Last Updated on June 19, 2024 4:18 pm by Erwin Noguera
Several of the best golfers in the world will be at the TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, to play the Travelers Championship, a tournament organized by The Greater Hartford Community Foundation.
Keegan Bradley is the defending champion of this tournament, which is played with a par of 70 and will begin on June 20, with the final three days later.
Where can I watch it?
Golf Channel and CBS
2024 Travelers Championship Top Contenders
Scottie Scheffler is still the best golfer in the world, thanks to the good performances he has achieved during 2024, including a major. However, the American comes from a participation below the expectations in the U.S. Open, closing in 41st place. That is a far cry from his title in the Masters Tournament and eighth place in the PGA Championship, so he will want to prove that his first position in the world ranking is no coincidence.
Notably, Scottie has other celebrations this year: Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Player Championship, RBC Heritage, and the most recent, on June 9, which was the Memorial Tournament, leaving Collin Morikawa behind.
At 30, Xander Schauffele is living a moment of maturity as an athlete, since his results are proving it, placing him second in the world. In comparison to Scheffler, Xander has an advantage: he already knows what it means to win in Connecticut, since in 2012, he got the glory, beating J.T. Poston and Sahith Theegala.
Schauffele has only won one title this year, but it was the PGA Championship. In addition, he was already eighth in the Masters Tournament and finished seventh in the U.S. Open. In other words, in all majors, he has been at least in the top 10.
Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg, only 24 years old, is making his way to the top and can boast of being ranked fourth in the world today.
This year, he is still looking for his first win, as the last trophy he lifted was the RSM Classic when he defeated Canadian Mackenzie Hughes. It has been a long time since then. At the major level, he was second at the Masters and finished 12th at the U.S. Open.
One candidate who announced that he would not participate last Monday was Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, who gave more spice to the fight for this trophy awarded on U.S. soil.
2024 Travelers Championship Outside picks
Collin Morikawa is living a good moment, even though he has not been champion since 2023. He has just finished runner-up in the Memorial Tournament, third in the Masters Tournament, fourth in the PGA Championship, and 14th in the U.S. Open.
Viktor Hovland is one of the best players in the world, but he is looking for his first win of the year. His most remarkable role was his third place in the PGA Championship.
There are other candidates, such as Patrick Cantlay, Hideki Matsuyama, or Sam Burns, but we cannot leave out the defending champion, Keegan Bradley, who at the age of 38, wants to be the first to win the Travelers Championship twice in a row since Phil Mickelson (2001-2002).
2024 Travelers Championship Podium Betting Picks
1. Xander Schauffele
2. Scottie Scheffler
3. Ludvig Aberg
Prize bag
The Travelers Championship is a tournament with a total purse of 20 million dollars, which is distributed among its participants.The champion will receive 3.6 million, in addition to 700 points for the FedEx Cup.
2024 Travelers Championship Betting Odds
Scottie Scheffler 5
Xander Schauffele 8.5
Ludvig Aberg 17
Collin Morikawa 17
Viktor Hovland 23
Patrick Cantlay 26
Hideki Matsuyama 29
Sam Burns 36
Tony Finau 36
Sahith Theegala 36
Keegan Bradley 56
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