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A four day showdown in the golf course in TPC River Highlands at Cromwell CT. First to face and had action on the field Kris Blanks, Ben Curtis, Graham Delaet, Steve Elkington, Paul Goydos, and Scott Stallings. Kris Blanks (born November 3, 1972) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and previously played on the Nationwide Tour. Blanks was born in Warner Robins, Georgia. He attended Huntingdon College.

Blanks played on the Nationwide Tour in 2005, 2007, and 2008. His best finish was a win at the 2008 Bank of America Open. In 2008, he finished 13th on the Nationwide Tour Money List and thus earned his PGA Tour card for 2009 for finishing in the top 25. He played on the PGA Tour since 2009. His best finish was second place at the 2010 Puerto Rico Open. Curtis' British Open victory gave him a five year exemption on the PGA Tour and a ten year exemption on the European Tour, and he played events on both tours in 2004. However, he did not experience immediate success, missing many cuts and only recording one top ten finish on the PGA Tour. He missed even more cuts in 2005 and only had two top ten finishes. In 2006, his results improved as he made the cut much more consistently and recorded two wins: the Booz Allen Classic and the 84 Lumber Classic. His consistent form continued into 2007 and he tied for 8th place at that year's British Open in Carnoustie, his best result in a major since winning the tournament. 2008 was Curtis's most consistent season to date, recording five top ten finishes and missing only four cuts all year. He bettered his British Open result from the previous year by finishing in a tie for 7th at Royal Birkdale and followed it up a month later by finishing tied for 2nd place in the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills. This second place finish qualified him for the 2008 Ryder Cup, his first appearance in the event. This consistent form continued into 2009, with only three missed cuts in 18 PGA Tour events that year. However, despite this statistic Curtis only managed one top 20 finish and ended the year outside the top 100 in the money list, but he did achieve two top ten finishes on the European Tour. At the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry, Curtis shot a 65 to tie for second after the first round, but a second round 80 meant that he missed the cut by one shot.