Ranking the Field: Travelers Championship

Breaking down the top 10 players taking on TPC River Highlands.

Eric Patterson / Jun 19, 2019

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10

Marc Leishman

Leishman won the Travelers in 2012 and has made the cut in five of his last six appearances. 

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9

Tony Finau

Finau finished top 25 in all three trips to TPC River Highlands. He finished second at Colonial this season, another short, accuracy-focused course.

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8

Jason Day

The Travelers often comes down to a putting contest given the nature of the course setup, which bodes well for Day, who's one of the best putters in the world.

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7

Bryson DeChambeau

DeChambeau improved upon each of his three finishes at Travelers, capped by a T-9 last year. His approach game and putting stroke returned last week at Pebble, which should carry over into this week.

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6

Jordan Spieth

Spieth won at TPC River Highlands in 2017 in dramatic fashion with his walk-off bunker shot in a playoff. His game turned a corner at Bethpage Black and returning to a place he's won before should only help.

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5

Justin Thomas

Thomas had another terrible week of putting en route to a missed cut at Pebble. He'll eventually figure out the flatstick, and when he does, look out.

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4

Bubba Watson

Bubba loves TPC River Highlands. He’s a three-time winner of the event and has two other top-five finishes since 2010. His recent form isn’t great, but it shouldn’t matter given his history at the Travelers.

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3

Brooks Koepka

The Travelers isn't a major, so Koepka can't be ranked No. 1. Perhaps the most peculiar player on Tour only has two regular PGA Tour wins compared to four majors. If he really wants to win this week, he probably will.

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2

Paul Casey

Casey's worst finish in four trips to TPC River Highlands is T-17 in 2016. He has two runner-up results and a top-five showing over that same stretch.

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1

Patrick Cantlay

Cantlay finished T-15 at the Travelers last year and shot 60 at the event way back in 2011. Three weeks removed from his win at the Memorial, he's primed to add another title to his resume.

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