expect it to get even better,” said
Travelers Championship Tournament Director Nathan Grube. “Our field continues
to grow, and it is going to be an exciting event to watch from home with a
number of the world’s best competing at TPC River Highlands.”
Justin Rose is
a 10-time winner on the PGA TOUR, highlighted by his major championship victory
at the 2013 U.S. Open. Rose burst onto the scene at the first major in which he
ever played when he tied for fourth as a 17-year-old amateur at the 1998 Open
Championship. He also has eight victories on the European Tour, has won in
South Africa, Australia and Japan, and was the gold medalist at the 2016
Olympics in Brazil. Ranked No. 14 in the world and a former No. 1, Rose will be
making his ninth appearance at the Travelers Championship.
Tony Finau is
ranked No. 16 in the world and won the Puerto Rico Open in 2016 for his first
PGA TOUR victory. In nine PGA TOUR starts this season, Finau has three top-10
finishes, including second place at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. He has
played well in recent major championships: Over his last eight majors, he has
finished in the top 10 five times. Finau also participated in the 2018 Ryder
Cup and 2019 Presidents Cup, and this will be his fifth time playing in the
Travelers Championship.
Paul Casey has
won three times on the PGA TOUR and 14 times on the European Tour. His first
PGA TOUR victory came at the 2009 Shell Houston Open, and he won the Valspar
Championship in consecutive years in 2018 and 2019. Casey’s record at TPC River
Highlands has been consistently strong: He lost in a playoff to Bubba Watson in
2015, tied for 17th in 2016, then went T5, T2, T5 in the past three
years. He has represented Europe four times in the Ryder Cup, most recently in
2018, and is ranked No. 24 in the world.
“Justin, Tony and Paul have won around the world in some of
golf’s biggest tournaments, and we’re pleased that they’ll be able to join us
for this year’s Travelers Championship,” said Andy Bessette, Executive Vice
President and Chief Administrative Officer at Travelers. “They’ll be a big part
of one of the best player fields we’ve ever had.”
Rose, Finau and Casey join a number of highly-ranked players
who have committed to play in this year’s Travelers Championship, including
Rory McIlroy (No. 1), Brooks Koepka (No. 3), Justin Thomas (No. 4), and Patrick
Reed and Patrick Cantlay, who are tied for No. 7.
The 2020 Travelers Championship will be held June 25–28 at
TPC River Highlands in Cromwell. For more information, visit www.TravelersChampionship.com.
—Staff Reports
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