As a proud New Englander — Go Celtics! — the Travelers Championship is one of my favorite weeks of the year. The fans are incredible — annually one of the top-attended PGA Tour stops all season — TPC River Highlands is gorgeous and for the last few years it’s been a signature event, meaning the best players in the world have made their way to Cromwell, Connecticut.
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy, however, withdrew from the field Monday afternoon after his devastating loss at the U.S. Open.
Scottie Scheffler, fresh off a disappointing T-41 finish at Pinehurst No. 2, is the betting favorite at +360. Xander Schauffele is behind the Texan at +750, while Collin Morikawa sits at 11/1. Scheffler tied for fourth at TPC River Highlands last season.
This is the final signature event on the Tour schedule and the last time we’ll see many of the biggest stars in the game until they travel across the pond for the Scottish Open and The Open (the Rocket Mortgage Classic and John Deere Classic fall in between).
Golf course
TPC River Highlands | Par 70 | 6,852 yards
Course history
TPC River Highlands – Course History for @TravelersChamp
-Includes average finish position and Strokes Gained per round since 2015
-10th most predictive annual course
-The course has been “toughened” with six holes undergoing some “competitive enhancements” including… pic.twitter.com/Rmp2yN4wFK
— Ron Klos (@PGASplits101) June 17, 2024
Betting odds
| Player | Odds | Player | Odds |
| Scottie Scheffler | +360 | Sam Burns | +2800 |
| Xander Schauffele | +750 | Sahith Theegala | +3000 |
| Collin Morikawa | +1100 | Sepp Straka | +3500 |
| Ludvig Aberg | +1200 | Corey Conners | +3500 |
| Viktor Hovland | +1800 | Tom Kim | +4000 |
| Patrick Cantlay | +2000 | Sungjae Im | +4000 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | +2200 | Justin Thomas | +4000 |
| Russell Henley | +2500 | Jordan Spieth | +4000 |
| Tony Finau | +2800 | Brian Harman | +4000 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | +2800 | Si Woo Kim | +4500 |
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