The Travelers Championship runs June 25–28 at TPC River Highlights in Cromwell, Connecticut. As a Signature Event, it carries a $20 million purse and 700 FedExCup points — making it one of the most important weeks of the summer schedule.

Event Details at a Glance

  • Dates: June 25–28, 2026
  • Location: TPC River Highlights, Cromwell, CT
  • Format: Signature Event
  • Purse: $20,000,000
  • FedExCup Points to Winner: 700
  • Previous Winner: Keegan Bradley ($3,600,000)

Keegan Bradley Returns to Defend

Keegan Bradley won here last year, taking home $3.6 million in front of a home crowd that has always embraced this event. Bradley is a Connecticut native, which made the victory carry extra weight. Whether he can back it up against a limited Signature Event field is the storyline worth tracking heading into the week.

The Course

TPC River Highlights is a par-70 layout that plays just under 6,900 yards. Compact by modern standards, but that’s part of what makes it interesting. Scoring gets low here — the course record is 58, set by Jim Furyk in 2016, which tells you everything about what’s possible when a player is locked in.

The greens are quick and contoured, rewarding precise iron play over brute distance. Birdie opportunities are available throughout the round, but the back nine has a way of sorting out who actually has control of their game and who’s been getting away with something.

New England summer weather adds a variable. Humidity, afternoon wind, and the occasional storm can shift conditions quickly across all four days.

Why This Week Matters

Signature Events draw limited fields of elite players, which means the competition is compressed and every round carries more weight. There’s no soft part of the draw. Seven hundred FedExCup points at this stage of the season can meaningfully shift standings heading into the summer’s final stretch before the playoffs begin.

Players who arrive here with momentum from the earlier summer events are particularly worth watching. Confidence compounds quickly in a limited field.

Shawn Costello’s Perspective

PGA Master Professional Shawn Costello views the Travelers Championship as one of the summer’s clearest tests of shotmaking under Signature Event pressure. The course invites low scoring, but sustaining that over four rounds against an elite field is a different challenge entirely.

According to Shawn Costello, TPC River Highlights rewards players who commit fully to their targets and don’t let early birdies lead to careless mistakes. In a Signature Event, one loose stretch can cost you the tournament. Discipline and focus have to run wire to wire.