A few days after Matt Fitzpatrick’s stellar U.S. Open win at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, the players have traveled just down the road to TPC River Highlands for the Travelers Championship.
And the field is loaded.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and world No. 2 Rory McIlroy are in Hartford, Connecticut. In total, five of the world’s top-10 players will be teeing it up this week.
As it stands now, Brooks Koepka is also in the field. However, it was reported Tuesday morning that the four-time major champion is leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf. We’ll have to wait and see if he actually plays on the U.S. circuit this week.
Golf course
TPC River Highlands | Par 70 | 6,852 yards
The 15th green during the final round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands. (Photo: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)
Key statistics
Even though this is a short golf course, distance isn’t king around here. A variety of different styles can win at River Highlands, just look at the last three winners: Harris English, Dustin Johnson and Chez Reavie. With that being said, driving accuracy will be key this week as the rough is long and very penal. The winning score will be somewhere in the mid to high teens, so running into a hot putter will be important, as well.
Data Golf Information
Course Fit (compares golf courses based on the degree to which different golfer attributes — such as driving distance — to predict who performs well at each course – DataGolf): 1. TPC Potomac, 2. East Lake, 3. TPC Twin Cities
Trending: 1. Rory McIlroy (last three starts: T-18, 1, T-5), 2. Tony Finau (T-4, 2, MC), 3. Scottie Scheffler (2, T-18, T-2)
Percent chance to win (based on course history, fit, trending, etc.): 1. Scottie Scheffler (7.9 percent), 2. Rory McIlroy (7.7 percent), 3. Patrick Cantlay (6.2 percent)
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Betting preview
| Player | Odds | Player | Odds |
| Rory McIlroy | (+900) | Sungjae Im | (+3000) |
| Scottie Scheffler | (+900) | Joaquin Niemann | (+3000) |
| Justin Thomas | (+1000) | Marc Leishman | (+4000) |
| Patrick Cantlay | (+1300) | Brian Harman | (+4000) |
| Sam Burns | (+1500) | Tommy Fleetwood | (+4000) |
| Jordan Spieth | (+2000) | Brooks Koepka | (+4000) |
| Xander Schauffele | (+2000) | Mito Pereira | (+4000) |
| Seamus Power | (+3000) | Davis Riley | (+4000) |
| Tony Finau | (+3000) | Aaron Wise | (+4000) |
| Keegan Bradley | (+3000) | Harold Varner III | (+5000) |
Brian Harman plays a shot onto the second green during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament. (Photo: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports)
Harman has made the weekend in four of his last five starts and has finished inside the top 20 twice during that span. He’s grabbed three finishes of T-8 or better in his last four starts in Hartford.
Key stats rankings this season
- Driving accuracy: 12th
- Putting: 46th
Bets to consider: Top 20 (+200)
Patrick Cantlay plays his shot from the third tee during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
This is the type of event Cantlay wins — low scoring, short golf course. Back-to-back productive starts at the Memorial (T-3), and U.S. Open (T-14). He’s finished T-15 or better here four years in a row.
Key stats rankings this season
- Driving accuracy: 64th
- Putting: 33rd
Bets to consider: Outright (+1300)
Davis Riley plays his shot from the sixth tee during the third round of the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament. (Photo: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports)
The kid is on a heater. His last seven starts: T-4, 5, T-9, T-13, T-4, T-13, T-31. Riley is still looking for his first win and I think this is a great course to get it at.
Key stats rankings this season
- Driving accuracy: 61st
- Putting: 41st
Bets to consider: Outright (+4000)
Seamus Power plays his shot from the eighth tee during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament. (Photo: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports)
Power has finished T-17 or better in three of his last four starts, a stretch that includes two majors. Last season, he grabbed a top 20 at River Highlands.
Key stats rankings this season
- Driving accuracy: 52nd
- Putting: 32nd
Bets to consider: Outright (+3000)
Rory McIlroy plays his shot from the sixth tee during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament. (Photo: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports)
You thought I was going to leave him off this list? Nope.
He’s playing great golf at the moment and arrives at a course where he’s finished inside the top 20 in his last three appearances, including a career-best T-11 in 2021.
Key stats rankings this season
- Driving accuracy: 110th
- Putting: 31st
Bets to consider: Outright (+900)
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