Following the U.S. Open, the PGA Tour heads to Connecticut for the Travelers Championship. The TPC River Highlands is known for having tough rough if players miss the fairway and it is imperative that players hit the green with their approach shots because it is difficult to scramble. If you thought it might be a quiet week as some players take the week off after the second golf major of the year, you’d be wrong. The field is loaded as many of golf’s biggest names will participate. That includes Jordan Spieth, who is the betting favorite to win the tournament, Jason Day and Rory McIlroy, who is our top play in daily fantasy for the Travelers Championship. With that in mind, let’s have a look at the lineup we went with for the Travelers Championship this week.
Rory McIlroy – $11,600
Sure, McIlroy missed the cut at the U.S. Open, a tournament in which he thought he would play well in due to his driver. And sure, McIlroy has never played at TPC River Highlands before. But he hadn’t played since the Players Championship because of a rib injury, and it was always going to be tough for McIlroy to come back at a place like Erin Hills. TPC River Highlands is better for a comeback and McIlroy should lead your DraftKings team.
Justin Thomas – $10,2000
Thomas set the golf world on fire with his 63 on Saturday at the U.S. Open, which set a record for the lowest-score-to-par at that tournament, but then he went backwards with a 75 in the fourth round in which it looked like nerves got to the 24-year-old. Still, Thomas finished T-3 in this tournament and shot a 62 in the final round, so he knows how to go low at TPC River Highlands.
Paul Casey – $9,700
Casey was tied for the lead at Erin Hills at the 36-hole mark, but a 75-74 weekend put the Englishman in sole possession of 26th place when it was all said and done. He has played in this tournament just once, but Casey lost to Bubba Watson on the second playoff hole in 2015. Casey has four top-10s this season, and he could be in line for just his second PGA Tour win as he continues his renaissance.
Brandt Snedeker – $9,400
Snedeker finished T-9 at the U.S. Open, where he shot 70-69-70-71, so he was pretty consistent throughout the tournament. Snedeker also likes TPC River Highlands a lot as he has finished in the top 25 in all three starts here, including a T-10 in 2015, his last appearance in Connecticut.
Tony Finau – $8,700
Finau didn’t play at the U.S. Open, but that might be a good thing for him as Finau has played in 19 tournaments during this season, so the time off should be good for him, both physically and mentally. Finau has four top-10s this season and has been close to his second PGA tour win on a couple occasions, and he has finished T-25 in both trips to the Travelers in the past.
Graham DeLaet – $7,100
If you need a value pick, take a look at the Canadian, who also sat out of the U.S. Open, but he finished T-10 in his last start at the Memorial. DeLaet is also very familiar with TPC River Highlands, which he had played six years running before last year, and he had third and fourth-place finishes here since 2013. If DeLaet is going to get his first PGA Tour win, this tournament is as good a tournament as any to do it. Overall, we aren’t fully expecting the win here but a solid finish would do great for our DFS team. At $7,100, he looks like a strong value play in this particular spot this week.
2017 Travelers Championship Tee Times
No. 1 Tee
7:00 AM — Kyle Stanley, Johnson Wagner, Andres Gonzales (12:00 p.m. Friday, 10th tee)
7:10 AM — Harris English, Robert Garrigus, Jason Bohn (12:10 p.m. Friday, 10th tee)
7:20 AM — Geoff Ogilvy, Chez Reavie, Grayson Murray (12:20 p.m. Friday, 10th tee)
7:30 AM — Greg Chalmers, smylie Kaufman, Keegan Bradley (12:30 p.m. Friday, 10th tee)
7:40 AM — Adam Hadwin, J.J. Henry, Paul Casey (12:40 p.m. Friday, 10th tee)
7:50 AM — Jhonattan Vegas, Charley Hoffman, Robert Streb (12:50 p.m. Friday, 10th tee)
8:00 AM — Billy Hurley III, Brian Stuard, K.J. Choi (1:00 p.m. Friday, 10th tee)
8:10 AM — Rod Pampling, Jim Herman, Danny Lee (1:10 p.m. Friday, 10th tee)
8:20 AM — Chad Campbell, Patton Kizzire, Harold Varner III (1:20 p.m. Friday, 10th tee)
8:30 AM — Bryce Molder, David Hearn, Dominic Bozzelli (1:30 p.m. Friday, 10th tee)
8:40 AM — Ricky Barnes, Sung Kang, Byeong Hun An (1:40 p.m. Friday, 10th tee)
8:50 AM — Tom Hoge, Brandon Hagy, Ryan Ruffels (1:50 p.m. Friday, 10th tee)
9:00 AM — Brad Fritsch, Bobby Wyatt, Zach Zaback (2:00 p.m. Friday, 10th tee)
12:00 PM — Patrick Rodgers, Kelly Kraft, Kevin Tway (7:00 a.m. Friday, 10th tee)
12:10 PM — Scott Stallings, Anirban Lahiri, Zac Blair, (7:10 a.m. Friday, 10th tee)
12:20 PM — Michael Thompson, Will MacKenzie, Spencer Levin (7:20 a.m. Friday, 10th tee)
12:30 PM — Jonas Blixt, William McGirt, Troy Merritt (7:30 a.m. Friday, 10th tee)
12:40 PM — Daniel Berger, Matt Every, Brian Gay (7:40 a.m. Friday, 10th tee)
12:50 PM — Marc Leishman, Russell Knox, Bubba Watson (7:50 a.m. Friday, 10th tee)
1:00 PM — Wesley Bryan, Jordan Spieth, Brandt Snedeker (8:00 a.m. Friday, 10th tee)
1:10 PM — Ken Duke, Rory Sabbatini, Mark Hubbard (8:10 a.m. Friday, 10th tee)
1:20 PM — Seung-Yul Noh, Kevin Na, Troy Kelly (8:20 a.m. Friday, 10th tee)
1:30 PM — Daniel Summerhays, Chad Collins, C.T. Pan (8:30 a.m. Friday, 10th tee)
1:40 PM — Steven Alker, Brett Drewitt, Beau Hossler (8:40 a.m. Friday, 10th tee)
1:50 PM — Mark Anderson, Richy Werenski, Ryan Brehm (8:50 a.m. Friday, 10th tee)
2:00 PM — Ryan Armour, Bryson DeChambeau, Billy Downes (9:00 a.m. Friday, 10th tee)
No. 10 Tee
7:00 AM — Kevin Streelman, Stuart Appleby, Jason Kokrak (12:00 p.m. Friday, 1st tee)
7:10 AM — Mark Wilson, Graham DeLaet, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (12:10 p.m. Friday, 1st tee)
7:20 AM — Carl Pettersson, Lucas Glover, Xander Schauffele (12:20 p.m. Friday, 1st tee)
7:30 AM — Fabian Gomez, Webb Simpson, Vijay Singh (12:30 p.m. Friday, 1st tee)
7:40 AM — Hudson Swafford, Emiliano Grillo, Padraig Harrington (12:40 p.m. Friday, 1st tee)
7:50 AM — Brian Harman, Rory McIlroy, Jim Furyk (12:50 p.m. Friday, 1st tee)
8:00 AM — Justin Thomas, Patrick Reed, Jason Day (1:00 p.m. Friday, 1st tee)
8:10 AM — Mackenzie Hughes, Nick Taylor, Hunter Mahan (1:10 p.m. Friday, 1st tee)
8:20 AM — John Huh, Kyle Reifers, Michael Kim (1:20 p.m. Friday, 1st tee)
8:30 AM — Boo Weekley, Tim Wilkinson, John Peterson (1:30 p.m. Friday, 1st tee)
8:40 AM — Ben Crane, Tyrone Van Aswegen, Brett Stegmaier (1:40 p.m. Friday, 1st tee)
8:50 AM — Miguel Angel Carballo, Sebastian Munoz, Rick Lamb (1:50 p.m. Friday, 1st tee)
9:00 AM — Jonathan Randolph, Nicholas Lindheim, Wyndham Clark (2:00 p.m. Friday, 1st tee)
12:00 PM — Martin Laird, Tag Ridings, J.T. Poston (7:00 a.m. Friday, 1st tee)
12:10 PM — Bob Estes, Derek Fathauer, Ryan Blaum (7:10 a.m. Friday, 1st tee)
12:20 PM — Charlie Beljan, Martin Flores, Trey Mullinax (7:20 a.m. Friday, 1st tee)
12:30 PM — David Lingmerth, Nick Watney, Luke Donald (7:30 a.m. Friday, 1st tee)
12:40 PM — Cody Gribble, Tony Finau, Retief Goosen (7:40 a.m. Friday, 1st tee)
12:50 PM — Brendan Steele, Peter Malnati, Scott Piercy (7:50 a.m. Friday, 1st tee)
1:00 PM — Vaughn Taylor, Zach Johnson, Alex Cejka (8:00 a.m. Friday, 1st tee)
1:10 PM — Ryan Palmer, Steve Wheatcroft, Cameron Percy (8:10 a.m. Friday, 1st tee)
1:20 PM — Bud Cauley, Shawn Stefani, Whee Kim (8:20 a.m. Friday, 1st tee)
1:30 PM — Morgan Hoffmann, Jamie Lovemark, Andrew Loupe (8:30 a.m. Friday, 1st tee)
1:40 PM — Zack Sucher, Brian Campbell, Brett Coletta (8:40 a.m. Friday, 1st tee)
1:50 PM — Julian Etulain, Seamus Power, Neil Johnson (8:50 a.m. Friday, 1st tee)
2:00 PM — Bobby Gates, Joel Dahmen, Chase Seiffert (9:00 a.m. Friday, 1st tee)
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