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What’s the PGA Tour’s next stop? Well, after a long and enthralling weekend at Pinehurst No. 2, the Tour is now headed to Cromwell, Connecticut. Its legacy-bearing Travelers Championship is all set to kick-start at the picturesque TPC River Highlands course. A lot is at stake at this long-going venue, the most costly of which is the massive $20,000,000 prize purse that is up for grabs in Connecticut this weekend.

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Known for its long-lasting collaboration with the event formerly known as the Greater Hartford Open, TPC River Highlands has been the host course for the Travelers Championship since 1984. This 6,841 yards par-70 course was skillfully redesigned by Pete Dye in 1982, followed by a second renovation by Bobby Weed in 1989. The rather demanding course elicits the use of heavy precision shots to ace Golf Digest’s famous ‘One of the Top 10 Golf Courses in the State‘ and the ‘Best Private Course in the State.

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Spread over a glistening 148 acres, the TPC River Highlands’ award-winning golf course is further beautified by picturesque lakes and ponds in its periphery. The Connecticut-based course was first called the Middletown Golf Club in 1928 and then the Edgewood Country Club, before it got its current name and ongoing success.

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The course’s most exciting hole is the par-4 15th, spread over 296 yards. It elicits players to put their best foot forward. Nature surrounds this par-4 hole in both its sides, with a dramatic water body on the left end, and sand on the right end of the green. Delivering on the course offer of hosting “four of the most exciting finishing holes in a group anywhere in the world,” some other exciting featured holes include the Par 3 171 Yards Hole 16th, the intimidating Par 4, 433 yards Hole 17th, and finally the absolute perfection laced Par 4 444 Yards 18th hole. But how can one join this prestigious club with more than a century of legacy?

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Diving deeper into the membership details of the TPC River Highlands club

One of the most valued private club memberships, the TPC River Highlands offers several membership options ranging from a Corporate Membership, Personal Membership, and Social Membership. The beautiful Connecticut property is known for its incomparable ability to host client entertainment and premier corporate events.

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Apart from the 23-acre championship practice facility, valued members of this club also avail opportunities of making use of its impeccable dining facilities, with an option of an elaborate 5-course meal. It is also well known for its hospitality and relaxation. As its tradition goes, it seems the coming weekend will be filled with opportunities and some intensely competitive play.

Bonus Fact: The TPC River Highlands Club is famous for hosting a golf shop titled the ‘Top 100 Golf Shops in the U.S

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Daiemah Malik

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Daiemah Malik is a Senior Golf Writer at EssentiallySports. Thanks to many evenings on the course, driving and putting alongside her family, Daiemah is able to give her loyal readers a perspective of both a player and a writer. Her area of expertise is technical core sport pieces like analyzing golfers’ performances or predicting how weather will affect an event and those playing. An ace journalist, Daiemah has written extensively about her idol, Nelly Korda. When not writing about the sport, she enjoys indulging in spirited debates, especially about her hidden forte, politics.

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