The 2026 Travelers Golf Tournament

2026年旅行者高爾夫球賽


Introduction

The PGA Tour starts the 2026 Travelers Championship in Connecticut. This is the last big event of the season.

PGA巡迴賽在康涅狄格州展開 2026年旅行者錦標賽。這是本賽季的最後一場大型賽事。

Main Body

The game is at TPC River Highlands. The players must hit the ball very carefully. The total prize money is 20 million dollars. The winner gets 3.6 million dollars. All 72 players play the whole tournament.

比賽在 TPC River Highlands 舉行。球員必須非常小心地擊球。總獎金為 2000 萬美元。冠軍將獲得 360 萬美元。所有 72 名球員將參與整個錦標賽。

Scottie Scheffler is the best player in the world. He won in 2024. Wyndham Clark and Keegan Bradley also want to win. Rory McIlroy is not here. He has a hurt toe and wants to play in Scotland.

Scottie Scheffler 是目前世界最佳球員。他在 2024 年奪冠。Wyndham Clark 和 Keegan Bradley 也有意奪冠。Rory McIlroy 並未出席,因為他腳趾受傷,並希望前往蘇格蘭參賽。

You can watch the games on ESPN+, Golf Channel, and NBC. The tournament is from June 25 to June 28.

您可以在 ESPN+、Golf Channel 和 NBC 觀看比賽。賽事將於 6 月 25 日至 6 月 28 日舉行。

Conclusion

The event ends on June 28. The results change the money rankings for the players.

賽事將於 6 月 28 日結束。結果將改變球員的獎金排名。

Vocabulary Learning

Money and Numbers

In the text, we see how to talk about large amounts of money.

  • The total prize money is 20 million dollars.
  • The winner gets 3.6 million dollars.

Key Pattern: [Subject] + [is/gets] + [Number] + [Currency]

Use this to describe costs or prizes:

  • The phone is 800 dollars. \rightarrow (Price)
  • She gets 50 dollars. \rightarrow (Payment)

The "Not Here" Rule

Look at this sentence: "Rory McIlroy is not here."

To say someone is missing or absent, use: [Name] + is not + here/there.

Examples:

  • The teacher is not here. \rightarrow (The teacher is absent)
  • My friend is not there. \rightarrow (My friend is in a different place)

Vocabulary Learning

event (n.)
A planned public or social occasion
Example:The golf tournament is a big sporting event.
carefully (adv.)
Giving a lot of attention to avoid mistakes
Example:Please drive carefully when it rains.
prize (n.)
Money or a reward given to a winner
Example:The first prize for the race is 1,000 dollars.
tournament (n.)
A sports competition with many games and players
Example:He practiced every day to win the tennis tournament.
rankings (n.)
A list that shows the position of people based on their score or success
Example:The player is now number one in the world rankings.
Practice A2 words in a crossword