PGA Tour: Rory McIlroy currently T2 after an opening at the Travelers Championship.
06/26/2020
06/25 – 06/28/2020
PGA Tour: Travelers Championship 2020
TPC River Highlands – Cromwell, Connecticut
- Prize money: $7.400.000
- Defending champion: Chez Reavie
Travelers Championship: After the opening round of the Travelers Championship, Mackenzie Hughes currently sits at the top of the leaderboard following a round of 60.
Mackenzie Hughes sits at the top of the PGA Tour´sTravelers Championship after the first round. The Canadian scored a round of -10 to gain the upperhand on Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Viktor Hovland, who sit deadlocked in second place. After a round of 60 Mackenzie Hughes leads by 3 shots and posted 10 birdies during his first round.
"I kind of joked walking off there that 59 wasn't even the record because Jim's 58, I mean, it's probably not even that special around here. But for a personal milestone, it would have been really, really neat. You just don't get very many chances in your life to do it", Hughes said.
Rory McIlroy carded a opening round 63 to find himself in T2 position and trailing leader Mackenzie Hughes by 3 shots. McIlroy, currently ranked 1 in the world golf ranking, recorded 1 eagle in his opening round.
Justin Rose is at -3 after the opening round at position T33. The Englishman played the course of the TPC River Highlands in 67 shots in the opening round of the Travelers Championship.
Ian Poulter is at -3 after the opening round at position T33. The Englishman recorded a 67 at TPC River Highlands in the opening round of the Travelers Championship.
Danny Willett, currently number 36 in the world golf ranking, is at -2 after the opening round at place T58. The Englishman recorded a 68 at TPC River Highlands in the opening round of the Travelers Championship.
Paul Casey, currently number 25 in the world golf ranking, is at -1 after the opening round at position T79. The Englishman played the course of the TPC River Highlands in 69 shots in the opening round of the Travelers Championship.
Luke Donald carded a opening round 69 to find himself in T79 position and trailing leader Mackenzie Hughes by 9 shots. Donald, currently ranked 371 in the world golf ranking, noted 3 birdies in his opening round.
Matt Wallace carded a opening round 70 to find himself in T107 position and trailing leader Mackenzie Hughes by 10 shots. Wallace, currently ranked 47 in the world golf ranking, noted 3 birdies in his opening round.
Matthew Fitzpatrick, currently number 26 in the world golf ranking, carded a opening round 70 to find himself in T107 position and trailing leader Mackenzie Hughes by 10 shots. Fitzpatrick, currently ranked 26 in the world golf ranking, logged 3 birdies in his opening round.
The Travelers Championship is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from June 25th until the 28th of June 2020 at TPC River Highlands . This year a total prize money of $7.400.000 will be awarded to the players. The winner receives $1,296,000. The course for the tournament at TPC River Highlands plays at Par 70.
The tournament in Connecticut is one of the most visited tournaments in the USA. This is mainly due to the always top-class field of players but also to the convenient location between New York and Boston.
Top-5 Leaderboard: Travelers Championship
| Pos | Name | Today | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mackenzie Hughes | -10 | -10 |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | -7 | -7 |
| T2 | Xander Schauffele | -7 | -7 |
| T2 | Viktor Hovland | -7 | -7 |
| T5 | Michael Thompson | -6 | -6 |
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