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
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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