Golf

6/20/2025 |  2025 Travelers Championship leaderboard: Scottie Scheffler seizes top spot with Rory McIlroy in mix early (CBS Sports) One week after J.J. Spaun surprised by winning the U.S. Open, it appears as if the 2025 Travelers Championship may be quite cut and dried. The favorite in the field found himself atop the leaderboard at the conclusion of Round 1 as Scottie Scheffler surged across the afternoon wave at TPC River Highlands with an 8-under 62 to stand atop the final signature event of the PGA Tour season after 18 holes.

6/19/2025 |  US Open champion JJ Spaun tries to clear his head and get back to work at Travelers (Associated Press (AP)) CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — This isn’t the first time J.J. Spaun has come to the Travelers Championship after a life-changing moment. Two years ago, his daughter Violet was born on a Monday and he didn’t show up to the TPC River Highlands until the night before the opening round.

6/19/2025 |  Three Ways New PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp Can Fix the Stale Golf Schedule (DEADSPIN) The PGA Tour announced its succession plan this week: Brian Rolapp will take over as CEO after serving as the NFL’s chief media and business officer. Commissioner Jay Monahan will “transition his day-to-day responsibilities” to Rolapp before stepping down in 2026.

6/18/2025 |  PGA Tour has its last signature event. Majors for the LPGA and PGA Tour Champions (Associated Press (AP)) PGA Tour
TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Cromwell, Connecticut.
Course: TPC River Highlands. Yardage: 6,844. Par: 70.
Prize money: $20 million. Winner’s share: $3.6 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).

6/18/2025 |  $12M purse ups ante at Women's PGA Championship (Reuters Sports) June 18 - The Women's PGA Championship raised the purse of the major tournament to $12 million, matching last month's U.S. Women's Open for the biggest purse of the season.
To boot, the winner of the 156-player field at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco in Texas this week will pocket $1.8 million.
The purse was $10.4 million at last year's Women's PGA Championship.