The PGA TOUR heads to Connecticut this week for the Travelers Championship. TPC River Highlands will be the host, and measures as a 6,835-yard par 70 with Bentgrass greens.
This is a Signature Event, so there will be a 71-man field with no cut. Rory McIlroy is the qualified golfer who will not be making the trip, as he’s decided to take some time off before defending his Scottish Open title in a few weeks.
Below I have outlined my two favorite bets for the week.
Tony Finau to win (+2800)
Finau has quietly been on a tear, finishing T3 last week at the U.S. Open, which was on the heels of a T8 at the Memorial. He gained 7.46 strokes with his irons at Pinehurst, which ranked No. 1 in the field, while also gaining 13.42 strokes from tee-to-green, placing him second behind only Rory McIlroy, and ahead of winner Bryson DeChambeau.
After largely struggling last season, Finau has really found his game in 2024, and it feels like he’s very close to winning again. A shorter course like TPC River Highlands does not feel like the track that the Utah native would seemingly contend at, being that his four wins have come in in Mexico, Houston, Detroit and Minnesota — all of which are longer courses. However, he does have some solid finishes at the Travelers in his career. Dating back to 2015, Finau has three top-25s and a T13 in eight starts at TPCRH.
His chances this week also got a bit easier with McIlroy withdrawing, but even with that we’re getting a really strong number on a red-hot golfer who’s already won multiple times on the PGA TOUR. Sign me up.
Byeong Hun An to win (+7500)
This number is insanely high for a player of An’s caliber in this small of a field. I get he’s not in the best form, nor does he have exceptional history at TPC River Highlands, but come on. This is a man who already has posted five top-10s and four top-22 finishes in 16 starts in 2024.
A few bad rounds here or there have really skewed his Strokes Gained numbers, but he still ranks 12th in this field in SG: Ball-Striking and 16th in SG: Tee-to-Green over his past 48 rounds. An has had a bunch of close calls as well, having finished runner-up at the Sony Open back in January, while finishing solo third at the Wells Fargo last month
We know one thing: An is going to make birdies. Only Scottie Scheffler has made more in 2024 among golfers in this field. With An’s keen ability to go nuclear in any round he tees it up, and with no fear of him missing the cut this week, it would not surprise anyone to see him in contention come Sunday evening, which is really all you can ask for from a golfer who’s 75/1.
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