Travelers Championship
J.J. Spaun for the win! No way I could have called that, and it not been a pure guess. Still, it was a lot of fun to watch – not so much probably to play that beast of a course. A 300-yard par 3? I can’t get my driver there at 57 years old. Hell, I’m not sure my 30-year-old ass could have gotten it there without some roll!
Onward and upward until we get to The Open. It’s an Elevated Event with NO CUT and a course that will play wo much easier than Oakmont. This is a week to go light and take some chances because, barring a WD, everyone gets four rounds.
On to Cromwell, CT.
Highlights: TPC River Highlands
- Par 70 – 6,835 yards
- Small Greens (some of the smallest on Tour at 5,000 sf average)
- Wide fairways that, unlike most places, get wider the further you hit it. Cue THE BOMBERS!!
- Water (in play on five holes) and plenty of bunkers (almost 70).
NOTE: All pricing is based on DraftKings
$10,000 and Above (in my order of preference)
- Scottie Scheffler ($13,300) – don’t worry about last week. He’ll be fine. If he isn’t, you still get 4 rounds. It will just suck if he isn’t Top 10 at this price.
- Xander Schauffele ($10,800)
- Rory McIlroy ($11,500) – didn’t play last year but has a history of Top 20s even before it was and Elevated Event.
- Collin Morikawa ($10,200)
$9,000 to $9,900 (Ranking all the guys in my order of preference)
- Sam Burns ($9,100) – I am among the group that didn’t like the ruling he got after the heavy rains, but you need to just let it go. Hopefully, his form continues.
- Viktor Hovland ($9,000) – Still not sure he’s back but he played better than the rest of this tier last week.
- Ludvig Aberg ($9,600)
- Justin Thomas ($9,300)
- Patrick Cantlay ($9,800) – him missing the cut and Sam not winning probably cut my winnings in half last week.
- Sepp Straka ($9,200) – he’s a little up and down lately but, if you believe in patterns, he’s up this week!
$8,000 to $8,900
- Russell Henley ($8,800)
- Ben Griffin ($8,100)
- Tommy Fleetwood ($8,900)
- Keegan Bradley ($8,500)
- Shane Lowry ($8,300) – I look for a big rebound.
I’m not ignoring J. J. Spaun ($8,600), but this week is going to be hard for him coming off the emotional roller coaster and his first Major. He’ll be pulled in multiple directions and, if I were him, this week would simply be a relaxing four rounds of golf knowing I get to cash a check regardless. That could actually benefit him but I’m not anticipating that.
$7,000 to $7,900
- Cameron Young ($7,800)
- Maverick McNealy ($7,600)
- Adam Scott ($7,600)
- Brian Harman ($7,200) – COURSE HORSE!!! (T9-T2-T8-T5-MC-T8-T6-T35-MC-3rd)
- Ryan Fox ($7,000)
- Jason Day ($7,000)
Under $7,000
- Thomas Detry ($6,800)
- Nick Taylor ($6,900)
- Andrew Novak ($6,700)
- Sam Stevens ($6,600)
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout ($6,600)
Longshot(s)
- None
Really, no one is out of play this week. This is a week to go light and take some chances.
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GOOD LUCK!!