HARTFORD, Conn., — After 15 months of construction, the movement of 200,000 cubic yards of earth, the use of two tons of grass seed and contributions from numerous partners, a new practice facility at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn. officially opened today. The 23.5-acre facility will be used both as a practice facility for PGA TOUR professionals during the Travelers Championship and as a learning center for youth golf programs by The First Tee of Connecticut throughout the year. To officially open the facility, inaugural shots were taken by Hunter Mahan, defending champion of the Travelers Championship, and Christopher Wall, a 17-year-old junior at Wilby High School in Waterbury, Conn., who has been a member of The First Tee of Connecticut for five years.
HARTFORD, Conn., — Travelers Championship officials announced powerful growth in the player field today with the confirmation that Vijay Singh, Fred Funk, Chris DiMarco, Boo Weekley, J.B. Holmes, Bubba Watson and 2004 Champion Woody Austin will all compete in Connecticut’s PGA TOUR event. The Travelers Championship will be held June 16 – 22, 2008 at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn.
Father-son teams prevalent in U.S. Open entries
Some of the names among the 8,390 entries for the U.S. Open might look familiar — Norman, O’Meara, Cook and Weiskopf.
TPC director moves, changing PGA Tour positions
The executive director of The Players Championship is taking a new job at Augusta National, leading to a series of job changes at the PGA Tour affecting key positions in tour operations and the Champions Tour.
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) — Paula Creamer squandered another late lead but came out with a playoff victory Sunday in the SemGroup Championship, beating Juli Inkster and ending Lorena Ochoa’s four-tournament winning streak on the LPGA Tour.