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Travelers Championship
It is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour which has been played annually in Cromwell, Connecticut since 1984, and since 1991 the tournament has been held on the course at the TPC River Highlands. Its position on the calendar has varied; in 2005 it was played in late August but in 2006 it was played in late June. In 2007 it will be played in late June.

For the tournament's first three decades, it was played at Wethersfield Country Club. In 1984 the event moved to the new TPC of Connecticut in Cromwell. In 1991, the course was substantially redesigned with a completely new back 9 holes and renamed the TPC at River Highlands.

Prize Money
The purse for the 2006 tournament was $4.4 million, with $792,000 going to the winner. In 2007, the purse under Travelers' sponsorship is scheduled to be $6 million, with $1,080,000 going to the champion.

History
The tournament was founded in 1952 as the Insurance City Open; in 1967 it was renamed the Greater Hartford Open. From 1973-88, the GHO also bore the name of entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr., who would often play in the pro-amps. Canon was a long-time sponsor of this tournament. The Insurance City Open was founded by the Greater Hartford Jaycees as a means to raise funds to support their philanthropic causes. The Jaycees are international leadership development organization for men and women ages 21-40. In 1971, The Greater Hartford Jaycees Foundation, Inc. was established as a grant-giving entity by the Greater Hartford Jaycees, Inc. with the help of Bob Murphy, who donated part of his winnings as 1970 Greater Hartford Open Champion.

2007 Travelers Championship
The inaugural Travelers Championship was one for the history books, with Hunter Mahan and Jay Williamson battling each other and the challenging TPC River Highlands course for their first PGA TOUR victory. On the final hole of regulation, Williamson put his second shot about 12 feet from the hole. Not to be outdone, Mahan put his between Williamson's and the hole. Williamson two putted, while Mahan sunk the birdie to send the Championship to a sudden death playoff. In a repeat of the last hole in regulation, both Williamson and Mahan hit the fairway with their tee shots. Williamson's second shot finished about where Mahan's was the last time they played the hole. Mahan lofted a nine-iron to within two feet and when Williamson missed the birdie putt, the Championship was Mahan's with a tap-in birdie putt.

2006 Buick Championship
Fairfield, CT native J.J. Henry, lead by 2 after the third round. He also the won the AstraZeneca Charity Challenge and for his performance, AstraZeneca will donate $100,000 to the American College of Gastroenterology on behalf of Henry and the Buick Championship.

2005 Buick Championship
Brad Faxon continued the storied tradition when he tied the course record by shooting 61 on Sunday. That score put him 14 under par and into a tie with Tjaart Van der Wald. Brad birdied the first hole of the sudden death playoff to win his seventh PGA TOUR event.

2004 Buick Championship
Woody Austin calmly made a six-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to defeat Tim Herron and earn the first-place prize of $756,000 - the largest check in his nine-year PGA TOUR career.

2003 Greater Hartford Open
Peter Jacobsen shot a 3-under-par 67 on Sunday for a two-stroke win at the Greater Hartford Open, his first PGA TOUR title in eight years. Jacobsen had a share of the lead for all four rounds and led by one stroke after 54-holes. He'll go down in the books as the winner of the final GHO. The final round of the final GHO drew more than 70,000 fans to the TPC at River Highlands. As Jacobsen's final putt dropped, his 21-year-old daughter Kristen ran onto the green and into his arms. His $720,000 payday on Sunday was 10 times bigger than it was 19 years ago.