Xander Schauffele, along with dozens of others, is about to have a lot more fun this upcoming weekend in New England than he did the last in the Hamptons.After the grind that is Shinnecock Hills for the U.S.Open, the PGA Tour is stopping at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, for a player-favorite in the signature Travelers Championship.Only three players finished under par in the third major of the golf season, but the Travelers, almost notoriously, is quite the opposite.
Two years ago, Scottie Scheffler’s win at 22-under was after a playoff, and this is where Jim Furyk shot his 58.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMXander Schauffele holds up the Travelers Championship Trophy after winning the Travelers Championship golf tournament.(Vincent Carchietta/USA TODAY Sports)"I didn’t even mind the rain today, to be honest," Schauffele, the 2022 Travelers winner, told Fox News Digital after practicing on Tuesday.Sure, some of that is probably due to simply getting away from Shinnecock (Schauffele’s +2 was good to finish T11).
But everything about the first event that succeeds the U.S.Open is what makes it a favorite of the two-time major winner.Don’t expect scores in the minus-20s this weekend (Keegan Bradley won at -15 last year), as the course has been made a bit tougher.
A 58 might not be in the cards, either.But that’s exactly how Schauffele likes it.Xander Schauffele plays his shot from the third tee during the first round of the FedEx St.Jude Championship golf tournament in Memphis, Tenn., on Aug.
7, 2025.(Steve Roberts/Imagn Images)PGA TOUR ANNOUNCES SWEEPING CHANGES TO SCHEDULE: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NEW TWO-TIERED SYSTEM"There’s plenty of tricky spots where you feel like you're supposed to pick shots up and sometimes you don't.
But it is a fun course," Schauffele said."If you can kind of get in the zone, you can shoot seven or eight under and there's some days where you'll be like, you know, even one over and...