Travelers Championship Winners and History

Travelers Championship Winners and History

A mainstay on the PGA Tour since 1952, when it was played as the Insurance City Open, the Travelers Championship currently is the second-most attended PGA Tour event.

Like so many of the older PGA Tour events, the Travelers Championship has changed names and venues several times. It began as the Insurance City Open in Hartford, Connecticut. The event was created as a fundraiser by the local Jaycees, who had failed miserably with a turtle race the previous year.

In 1967, the tournament was renamed the Greater Hartford Open, a name it would retain until 2003. From 1973 to 1988, the tournament also bore the name of song-and-dance Rat Pack member Sammy Davis, Junior. Davis often played in the pro-ams.

From 2004 – 2006, it was named the Buick Championship.

The Travelers Championship has been played in Cromwell Connecticut since 1984, and since 1991 at the TPC River Highlands. Prior to that, it usually was played at the Wethersfield Country Club. The TPC River Highlands is the former Edgewood Country Club.

TPC River Highlands is a par 70, 6,844 yard course.

In the past, Canon was a significant sponsor, and employees were encouraged to take vacation time the week of the tournament—presumably to volunteer.

The lowest rounds shot were 60 by Tommy Bolt in 1954 at the Wethersfield CC, and 61 by Kenny Perry (2009), Brad Faxon (2005), Phil Mickelson (2001) and Kirk Triplett (2000) at the TPC River Highlands. Billy Casper won four times, in 1963, ‘65, ‘68 and ‘73; two wins each have been recorded by Stewart Cink, Peter Jacobson, Phil Mickelson, Paul Azinger and Arnold Palmer.

Below is the complete list of past Travelers Championship winners (also, Greater Hartford Open / Insurance City Open).

Year	Player	Score	To par	Margin
Travelers Championship
2023	Keegan Bradley	257	-23	3 strokes
2022	Xander Schauffele	261	-19	2 strokes
2021	Harris English	267	-13	Playoff
2020	Dustin Johnson	261	-19	1 stroke
2019	Chez Reavie	263	-17	5 strokes
2018	Bubba Watson (3)	263	-17	3 strokes
2017	Jordan Spieth	268	-12	Playoff
2016	Russell Knox	266	-14	1
2015	Bubba Watson (2)	264	−16	Playoff
2014	Kevin Streelman	265	−15	1 stroke
2013	Ken Duke	268	−12	Playoff
2012	Marc Leishman	266	−14	1 stroke
2011	Fredrik Jacobson	260	−20	1 stroke
2010	Bubba Watson	266	−14	Playoff
2009	Kenny Perry	258	−22	3 strokes
2008	Stewart Cink (2)	262	−18	1 stroke
2007	Hunter Mahan	265	−15	Playoff
Buick Championship
2006	J. J. Henry	266	−14	3 strokes
2005	Brad Faxon	266	−14	Playoff
2004	Woody Austin	270	−10	Playoff
Greater Hartford Open
2003	Peter Jacobsen (2)	266	−14	2 strokes
Canon Greater Hartford Open
2002	Phil Mickelson (2)	266	−14	1 stroke
2001	Phil Mickelson	264	−16	1 stroke
2000	Notah Begay III	260	−20	1 stroke
1999	Brent Geiberger	262	−18	3 strokes
1998	Olin Browne	266	−14	Playoff
1997	Stewart Cink	267	−13	1 stroke
1996	D. A. Weibring	270	−10	4 strokes
1995	Greg Norman	267	−13	2 strokes
1994	David Frost	268	−12	1 stroke
1993	Nick Price	271	−9	1 stroke
1992	Lanny Wadkins	274	−6	2 strokes
1991	Billy Ray Brown	271	−9	Playoff
1990	Wayne Levi	267	−13	2 strokes
1989	Paul Azinger (2)	267	−17	1 stroke
Canon Sammy Davis Jr.- Greater Hartford Open
1988	Mark Brooks	269	−15	Playoff
1987	Paul Azinger	269	−15	1 stroke
1986	Mac O’Grady	269	−15	Playoff
1985	Phil Blackmar	271	−13	Playoff
Sammy Davis Jr.- Greater Hartford Open
1984	Peter Jacobsen	269	−15	2 strokes
1983	Curtis Strange	268	−16	1 stroke
1982	Tim Norris	259	−25	6 strokes
1981	Hubert Green	264	−20	1 stroke
1980	Howard Twitty	266	−18	Playoff
1979	Jerry McGee	267	−17	1 stroke
1978	Rod Funseth	264	−20	4 strokes
1977	Billy Kratzert	265	−19	3 strokes
1976	Rik Massengale	266	−18	2 strokes
1975	Don Bies	267	−17	Playoff
1974	Dave Stockton	268	−16	4 strokes
1973	Billy Casper (4)	264	−20	1 stroke
Greater Hartford Open Invitational
1972	Lee Trevino	269	−15	Playoff
1971	George Archer	268	−16	Playoff
1970	Bob Murphy	267	−17	4 strokes
1969	Bob Lunn	268	−16	Playoff
1968	Billy Casper (3)	266	−18	3 strokes
1967	Charlie Sifford	272	−12	1 stroke
Insurance City Open Invitational
1966	Art Wall, Jr.	266	−18	2 strokes
1965	Billy Casper (2)	274	−10	Playoff
1964	Ken Venturi	273	−11	1 stroke
1963	Billy Casper	271	−13	1 stroke
1962	Bob Goalby	271	−13	Playoff
1961	Billy Maxwell	271	−13	Playoff
1960	Arnold Palmer (2)	270	−14	Playoff
1959	Gene Littler	272	−12	1 stroke
1958	Jack Burke, Jr.	268	−16	3 strokes
1957	Gardner Dickinson	272	−12	2 strokes
Insurance City Open
1956	Arnold Palmer	274	−10	Playoff
1955	Sam Snead	269	−15	7 strokes
1954	Tommy Bolt	271	−13	Playoff
1953	Bob Toski	269	−15	1 stroke
1952	Ted Kroll	273	−11	4 strokes