Travelers and KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Recap

Welcome back to Duffers Digest, where we sift through the past week in pro golf so you don’t have to.

This time around, we’ve got heartbreak, hometown heroics, and a major championship that had players sweating—literally and figuratively.

Let’s get to it!

Today’s highlights:

• Keegan Bradley Steals the Show at Travelers, Fleetwood’s Heart Breaks

• Minjee Lee Conquers Heat, Wind, and Critics for Third Major

Tournament Recap 🏌️

Keegan Bradley Steals the Show at Travelers, Fleetwood’s Heart Breaks

The Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, delivered yet again PGA TOUR. This tournament is like that reliable buddy who always shows up with a good story. The course itself isn’t a stunner—think functional, not flashy—but the raucous New England crowds and a knack for late-round drama make it a must-watch every year. Sunday’s finish was no exception.

Tommy Fleetwood, the perpetually likable Englishman, started the final round with a three-shot lead, sitting pretty at 16-under. He was chasing that elusive first PGA TOUR win in his 159th career start, and for most of the week, it felt like his time. But golf, as it often does, had other ideas.

Fleetwood’s front nine was a mess—bogeys on three of the first four holes eroded his cushion. He clawed back with birdies on 11 and 13, but the wheels fell off on 18. With a one-shot lead, his drive was perfect, splitting the fairway, but indecision struck ESPN Golf. Caught between a 9-iron and pitching wedge, he chose the wedge and came up painfully short. His third shot, an attempt to get up and down, was dire, landing well short of the pin. The par putt slid right, and the devastating bogey dropped him to 15-under.

Keegan Bradley, the U.S. Ryder Cup captain and a New Englander through and through, didn’t just walk through that door—he kicked it down. His approach on 18 left five feet for birdie, and with the crowd roaring like it was 2012 at Medinah, he buried it for a 2-under 68 and a 15-under total Golf Digest.

The win, his eighth on the PGA TOUR and second at Travelers, netted him $3.6 million from the $20 million purse and sparked talk of him becoming the first playing Ryder Cup captain since Arnold Palmer in ’63. Fleetwood, gutted but gracious, tipped his cap to Bradley in post-round interviews, saying, “I’m upset now, I’m angry, but there’s no point making it a negative for the future.” Here’s hoping his first win isn’t far off.

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Minjee Lee Conquers Heat, Wind, and Critics for Third Major

Over at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Minjee Lee etched her name deeper into golf’s history books with her third major title LPGA.

The Aussie started Sunday with a four-stroke lead but faced a gauntlet of hot, windy conditions that turned the venue into a survival test. Players were vocal about the setup, and not in a good way—some called it borderline unfair, with firm greens and gusts making pars feel like birdies. The course itself drew plenty of side-eye, with complaints about its suitability for a major Golfweek.

Lee, though, stayed dialed in, grinding out a victory that was as much about mental toughness as it was about skill.

Her win cements her as one of the game’s elite, joining an exclusive club of active players with multiple majors.

The conditions might’ve been brutal, but Lee’s performance was a masterclass in keeping your cool when everyone else is losing theirs.

Other Nuggets 💭

• Russell Henley tied Fleetwood for second at Travelers, but his self-reported penalty earlier in the week cost him a shot at the $3.6 million top prize. Still, the guy chipped in on 18 and walked away with $1.76 million and a lesson in integrity his kid got to see PGA TOUR.

• The Travelers’ $20 million purse had tongues wagging, but the real prize was the drama that keeps this event circled on the calendar.

• Posts on X captured the Fleetwood collapse in real-time, with fans gutted but rooting for his redemption. One called him “the most frustrating guy to love in golf.” Ouch, but fair.

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That’s the week that was. The Travelers reminded everyone why it’s a fan favorite, Minjee Lee added another major to her mantle, and Tommy Fleetwood’s wait for a PGA TOUR win continues.

Until next time, keep your drives in the fairway and your three-putts to a minimum.

— The Duffer’s Crew