I’m always looking Morikawa’s way when we head to a shorter golf course that emphasizes accuracy and precise iron play. Morikawa returns to TPC River Highlands fresh off leading the U.S. Open in SG: T2G for the week. These smaller, simpler bent-poa greens should be a welcome sight after his putting struggles at Oakmont, as he’s gained on the greens in each of his last two trips to TPC River Highlands. He’ll look to improve on a career-best T13 showing at this event last year.
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My featured spotlight player of the week, all signs point back to Bradley for me this week. He’s in the midst of the best tee-to-green season of his career, ranking No. 3 in the field in SG: T2G over the last 36 rounds. This is a home game for the 2023 Travelers Championship winner, who will have the New England crowds fully behind him. Bradley has finished in the top 10 in four of his last 15 starts and continues to trend closer to picking up his first win since the 2024 BMW Championship.
\r\nMy Bet: +4000
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Colonial Country Club (pre-2024 Gil Hanse Restoration) is my favorite comp course to TPC River Highlands. Both were designed with the intent of forcing positional layups off the tee, but they became defenseless from modern-day bombers who’ve learned to attack aggressively with towering tee shots to clear tree lines pushed against the fairway. That approach paid dividends for Burns in his 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge victory – the fifth of his young PGA Tour career — and has manifested into two top-25 finishes over the last four years at the Travelers.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWith six top-20 finishes over his last seven starts, Burns has done everything but win this season, and is one of the hottest players in this field entering the week.
\r\nMy Bet: +5000
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We’re getting a nice discount on Lowry this week after a forgettable showing at the U.S. Open. TPC River Highlands should serve as a far more suitable fit, however, as Lowry’s greatest strengths of driving accuracy and approach play will be accentuated here. Lowry ranks top-five in SG: Ball Striking SG: APP, and SG: T2G (Short Courses) over the last 36 rounds. He’s proven to fit TPC River Highlands well, with back-to-back top-20 finishes in his two latest trips. With 18 top-25 finishes over his last 25 starts, I expect Lowry to be in the mix come Sunday.
\r\nMy Bet: +9000
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Course History has proven to be sticky at TPC River Highlands over the years, as a steady formula of driving accuracy and short-iron approach play has historically rewarded a similar style of player. Harman is amongst the best in terms of course history in this field, with six top-10 finishes here over his last seven appearances. It’s been another strong season for Harman as well in 2025, picking up a win at the Valero Texas Open and a T3 at the RBC Heritage, his last time seeing a Pete Dye course.
\r\nMy Bet: +10000
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The easier the scoring gets at TPC River Highlands, the more it veers towards a putting contest. If that continues to be the case, and the field’s green-in-regulation rates continue to go up, I want exposure to the best putter in the field. McCarthy is having the best overall season of his career to date, having not missed a cut since the 2024 Open Championship. He’s done well on Pete Dye courses over that stretch as well, finishing T14 at the Players Championship and T7 at this event in 2023.
\r\nMy Bet: +4500
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\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nElite approach play leads to the lowest scores at TPC River Highlands. That marks a great buy-low opportunity for a player like Lowry, whose approach advantage was stripped away at Oakmont last week.
\r\nMy Bet: +5000
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\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nI am always confident in Rai’s first-round prospects, but TPC River Highlands is one of the best course fits on the schedule for the Englishman. Rai remains in strong form leading up to this week and will not be at a disadvantage for his lack of distance here.
\r\nMy Bet: +5000
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\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nA player who should play well on this course set up but just hasn’t been able to get over the hump yet, I like getting exposure to Kim in this market knowing he is due for a breakout soon. Kim is an aggressive player, so we know he will be flag hunting early and often at TPC River Highlands.
\r\nMy Bet: +6600
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\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nKevin Yu continues to develop his all-around game as each season goes on. He’s more than just a bomber now, as his ball-striking form ranks in the top 15 in this field. He’s also improved his putting form of late, which should help convert even more birdie opportunities.
\r\nMy Bet: -118
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nA pair of established veterans in good recent form with a mixed bag of results at TPC River Highlands, I’m giving a slight edge to Lowry in this matchup based on his strengths of driving accuracy and elite approach play. Spieth was a winner here in his 2017 debut, but has failed to post a top-40 finish in five appearances since. Lowry, on the other hand, has finished in the top 20 in each of his last two trips here.
\r\nWith water threatening on most holes here, I just have a hard time trusting that Spieth will avoid derailing his round, given his current driving accuracy issues.
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Lowry has been a top-20 machine this year, with nine top-20 finishes over his last 12 starts. He’s also placed in the top 20 in each of his last two trips to TPC River Highlands. Say what we will about Lowry’s ability to finish tournaments, but he has the form and pedigree to remain a factor in this tournament come Sunday.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWe are getting to the closing stretch of the tour season with about 10 events between now and the OAD finale at Caves Valley. This being the last Signature Event of the year, OAD players will naturally use one of their best players in this spot. My best available at this juncture are Xander Schauffele and Tommy Fleetwood, whom I would prefer to save when they are in better stretches of form.
\r\nThat then leads me to Keegan Bradley, whose 40-1 consensus odds are about as short as I’d expect them to be in the upcoming full-field tournaments. This is the best spot remaining to use the 2023 Travelers Champion, and I believe he has a strong case to contend here. If not Bradley, I would also consider playing Morikawa, Burns, or Ben Griffin in OAD.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThat’ll do it for this week’s PGA Tour golf bets. Best of luck this week with your own Travelers Championship bets, and see you on Sunday for my Rocket Classic betting preview.
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