Cromwell (US), Jun 24 (PTI) Within days of finishing in the top 20 at the US Open, Indian-origin golfers Sahith Theegala and Akshay Bhatia are set to tee off at the Travellers Championship, the eighth and final Signature Event of the 2026 season.
Theegala finished T-11 at Shinnecock Hills, while Bhatia was T-17.
Bhatia will be keen to recreate the success he enjoyed earlier this year when he won the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He will also carry fond memories of the Travellers Championship from 2024, when he finished T-5.
Theegala endured a difficult 2025 season and did not play this event as injuries affected his campaign.
Bhatia began his 2026 season with two missed cuts before recording two top-10 finishes and winning his first Signature Event. He has proven his ability to win titles and boasts a perfect playoff record, having claimed his third PGA Tour title through his third playoff victory.
Theegala was unfortunate to miss out on a top-10 finish at the US Open in what could only be described as extremely difficult conditions.
Another notable player in the field is PGA champion Aaron Rai, who finished T-11 at the US Open at Aronimink Golf Club. Rai is the first Indian-origin player to have won a major championship.
Sudarshan Yellamaraju, who has been putting together a strong rookie season on the PGA Tour, is now the first reserve with one day remaining before the start of the tournament week.
Yellamaraju secured his place in the US Open by finishing T-8 at the RBC Canadian Open. He has already demonstrated his ability to perform on bigger stages, highlighted by a T-5 finish at The Players Championship.
Other big names in the field this week include a resurgent Windham Clark, who bounced back from one of the lowest points of his professional career at the 2025 US Open to capture his second US Open title in 2026.
Clark, having rediscovered his form and found a new way to manage the mental aspects of his game, will be eager to prove his calibre once again.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will also be in the field, along with Cameron Young (No. 3), Matt Fitzpatrick (No. 4), Russell Henley (No. 5) and Justin Rose (No. 6).
The hottest rookie on the PGA Tour at the moment is Ban James, who earned promotion to the main Tour after dominating the PGA Tour University rankings. James became the first collegiate player in 25 years to earn First-Team All-America honours four times. During his time at the University of Virginia, he equalled Ban Kohles’ school record for the most individual victories.
Other leading names in the field include Sam Burns, the runner-up at the US Open, Alex Fitzpatrick, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood. PTI Cor AM AM AM
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