Travelers Championship
June 20th – 23rd, 2019
TPC River Highlands
Cromwell,, CT
Par: 70 / Yardage:
Purse: $7.2 million
with $1,296,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Bubba Watson

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 44 of the top 100 and 22 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with five players from the top-ten #1 Brooks Koepka, #6 Francesco Molinari, #7 Justin Thomas, #8 Patrick Cantlay and #10 Bryson DeChambeau. The other top 50 players are #15 Paul Casey, #16 Tony Finau, #18 Jason Day, #20 Tommy Fleetwood, #21 Louis Oosthuizen, #22 Bubba Watson, #23 Marc Leishman, #25 Patrick Reed, #26 Phil Mickelson, #27 Kevin Kisner, #29 Jordan Spieth, #36 Cameron Smith, #40 Keegan Bradley, #44 Brandt Snedeker, #48 Chez Reavie, #49 Kiradech Aphibarnrat, #50 Andrew Putnam,
Last year there were 43 to 100 players and 22 of the top-50 in the field.
The field includes 9 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2019. Those players are #3 Brooks Koepka, #7 Patrick Cantlay, #8 Paul Casey, #15 Justin Thomas, #16 Tony Finau, #19 Francesco Molinari, #20 Kevin Kisner, #21 Sung Kang and #24 Phil Mickelson.
The field includes seven past champions: Bubba Watson (2018, ’15 & ’10), Jordan Spieth (2017), Kenny Knox (2016), Kevin Streelman (2014), Marc Leishman (2012), 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 | Canadian Open | Memorial | Charles Schwab | PGA Champ. | Byron Nelson | British Masters | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | RBC Heritage | Masters | Texas Open | WGC Dell Match Play |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brooks Koepka (506.33 pts) |
2 (200) |
T50 (1) |
DNP | DNP | Win (176) |
4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
Patrick Cantlay (379.67 pts) |
T21 (58) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | T3 (120) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T3 (30) |
T9 (30) |
DNP | T24 (13) |
Jordan Spieth (261.33 pts) |
T65 (0) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
T8 (33.33) |
T3 (120) |
T29 (14) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
T21 (19.33) |
T30 (6.67) |
T24 (13) |
Chez Reavie (250 pts) |
T3 (180) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T14 (48) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (10.67) |
T18 (10.67) |
T28 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
Francesco Molinari (159 pts) |
T16 (68) |
DNP | DNP | T53 (0) |
T48 (2.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T5 (46.67) |
DNP | 3 (45) |
Louis Oosthuizen (155.67 pts) |
T7 (110) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T29 (14) |
DNP | T5 (35) |
Brandt Snedeker (153 pts) |
77 (0) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | T19 (20.67) |
T16 (45.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T48 (0.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T24 (13) |
Sung Kang (147.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | 7 (73.33) |
Win (88) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T42 (2.67) |
DNP |
Jason Day (136 pts) |
T21 (58) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T23 (36) |
DNP | DNP | T24 (8.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
Kevin Streelman (131 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 4 (80) |
T31 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T45 (1.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T6 (20) |
DNP | 6 (20) |
DNP |
Paul Casey (125.17 pts) |
T21 (58) |
DNP | DNP | WD (-3.33) |
T29 (28) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T9 (22.5) |
Emiliano Grillo (112.33 pts) |
T58 (0) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
T19 (20.67) |
T23 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 (5.67) |
T62 (0) |
DNP | T40 (5) |
Andrew Putnam (110 pts) |
T43 (14) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
T3 (60) |
T78 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T36 (4.67) |
T40 (5) |
Marc Leishman (109.83 pts) |
T35 (30) |
DNP | 5 (70) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T58 (0) |
T49 (0.67) |
DNP | T9 (22.5) |
Byeong Hun An (106 pts) |
T16 (68) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
68 (0) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
T40 (5) |
Adam Hadwin (105 pts) |
DNP | 6 (60) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | T29 (28) |
DNP | DNP | T38 (4) |
T13 (12.33) |
T48 (0.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Kevin Kisner (102.67 pts) |
T49 (2) |
DNP | T41 (9) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
T41 (3) |
T21 (19.33) |
DNP | Win (66) |
Tommy Fleetwood (100 pts) |
T65 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T48 (2.67) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | 2 (33.33) |
T25 (8.33) |
T36 (9.33) |
DNP | T24 (13) |
Peter Malnati (90.67 pts) |
DNP | T31 (19) |
T17 (33) |
T40 (6.67) |
DNP | T72 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T9 (15) |
T16 (11.33) |
DNP | T23 (9) |
DNP |
Cameron Tringale (88 pts) |
DNP | T11 (39) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T5 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP |
Viktor Hovland (88 pts) |
T12 (76) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (12) |
DNP | DNP |
Tony Finau (85 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
2 (66.67) |
T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T60 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
T61 (0) |
T40 (5) |
Charley Hoffman (78.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
T13 (24.67) |
T54 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (15) |
T45 (1.67) |
T29 (14) |
2 (33.33) |
DNP |
Jason Kokrak (75 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T62 (0) |
DNP | T23 (36) |
DNP | DNP | 69 (0) |
T22 (9.33) |
T16 (11.33) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP |
C.T. Pan (74 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (60) |
CUT (-13.33) |
T35 (10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Win (44) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Max Homa (71.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (13) |
T27 (15.33) |
T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T42 (2.67) |
DNP |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (70.67 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T41 (12) |
T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T49 (0.67) |
DNP | T40 (5) |
Jonas Blixt (69.33 pts) |
DNP | T44 (6) |
DNP | 5 (46.67) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T30 (6.67) |
DNP |
Mackenzie Hughes (68.67 pts) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T30 (6.67) |
T63 (0) |
DNP | T42 (2.67) |
DNP |
Chesson Hadley (66 pts) |
T9 (90) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T31 (12.67) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Collin Morikawa (66 pts) |
T35 (30) |
T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brian Stuard (64.33 pts) |
T65 (0) |
DNP | T33 (17) |
T64 (0) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (9.33) |
T16 (11.33) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP |
Hank Lebioda (64 pts) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T50 (0.33) |
T5 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP |
Alex Prugh (63.33 pts) |
T21 (58) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T79 (0) |
DNP | T31 (6.33) |
T13 (12.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Sebastian Munoz (63 pts) |
DNP | T11 (39) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (26.67) |
DNP | T38 (4) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Travelers Championship
Player | U.S. Open | Canadian Open | Memorial | Charles Schwab | PGA Champ. | Byron Nelson | British Masters | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | RBC Heritage | Masters | Texas Open | WGC Dell Match Play |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Kim (-50 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-13.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Sam Saunders (-40.67 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T42 (2.67) |
DNP |
Martin Trainer (-40 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
WD (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 66 (0) |
DNP |
Whee Kim (-35.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T37 (4.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
J.B. Holmes (-33.17 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
T34 (5.33) |
DNP | T62 (0) |
T71 (0) |
T17 (16.5) |
Julian Etulain (-32.33 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | 68 (0) |
T32 (6) |
DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
DNP |
Patton Kizzire (-30.33 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T45 (1.67) |
T18 (21.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Ollie Schniederjans (-29.67 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T69 (0) |
DNP | T28 (7.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DQ (-1.67) |
DNP | T36 (4.67) |
DNP |
Richy Werenski (-29.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | T38 (4) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T58 (0) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP |
Hudson Swafford (-27.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T33 (5.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Travelers Championship
Best Bets:
Brooks Koepka
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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T19 | T9 | T51 |
Playing like Tiger played between 1999 and 2008. Has all of the stats that show how many times he ca win this week. You know he will be in contention going into the back nine on Sunday.
Patrick Cantlay
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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T15 | CUT | CUT | T24 |
Not only does he lead the PGA Tour in Par 4 averages, but also the leader in Scrambling all categories that are important to play well at TPC River Highlands. Has been in the top-ten in four of his last six starts.
Paul Casey
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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T2 | T5 | T17 | 2 |
Seems destined to win this event one day considering he has been runner-up twice in the last four years and T-5th. Ranks 8th on the PGA Tour Strokes Gained off-the-Tee category, also 17th in Greens in Regulation. Has had a very satisfying year with a win (Valspar) and four top-four finishes.
Best of the rest:
Jason Day
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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T12 | CUT | T18 | T27 |
Concern over his back has gone away, was T-12th last year at Travelers. Hits it far off the tee, is 14th in Strokes Gained Off-the-Tee and 12th in Strokes Gained Putting.
Daniel Berger
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T67 | 2 | T5 |
Was runner-up at Travelers in 2017 and T-5th in 2016, does play well there. Has made his last seven cuts which is a good sign, also putting has been ok this year, 38th in putting inside ten feet.
Francesco Molinari
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T47 | T25 |
Plays great no matter were he plays, has been quiet of late, but always seems to play his best in the summer months.
Tommy Fleetwood
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
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Has no track record on the course but still knows how to play here.
Marc Leishman
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T17 | T9 | T39 | T11 | T30 | Win | T70 |
Past champion, he could play well this week.
Solid contenders
Jordan Spieth
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T42 | Win |
Does have momentum, T-3rd at the PGA Championship, T-8th at the Charles Schwab and T-7th at the Memorial. Had his moments at Pebble but faded. Winner in 2017 so he likes the course and he is such a great putter, 7th in Strokes Gained Putting.
Tony Finau
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T17 | T25 | T25 |
This is a great course for his game. Is 29th in Strokes Gained Off-the-Tee, can putt well and scramble, looking to break out of his funk.
Bryson DeChambeau
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | T26 | T47 |
His game is coming alive after a low to start the summer. Has all of the stats in his favor, 22nd in Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green, yes having trouble hitting greens but his putting is so good can carry him.
Phil Mickelson
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Won in 2002 & ’01, T-58th in 2003 the last time he played. |
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Have no idea why it’s taken him so long to return to a place in which he wins back to back times and doesn’t come back for 14 years. He is a horse for this course.
Louis Oosthuizen
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T17 | CUT | WD | T47 |
Played well at Pebble that good play could carry over to this week.
Long shots that could come through:
Chez Reavie
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T43 | T47 | T25 | T43 | T11 | T68 | CUT |
Has the momentum of finishing T-3rd at the U.S. Open, is straight off the tee, 2nd on Tour in Fairway accuracy and 8th in Proximity to Hole. Was T-11th in this event in 2012.
Anirban Lahiri
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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T9 | T17 |
T-9th last year, T-17th in 2017, looking to turn his game around.
Ryan Moore
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T17 | T5 | T7 | T47 | T2 | T13 | T4 | CUT | T33 |
Has struggled of late, but his game is perfect for TPC River Highlands. His short game and putting have come around, something that will help them in years past.
Want to avoid them this week:
Bubba Watson
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
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Win | CUT | T25 | Win | T31 | 4 | T2 | T38 | Win | T14 | T6 |
His game has come apart, not worth the gamble, production of birdies and eagles have slowed. Is not the same player he was last year.
Justin Thomas
2019 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T56 | CUT | T3 | CUT | T30 |
Still worried over his injury, but it seems to be better, watch him, could be a good weekend pick.
Sal, I think you may be being a bit harsh on Bubba’s chances. There are only really three courses he regularly plays really well: here, Augusta and Riviera. Top 15s at both Augusta and Riveria (as well as 4th in Phoenix and at the Valspar). Reckon he’s got a fighting chance here!
I couldn’t agree with your more, yes Bubba can only play three courses now and one of them is TPC River Highlands. But I still don’t think he will good this year even though I see he is 2 under after 14 holes but I still think he won’t come close this year. Sorry I think he is toast.