After a crazy U.S. Open at Chambers Bay last week, the PGA Tour returns to normalcy a bit with the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut. Bubba Watson predictably missed the cut at the U.S. Open, but the No. 5 player in the world has to be considered the favorite in a field that includes Sergio Garcia, Patrick Reed and several others who tied it up at Chambers Bay last week. Good values are hard to come by this week, which is why I prefer a strategy of playing Bubba Watson—especially on DraftKings—and filling in with mid-priced guys. This is not a good week for stars and scrubs.
Player | DraftKings | FantasyAces | Comments |
Brendon de Jonge | 7800 | 5000 | He has made the cut in six straight Travelers Championships. |
Bubba Watson | 11800 | 7350 | Has finished T38 or better in all seven Travelers Championship starts, including five top-15s. |
Sergio Garcia | 10400 | 6800 | T18 last week at the U.S. Open. |
Marc Leishman | 9700 | 6000 | Top-30s in three consecutive Travelers Championships, including a win in 2012. |
Tony Finau | 9600 | 6050 | Five consecutive top-20s including a T14 |
Branden Grace | 9500 | 5850 | Has finished T11 or better in four of his last five tournaments. |
Kevin Na | 9500 | 5800 | T46 at the U.S. Open broke a streak of eight straight top-20s. |
Zach Johnson | 9100 | 5800 | Just one missed cut in his last 10 tournaments. |
Brendan Steele | 8800 | 5900 | T5 in 2014, T13 in 2013 at the Travelers Championship. |
Francesco Molinari | 8700 | 5700 | Three top-10s, zero missed cuts and a T27 at the U.S. Open over his last seven starts. |
Justin Thomas | 7900 | 5550 | Bargain Play on DraftKings. |
Matt Jones | 7400 | 5150 | Has three top-10s against two missed cuts in 2015, including a T3 in his last start. |
Ken Duke | 5900 | 3550 | Just one missed cut in his last 10 events and three straight made cuts at the Travelers including a win in 2013. |
Martin Laird | 6500 | 4150 | Just three missed cuts in 13 starts this year. |
Colt Knost | 6200 | 4100 | GPP play. T12 or better in three of his last four tournaments. |