ALL
ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. THERE'S THE OFFICIAL
GRAPHIC. DID YOU SEE IT? HOW
BEAUTIFUL IT IS. CAN YOU BELIEVE
IT'S ALREADY HERE HERE PLAYS
OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY AT THIS JUST
TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THE
CELEBRITY PRO AM TODAY AND
EVERYONE IS GETTING SET FOR THE
TOURNAMENT TO START TOMORROW,
CHANNEL THREE IS YOUR HOME, OF
COURSE FOR THE TRAVELERS AND WE
ARE REPORTING LIVE FROM THE
COURSE EVERYDAY FOR THE REST OF
THE WEEK. WELL, WE DON'T HAVE
TO. WE'RE HERE. WE'RE GOING
TOMORROW. I'M GOING TOMORROW FOR
WOMEN'S DAY. YEAH THAT'S GONNA
BE AWESOME. ALRIGHT, MARCY JONES
IS REPORTING LIVE FOR US. WE'RE
GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT TROUBLE
SHE'S GETTING INTO IN JUST A
BIT, BUT FIRST CAITLIN FRANCIS
IS THERE TO ANCHOR OUR COVERAGE
OF THE TPC RIVER HIGHLANDS?
KATE, HOW'S IT GOING? AND WHO'S
YOUR FRIEND? IT IS GOING
FANTASTIC. WE COULD NOT HAVE
ASKED FOR A MORE BEAUTIFUL DAY
HERE TO KICK OFF ALL OF OUR
TRAVELERS COVERAGE HERE AT THE
TPC RIVER HIGHLANDS AND CROMWELL
. OBVIOUSLY TRAVELERS IS A HUGE
EVENT HERE FOR THE STATE RAISES
A TON OF MONEY FOR LOCAL
CHARITIES AGAIN. 100% OF THE NET
PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT STATE
LOCAL, SO THAT'S WONDERFUL.
WE'RE GONNA TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
COMING UP, BUT I HAVE TO
INTRODUCE BRETT STIG MEYER. YOU
ARE FROM CONNECTICUT, MY FRIEND.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO BE
PLAYING. HERE AT THE TPC
TOMORROW IN THE TRAVELERS
TOURNAMENT. ARE YOU EXCITED?
VERY EXCITED. IT'S BEEN FIVE
YEARS SINCE I LAST PLAYED IN THE
TOURNAMENT, SO A LOTS CHANGED
NEW CLUBHOUSE AND EVERYTHING
SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE AND OF
COURSE, IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME
BUT EXCITED TO GET GOING
TOMORROW FOR SURE, I BET SO. WE
WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT IT A
LITTLE BIT BEFORE WE CAME ON,
BECAUSE, UM, YOU'RE GONNA DO A
LITTLE WALK THROUGH YOU SAID YOU
DID THE FRONT LINE YESTERDAY.
THE BACK NINE TODAY THE FRONT
YESTERDAY AND I'LL PROBABLY GO
WALK THE BACK NINE HERE SHORTLY
, AND ASSUMING IT'S THE SAME.
IT'S BACK NINE IS ALWAYS A
LITTLE MORE EXCITING THAN THE
FRONT AND YOU KNOW 15 16 17 OR
EXCITING. SO YEAH, LOOKING
FORWARD TO TOMORROW FOR SURE.
AWESOME. WELL UM, WHOLE 17, I
THINK IS PRETTY CLOSE TO THE FAN
ZONE, SO IT PROBABLY GETS A
LITTLE BIT MORE ROWDY AROUND
THAT AREA. YEAH 15 FOR SURE. UM
18 T CAN BE TOUGH BECAUSE IT'S
RIGHT BEHIND THE 15TH GREEN AND,
UM YEAH. I MEAN, I HOPE
HOPEFULLY, BEING A LOCAL KID,
I'LL GET A LITTLE SUPPORT. AND
UH, YEAH. SUPER EXCITED TO SAY
SO, LET'S TELL EVERYBODY YOU'RE
ORIGINALLY FROM MADISON. SO YOU
GREW UP RIGHT HERE IN
CONNECTICUT AND YOU AS A KID
CAME HERE. I MEAN, FORMERLY IT
WAS THE GHO, BUT THAT'S WHEN YOU
CAME TO AS A SPECTATOR WATCH
GOLFERS. YEAH I WAS PROBABLY
EIGHT WHEN I FIRST CAME. SO THAT
WAS EARLY NINETIES AND YEAH. I
MEAN, I CAN REMEMBER ALL THE
NAMES GUYS WHO ARE, YOU KNOW,
PLAYING CHAMPIONS TOUR NOW AND
STUFF AND GETTING AUTOGRAPHS AS
AN EIGHT YEAR OLD WAS ALWAYS FUN
AND IT'S COOL TO SEE WHERE THE
TOURNAMENT IS. NOW. TRAVELERS
HAS DONE A GREAT JOB AND BEING
AN ELEVATED EVENT THIS YEAR. THE
FIELD IS TREMENDOUS. SO, UM
EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT. LOTS
OF BIG NAMES, INCLUDING BRETZ,
UM WHAT'S IT MEAN FOR YOU TO BE
ABLE TO NOW PLAY THIS TOURNAMENT
AS A KID WHO GREW UP WATCHING IT
FIRST PLAYED IN 2006 AS A 23
YEAR OLD RIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE
AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE COME A LONG
WAY. SINCE THEN. I FELT OUT OF
PLACE AT THE TIME AND I DON'T
BELIEVE IN MY GAME AS MUCH AS I
SHOULD HAVE AND BEING ALMOST 40.
NOW THE YOU KNOW THIS IS MY
SIXTH. TRY IT, UM TRYING TO PLAY
WELL HERE AND I PLAYED DECENTLY
IN 17 AND 18 AND SAY SOME GOOD
MEMORIES TO DRAW ON AND UM, YEAH
. JUST REALLY EXCITED TO GET
GOING. WELL, WE'RE EXCITED TO
WATCH AND OBVIOUSLY T FIRST T
TOMORROW IS AT 6 45. WHAT TIME
DO YOU TEE OFF AT 45 45? ALL
RIGHT, SO WE'LL HAVE TO KEEP A
CLOSE EYE. BRETT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE THIS
MORNING. WE REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. UM OBVIOUSLY, TODAY IS A
CELEBRITY PROGRAM LOTS OF BIG
NAMES, INCLUDING GENO AURIEMMA.
WE HAVE UM, WHO ELSE DO WE HAVE
HERE? TIKI BARBER, CHRIS BERMAN
, BILL MURRAY. AND YOU KNOW WHO
KNOWS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BILL
MURRAY AND HIS SON IS OUR OWN
MARCY JONES, WHO IS PLAYING HER
OWN LITTLE CELEBRITY GAME HERE
THIS MORNING MINI GOLF DOWN IN
THE FAN ZONE. HEY, MARCIE, HOW'S
IT GOING? HEY GIRL. GOOD I'M
JUST ENJOYING THE SWINGLE LIFE
OUT HERE IN THE FAN ZONE. WE ARE
AT THE MINI GOLF COURSE, WHICH
I'M NERVOUS. I'M NOT GONNA LIE.
WHY AM WITH OF COURSE. QUEEN
ICON LEGEND RENEE DININO, WHO IS
GOING TO GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF
A BREAK IF I DON'T DO WELL RIGHT
BECAUSE WE HAVE A CLOSE PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIP. WE HAVE A CLOSE
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP. BUT THIS
IS FOR CHARITY, RIGHT? NO
CHEATING, RIGHT? NO CHEATING.
ALL BETS ARE OFF. I'M GONNA HAVE
A GREAT DAY HERE TODAY TO
EXPLAIN BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST
TIME. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE ARE
MORE FAMILIAR WITH IT, BUT
EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING TO GO ON
TODAY. SO TODAY, MINIGOLF IS
BACK. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED. AND
SO WE HAVE ALL MEDIA COME INTO
PLAY AND EVERYONE'S PLAYING FOR
A CHARITY. SO YOU'VE GOT NINE
HOLES TWO HEATS ONES AT 9 31 AT
10 30. I KNOW YOU'RE PLAYING
PLAYING FOR THE DENISE D'ASCENZO
FOUNDATION. WE ARE YES. AND I
HAVE A GREAT TEAM. I'VE GOT
JOE ZONE MARC ROBBINS, SO AT
LEAST I'M SURROUNDED BY
PROFESSIONALS. CAN WE GET LIKE,
I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW THERE'S
SOMETHING CALLED PHOTO BOMBED,
BUT CAN WE GET TV BUT IT DOESN'T
INVITE THE PHOTO BOMBER RIGHT
NOW. HEY, WELCOME TO MINI GOLF.
CAMERA. YEAH SO HAPPY. YOU GUYS
. WE ARE JUST GETTING, LEFT. AND
RIGHT. THERE'S ON THE MAN. THE
MYTH THE LEGEND. WE'VE GOT
JOE ZONE MARC ROBBINS OVER
THERE. WE'VE GOT KRISTINA RUEHLI
. SO ALL FROM WFSB. WE'RE SO
EXCITED. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE
PART OF THE DAY WE'LL GO WITH
RENEE FIRST AND THEN YOU,
NATHAN. OKAY, SO HERE'S THE
DEAL. MY FAVORITE PART OF THE
DAY IS MY BOOTH RIGHT HERE,
WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE MINI
BRAGGING ABOUT YOUR OWN BOOTH.
MY OWN BOOTH CONSTRUCTION CREW
DRILLING HOLES IN THEIR BIGGEST
DIVA. I AM NOT A DIVA
CONSTRUCTION CAREER.
CONSTRUCTION CAREER. RENEE DININO, EVA. YEAH THEY'RE
NOT HERE. IT'S JUST ME AND YOU.
IT'S ALL FOR CHARITY, AND WE
RAISED 15% OF EVERY DOLLAR
EARNED FOR BIRDIES FOR CHARITY
GOES TO THE CHARITIES THAT ARE
PART OF IT. WE'RE ON TRACK.
GEBALLE WE'RE HAVING FUN. WE'RE
MAKING A DIFFERENCE. YOU
COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE.
WHAT TIME DO WE KICK OFF? HOW
MUCH MORE TIME DO I HAVE LEFT TO
HAVE MY DIGNITY INTACT? 10
MINUTES. MAYBE MAYBE 12 MINUTES.
PRACTICE A LITTLE BIT. IS THAT
NOT CHEATING? NO NO GREENS ARE
OPEN FOR PRACTICE. OH, WHAT HAVE
I BEEN DOING? HANG HUSBAND
HUNTING, I GUESS TOOK UP MOST OF
THE MORNING RIGHT NOW. ALL
RIGHT. WE'RE SO EXCITED, GUYS.
WE'RE GONNA BE BACK IN JUST A
LITTLE BIT. NATHAN RENE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. INCREDIBLE GUT.
LOOK AT MY TEAM. SLACKING KATE
HYDRATING. WHAT HYDRATING
HYDRATING MARK. GOOD JOB.
ALRIGHT EXCELLENT. WE'LL SEE YOU
GUYS ON THE COURSE. ALL RIGHT
MARCY, WERE YOU BETTER DO US
PROUD OF YOUR PLAN FOR THE
DENISE D'ASCENZO FOUNDATION.
THIS IS ALL FOR CHARITY, AND
WE'RE GOING TO CHECK BACK IN
WITH YOU AND JUST ABOUT HALF OUT
LESS AND LESS THAN A HALF HOUR.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW YOU GUYS
DO. GOOD LUCK, ALL RIGHT, AND
OBVIOUSLY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
TEAM COVERAGE LIVE HERE FROM
TRAVELERS FOR THE REST OF THE
WEEK. YOU DEFINITELY DON'T WANT
TO MISS ALL THE FUN AND
EXCITEMENT YOU CAN CHECK OUT
INSIDE THE TRAVELERS
CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE TONIGHT,
STARTING AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.
JOE ZONE AND AARON CONNOLLY WILL
HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT
COMING UP FOR OU TONIGHT AND
CONTINUING TEAM COVERAGE ALL DAY
LONG AND THROUGHOUT THE REST OF
THE WEEK. GUYS YOU WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT YOU DON'T MISS
ANYTHING COMING HERE FROM THE
TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP WILL HAVE
MUCH MORE COMING UP IN JUST A
LITTLE BIT. SO STAY TUNED.
AWESOME HEY, YOU KNOW, BRETT
ASKED BRETT KATE, IF YOU CAN. I
KNOW HE'S WALKING THE BACK NINE.
TODAY I HIT THE HOUSE ON 13. IF
HE SEES MY BALL, IT'S PINK. LET
ME KNOW. OKAY I'LL ASK HIM TO
KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR YOU. THANK
YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. YES, I
WANT IT BACK. THANK YOU, KATE.
WE APPRECIATE THAT. ALRIGHT
ALRIGHT. WHY THE YOU CRACK ME? I
DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A HOUSE. I