Travelers Championship
June 21st – 24th, 2018
TPC River Highlands
Cromwell, CT
Par: 70 / Yardage: 6,841
Purse: $7 million
with $1,260,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Jordan Spieth

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 43 of the top 100 and 22 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with five players from the top-ten #2 Justin Thomas, #4 Brooks Koepka, #5 Jordan Spieth, #7 Rory McIlroy and #9 Jason Day. The other top 50 players are #11 Patrick Reed, #13 Paul Casey, #16 Marc Leishman, #20 Bubba Watson, #21 Webb Simpson, #22 Bryson DeChambeau, #24 Xander Schauffele, #28 Brian Harman, #30 Patrick Cantlay, #35 Pat Perez, #36 Satoshi Kodaira, #37 Charley Hoffman, #38 Kyle Stanley, #40 Daniel Berger, #46 Siwoo Kim, #47 Adam Hadwin and #50 Chez Reavie.
Last year there were 38 to 100 players and 15 of the top-50 in the field.
The field includes 18 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2018. Those players are #2 Justin Thomas, #4 Jason Day, #5 Bryson DeChambeau, #6 Patrick Reed, #8 Patton Kizzire, #9 Webb Simpson, #10 Bubba Watson, #13 Brooks Koepka, #14 Patrick Cantlay, #15 Paul Casey, #17 Pat Perez, #18 Chesson Hadley, #19 Luke List, #20 Marc Leishman, #21 Andrew Landry, #23 Brendan Steele, #24 Chez Reavie and #25 Brian Harman.
The field includes nine past champions: Jordan Spieth (2017), Kenny Knox (2016), Bubba Watson (2015 & ’10), Kevin Streelman (2014), Ken Duke (2013), Marc Leishman (2012), Stewart Cink (2008), Hunter Mahan (2007) and J.J. Henry (2006).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Traveler’s field is our performance chart listed by the average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Traveler’s field in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Traveler’s field.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Travelers Championship
Player | U.S. Open | FedEx St. Jude | Memorial | Italian Open | Fort Worth | BMW PGA | Byron Nelson | The Players | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | Texas Open | RBC Heritage | Masters |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brooks Koepka (389 pts) |
Win (264) |
T30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (39) |
T42 (2.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Patrick Reed (313 pts) |
4 (160) |
DNP | T29 (21) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T41 (9) |
8 (16.67) |
T7 (18.33) |
DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
Bryson DeChambeau (265 pts) |
T25 (50) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | T42 (5.33) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (13) |
4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (30) |
T38 (8) |
Webb Simpson (258.33 pts) |
T10 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
T21 (9.67) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
T20 (20) |
Xander Schauffele (210 pts) |
T6 (120) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (100) |
T72 (0) |
DNP | T73 (0) |
T32 (6) |
T50 (0.67) |
Rory McIlroy (178 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T16 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
Justin Thomas (167.33 pts) |
T25 (50) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (39) |
T21 (9.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
Paul Casey (141.33 pts) |
T16 (68) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T15 (23.33) |
Patrick Cantlay (140.33 pts) |
T45 (10) |
DNP | 4 (80) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
Russell Knox (133 pts) |
T12 (76) |
DNP | T44 (6) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | T16 (22.67) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T40 (3.33) |
DNP |
Zach Johnson (126.33 pts) |
T12 (76) |
DNP | T40 (10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T75 (0) |
DNP | T15 (11.67) |
5 (23.33) |
T42 (2.67) |
T36 (9.33) |
Jason Day (125.33 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | T44 (6) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
Win (44) |
T34 (5.33) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (20) |
Daniel Berger (118.67 pts) |
T6 (120) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
T55 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T32 (12) |
J.B. Holmes (118.33 pts) |
DNP | 3 (90) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T42 (5.33) |
CUT (-10) |
T42 (2.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Chesson Hadley (115.33 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | T40 (10) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (39) |
T16 (11.33) |
T4 (26.67) |
T20 (10) |
T7 (18.33) |
DNP |
Marc Leishman (103.33 pts) |
T45 (10) |
DNP | T62 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
T63 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
9 (30) |
Emiliano Grillo (103 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | 3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (13) |
T9 (15) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP |
Graeme McDowell (98.33 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T12 (38) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T27 (7.67) |
T22 (9.33) |
T51 (0) |
T55 (0) |
DNP |
Ryan Moore (98 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T30 (20) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 7 (18.33) |
T16 (11.33) |
T28 (14.67) |
Billy Horschel (96 pts) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (19.33) |
T37 (13) |
DNP | Win (44) |
T11 (13) |
T5 (23.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
Richy Werenski (95 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T74 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T23 (27) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T25 (8.33) |
T11 (13) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Rory Sabbatini (84 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T44 (6) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | T13 (24.67) |
T30 (20) |
T27 (7.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T23 (9) |
DNP |
Kyle Stanley (82.33 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
T13 (12.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 52 (0) |
Russell Henley (81 pts) |
T25 (50) |
DNP | T29 (21) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
Charley Hoffman (80.67 pts) |
T20 (60) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T31 (6.33) |
T64 (0) |
T23 (9) |
T12 (25.33) |
Retief Goosen (77 pts) |
DNP | T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T19 (10.33) |
T20 (10) |
DNP | DNP |
Keith Mitchell (73 pts) |
DNP | T37 (13) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (60) |
T77 (0) |
T34 (5.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T26 (8) |
T55 (0) |
DNP |
C.T. Pan (70.33 pts) |
DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | T32 (12) |
T46 (4) |
T76 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T23 (9) |
DNP |
Brandt Snedeker (70 pts) |
T48 (4) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T42 (5.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
15 (11.67) |
T23 (9) |
DNP |
Kevin Tway (68.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T65 (0) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | T9 (30) |
T46 (4) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T36 (4.67) |
T67 (0) |
DNP |
Jordan Spieth (67 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T32 (12) |
DNP | T21 (19.33) |
T41 (9) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | 3 (60) |
Chez Reavie (62.67 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP | 53 (0) |
Jamie Lovemark (62.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (13) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T10 (13.33) |
T30 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Nick Watney (62 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (13) |
T2 (33.33) |
T31 (6.33) |
T20 (10) |
T32 (6) |
DNP |
Keegan Bradley (60.33 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (55) |
T76 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T45 (1.67) |
DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Travelers Championship
Player | U.S. Open | FedEx St. Jude | Memorial | Italian Open | Fort Worth | BMW PGA | Byron Nelson | The Players | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | Texas Open | RBC Heritage | Masters |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mackenzie Hughes (-44.67 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T42 (5.33) |
DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
T59 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Lanto Griffin (-43.33 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T58 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Blayne Barber (-33.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-10) |
T67 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Zhang Xin-jun (-30 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T70 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Smylie Kaufman (-30 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
D.A. Points (-30 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
James Hahn (-28.33 pts) |
DNP | T45 (5) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Kyle Thompson (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Billy Hurley III (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | 81 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Sung Kang (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T57 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T42 (5.33) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-3.33) |
36 (4.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Travelers Championship
Best Bets:
Patrick Reed
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T11 | CUT | CUT | T18 | T47 |
Showed at the U.S. Open that he is ready to win again, has a good record at River Highlands.
Daniel Berger
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | T5 |
Final group at the U.S. Open, combination of him playing the week at Shinnecock and his past performances at River Highlands makes him one of our top-three.
Bubba Watson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T25 | Win | T31 | 4 | T2 | T38 | Win | T14 | T6 | CUT |
Watch him, one of his favorite places to play, in his last 30 rounds is 73 under at River Highland.
Best of the rest:
Jordan Spieth
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win |
Yes he has played bad in 2018, he has lost a bit of his nerve on the green, but this place has great memories so anything could happen.
Justin Thomas
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T3 | CUT | T30 |
Look at his key stats, they are perfect for River Highlands, he should win it running away.
Brooks Koepka
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | T51 |
Playing well, this course is good for his game.
Paul Casey
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T17 | 2 |
Another of those players with good memories of this event, plus he is geared to make the Ryder Cup team.
Solid contenders
Charley Hoffman
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T3 | T25 | T26 | T7 | T2 | T43 | T27 | CUT |
Guy always plays well at the Travelers, his game can overcome any other problem with River Highlands.
Webb Simpson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T8 | T34 | T5 | T29 | T13 | T57 | T26 | T37 |
His type of course, look for him to get himself into contention.
Brandt Snedeker
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T14 | T10 | T11 | T24 | CUT | T47 |
Looking to break out of a slump, good place for him the course is good for him.
Luke List
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | CUT | T63 | CUT | CUT |
Has great numbers from tee to green, could be a good combination for this week.
Long shots that could come through:
Emiliano Grillo
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T43 |
Has all of the figures over the year to do very well this week.
Russell Knox
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T62 | Win | WD | T61 | T13 | CUT |
Has good memories of this place, could rekindle this week.
Keegan Bradley
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T8 | T25 | T39 | T31 | T18 | T29 | T63 |
Seems to always put out good numbers in this event.
Worst Bets:
Jason Day
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T18 | T27 |
His game has been a mess for a couple of weeks.
Rory McIlroy
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T17 |
The same on how his game is a mess, needs to work things out, he doesn’t seem to want to do that.
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