The PGA Tour gears up for its final Signature Event of the season with the 2026 Travelers Championship this week. Hosted at TPC River Highlands, this course is a par 70 that runs just 6,844 yards, emphasizing tee-to-green accuracy. Four-inch rough and 5,000-square-foot Poa annua greens that measure an average of 12 feet via the Stimpmeter.
Last year’s winner, Keegan Bradley, won this event for the second time in three years, mounting an entertaining comeback in Round 4 to beat Tommy Fleetwood. Other recent winners include star golfers like Scottie Scheffler (2024) and Xander Schauffele (2022). Without a cut line enforced, this field of 72 will tee it up for all four rounds in Cromwell.
Scheffler remains a pre-tournament betting favorite, like he is every week, sitting at +440 in the outright winner market. The World No. 1 golfer is followed by Fleetwood (+1600), Ludvig Åberg (+1800), Schauffele (+1800), plus Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young and Si Woo Kim all available to bet at 22-1.
My 2026 U.S. Open Picks & Predictions: Best PGA Bets settled 0-3 at Shinnecock Hills last week. The closest play was on Alex Fitzpatrick to post a Top 20 Finish at +300, as the Englishman carded a T23 finish, winding up two strokes out of position. My round props and other props did break more in our favor, though, so hopefully you were able to tail some of my other plays during Wyndham Clark’s second U.S. Open title win.
I’ve found three Finishing Position props, each worth one unit, to tail ahead of Thursday’s opening round from TPC River Highlands. Follow me on X at Matt_MacKay_ for more free picks and analysis throughout the rest of the PGA Tour season.
2026 Travelers Championship Picks: Best Bets
(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
Top 5 Finishing Position
How can we not back Tommy Fleetwood in a revenge spot this week? The Englishman would go on to win the entire FedExCup title last season, but falling short at TPC River Highlands to Keegan Bradley on Sunday kept Fleetwood from securing his first PGA Tour win in a non-playoff event.
In 2026, Fleetwood has three top-five finishes and six top-10 results in 13 events played. He’s ranked fifth in total strokes gained, including 20th SG: Off-the-Tee, 18th in total driving, fourth in scrambling, and 25th in putts per round.
Previous results at the Travelers have been MC-15-T2. Coming off back-to-back T11 finishes, let’s bet on Fleetwood to post his second top 5 finish this month at +260 odds.
Pick: Tommy Fleetwood (+260)
Top 5 Finishing Position
Let’s stay in the Top 5 market and back another star golfer, Xander Schauffele, at the same +260 price. The 2022 Travelers Championship winner is having another strong season, logging a T11 finish at Shinnecock during the 2026 U.S. Open on Sunday.
Schauffele had a poor showing at this event in 2025 (T61) and has only secured one top five finish during his outright win in 2022. However, in 2026, Schauffele has a pair of top-five finishes.
He’s ranked ninth in total strokes gained, 13th in SG: Off-the-Tee, 29th in SG: Approach, 31st for greens in regulation hit (68.1%), 13th in scrambling, and 23rd on par 4s. Schauffele is also inside the top-40 for SG: Putting.
Let’s place another unit on a PGA Tour veteran to record a top-five finish at the 2026 Travelers Championship.
Pick: Xander Schauffele (+260)
Top 20 Finishing Position
Brian Harman has been a consistent force at TPC River Highlands throughout his career. In Harman’s past six trips to Cromwell, he’s posted a top-10 finish.
Here, I’m playing it a bit conservatively and taking Harman to wind up with a top 20 finish, which still gives us plus-odds value at +120. He’s gone T20 or better in just two of 16 events this year, which is why FanDuel is giving us plus-odds in this Top 20 Finishing Positions market.
In 2026, Harman’s notable ranks include 29th in driving accuracy, 61st in scrambling, and 53rd for 200+ yard approach shots. He’s also top-80 for a couple of putting metrics, but most importantly, Harman is comfortable navigating this course that places a premium on tee-to-green precision.
Let’s ride with Brian Harman to record a seventh consecutive Top 20 finish at the 2026 Travelers Championship this weekend.
Pick: Brian Harman (+120)
