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The Travelers Championship, played at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, is quite possibly the most forgettable main event on the PGA Tour schedule that has had an inordinate number of unforgettable moments.  This event was the site of Jim Furyk's 58, the lowest round in Tour history. In 2017, Jordan Spieth holed out from the greenside bunker to win the event on the first playoff hole, before embarking on one of the most memorable celebrations in modern golf history. Hell, Ken Duke won here. Embed from Getty Images Without those reminders, however, most people would be hard-pressed to describe a single hole on this golf course. This is perhaps because it is distinctive in almost no shape or form. Even the name, 'TPC River Highlands' sounds vaguely reminiscent of one of the fantasy courses from an early-2000's Tiger Woods PGA Tour video game. When it comes to the statistics, this event stands out in the regard that it really does not stand out. No category is

It's an uncommon occurrence on the PGA Tour for two consecutive tournaments and golf courses to give no statistical advantage to the longest players in the field. As the Tour moves on to week-two after the restart and Harbour Town Golf Links, one week after resuming play at Colonial Country Club, this is exactly what they should expect. In fact, according to Data Golf, no course is as statistically similar to Colonial CC as Harbour Town is, adding an interesting dimension as these events find themselves positioned in back-to-back weeks on Tour for the first time ever. Adding to the intrigue of the week, is that Harbour Town has never quite seen a field as strong the one that will walk the grounds this week. Embed from Getty Images Depending on confirmation of the final field, there is currently 74 Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points to be awarded to the champion on Hilton Head Island making it, by some distance, the strongest field in the 50 year history of the event. Eight o

A current total of 37 of the Top-50 ranked players in golf are lined up to be in the field for the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge, as the top-tier of professional golf gets ready to return to action Thursday, June 11 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, TX. The first-rate field includes all of the current Top-5 players in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR), Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson.  As a result of the abnormal strength of field for this event, spurned by a 13 week absence of competitive golf, there will be 72 OWGR points allocated to the champion at Colonial. This makes the Charles Schwab Challenge the most awarded event in world golf in terms of ranking points since the BMW Championship in August of 2019. Everything is, after all, bigger in Texas. Embed from Getty Images Colonial CC has a historic imbalance of the type of golfer it crowns, making predicting a winner all the more difficult. Subsequently, there is the additional cha