CROMWELL, CONN. — The tournament director for this week’s Travelers Championship had an idea. How about filling the natural amphitheater around the 18th green at TPC River Highlands with giant video boards showing fans watching the event and cheering from home?
“We started there. We wanted a Zoom wall with like 5,000 people,” Nathan Grube said. “We looked at the renderings, the tech. Let's just say, that was not feasible.”
The tournament also considered setting up a VIP viewing area so that its top donors could come and watch from a safe social distance.
In the end, Grube said officials decided to keep it as a TV-only event.