ShotLink: The ins and outs of TPC River Highlands

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TPC River Highlands is home to the Travelers Championship, one of Connecticut's biggest sporting events.

Jun. 21, 2011

First built in 1928 -- with the current incarnation redesigned by Bobby Weed in 1998 -- TPC River Highlands is a course ripe for scoring thanks to a lack of length. Big hitters can thrive (Bubba Watson won last year), but short hitters aren't compromised either (Watson defeated Corey Pavin and Scott Verplank in a playoff; David Toms was second in 2009).

Shortest courses on TOUR

Rank	Course	Par	Yds	Avg. Score	O/U
1	Pebble Beach GL	72	6816	71.564	-0.436
2	Monterey Peninsula CC	70	6838	68.948	-1.052
3	TPC River Highlands	70	6841	69.412	-0.588
4	PGA West (NC)	72	6890	68.992	-3.008
5	El Camaleon	71	6923	70.765	-0.235

It's flag-hunting time from the fairway:

Courses with the shortest fairway proximity

Rank	Course	Avg.
1	Colonial CC	26' 7"
2	Sedgefield Country Club	27' 0"
3	The Old White Course	27' 8"
4	TPC River Highlands	28' 7"
5	CordeValle Golf Club	28' 8"

The 15th hole is an especially inviting target (and you can watch it on LIVE@):

Shortest par-4s on TOUR

Rank	Course	Hole	Yds	Avg. Score
1	Ridgewood Country Club	5	291	3.696
2	TPC River Highlands	15	296	3.782
3	TPC Boston	4	298	3.684
4	Plantation Course at Kapalua	14	305	3.598
5	Riviera CC	10	315	3.932

Par-4's with the highest going for the green percentage

Rank	Course	Hole	Yardage	Pct.
1	TPC Summerlin	15	341	87.29
2	Colonial CC	2	389	86.84
3	TPC River Highlands	15	296	83.84
4	TPC Boston	4	298	80.77
5	TPC Scottsdale	17	332	66.37

The tempting 15th hole is well-guarded, however:

Holes with the toughest greenside bunkers (minimum 10 attempts)

Rank	Course	Hole	Yardage	Pct.
1	Montreux G&CC	3	429	7.14
2	St. Andrews Links	13	465	9.09
3	Quail Hollow Club	12	456	14.29
4	Atunyote Golf Club	13	439	15
5	TPC River Highlands	15	296	15.22