This weekend in golf

A look at the action on the major pro circuits:

June 25, 2015 at 4:43AM
PGA TOUR

What: Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn.

Course: TPC River Highlands (6,841 yards, par 70)

Schedule (TV): Thursday-Sunday (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday (Ch. 4)

Purse: $6.4 million (winner's share: $1,152,000)

Defending champion: Kevin Streelman

USGA

What: U.S. Senior Open in Sacramento, Calif.

Course: Del Paso Country Club (6,994 yards, par 70)

Schedule (TV): Thursday-Sunday (Golf Channel)

Purse: TBA ($3.35 million in 2014) (winner's share: TBA $630,000 in 2014)

Defending champion: Colin Montgomerie

LPGA TOUR

What: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship in Rogers, Ark.

Course: Pinnacle CC (6,386 yards, par 71)

Schedule (TV): Friday-Sunday (Golf Channel)

Purse: $2 million (winner's share: $300,000)

Defending champion: Stacy Lewis

NOTES

PGA: Streelman, Garcia, Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed, Billy Horschel, Brandt Snedeker, Hunter Mahan and Ernie Els are in the field. ... Cameron Smith tied for fourth in the U.S. Open to earn a spot in the field.

Champions: The tournament is the fourth of the Champions Tour's five majors. Jeff Maggert won the Regions Tradition in May, the only one of the last seven majors not won by Montgomerie or Langer.

LPGA: Park regained the No. 1 spot in the world with her Women's PGA victory. She's in the field along with No. 2 Lydia Ko and No. 3 Lewis. Park won the 2013 event. ... Lewis also won the inaugural tournament in 2007.

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