Harris English recuperating from hip surgery, confident he will be able to defend title at Travelers Championship

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CROMWELL — Harris English and Kramer Hickok battled into the growing darkness at TPC River Highlands on June 27, 2021. The 70th Travelers Championship title was on the line.

The PGA Tour combatants battled eight holes of a sudden death playoff, taking more than two hours and setting the tournament record for the longest playoff ever.

It was English who prevailed with a 16-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole after both he and Hickok had parred each of the first seven playoff holes.

“All I was thinking about was the next shot. It really helps settle your focus down to what you are doing next,” English said. “In a playoff, every shot has the utmost attention. It is way easier for me to focus in a situation like that. …. The atmosphere and energy fans were bringing was incredible. They stayed out there for all eight holes and were ready to keep going if we were going to a ninth hole.”

That victory by English remains tied for the second-longest, sudden-death playoff in PGA Tour history. The longest belongs to the 1949 Motor City Open, which was called after 11 holes and Lloyd Mangrum and Cary Middlecoff were declared co-champions.

“My caddie was keeping me into it, keeping me in the moment and not losing my intensity or adrenaline at all,” English said.


What will English do for an encore? The better question is this: Will English be able to defend his title come late June?

English, 32, had right hip surgery on Feb. 14 to repair a torn labrum. He hasn’t played on the tour since. He was not at TPC River Highlands Tuesday for Media Day, instead doing interviews on Zoom from his home in Georgia.

“I fully expect to play (at Travelers, June 23-26). I’m expecting to get back some weeks before the Travelers and the U.S. Open,” English said. “That’s what I am doing rehab twice a day for, trying to get ready. I don’t want to miss those events.”