At the onset in 1952, the Travelers Championship was known as the Insurance City Open. Next came the Greater Hartford Open in 1967. Travelers too over sponsorship in 2007. With a Golf Betting Lines purse of $20 million, the Travelers Championship will attract a strong field. On the whole, few golfers have posted multiple career wins at the Travelers Championship. Most recently, Bubba Watson won his third Travelers Championship in 2018. Phil Mickelson is the only repeat champion (2001 and 2002). Accordingly, gamblers will have an outstanding lineup of potentially strong values this week.
2024 Travelers Championship Betting Information
| When: | June 20-23, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Where: | TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT |
| Purse: | $20 million |
| Defending Champion: | Keegan Bradley |
| TV Coverage: | CBS, GOLF, ESPN, Peacock, Paramount+ |
2024 Travelers Championship Betting Odds
| Golfer | Odds |
|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
| Rory McIlroy | +700 |
| Xander Schauffele | +750 |
| Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
| Collin Morikawa | +1600 |
| Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
| Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | +2500 |
| All Other Players | +3300 or higher |
2024 Travelers Championship Top Contenders
Scottie Scheffler +350
First on the Official World Golf Ranking is Scottie Scheffler. The last time out for Scheffler was a disappointing 41st-place finish at the US Open. What made that US Open sports betting result so disappointing was that Scheffler was on a roll before that. He was the winner of The Memorial Tournament before that debacle at the US Open. Also, Scheffler had 11 consecutive Top-10 finishes before the US Open. Scheffler has wins at the RBC Heritage, The Masters Tournament, the PLAYERS Championship, and the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Rory McIlroy +700
Second on the Official World Golf Ranking is Rory McIlroy. The last time out for McIlroy was a 2nd place finish at the US Open. Before the US Open, he was 15th at The Memorial Tournament, 4th at the RBC Canadian Open, 12th at the PGA Championship, and 1st Wells Fargo Championship. Overall, McIlroy has been one of the most inconsistent top players on tour. McIlroy finished outside Top-10 in nine of his most recent 12 events.
Xander Schauffele +750
Xander Schauffele is ranked 3rd on the Official World Golf Ranking. He has finished in the top 10 in eight of his most recent nine appearances. Schauffele has a major win this year at the US PGA Championship. Last week, he finished 7th at the US Open.
Ludvig Aberg +1600
Overall, Ludvig Aberg ranks 4th on the Official World Golf Ranking. Last week at the US Open, Ludvig finished 12th. Previously, he was 5th at the Memorial Tournament, missed the cut at the US PGA Championship, and was 10th at the RBC Heritage. Aberg had an impressive 2nd-place finish at the Masters Tournament.
Collin Morikawa +1600
Collin Morikawa is ranked 7th on the Official World Golf Ranking. Last week, Morikawa finished 14th at the US Open. Morikawa was 2nd at the Masters Tournament, 4th at the Charles Schwab Challenge, and 4th at the US PGA Championship.
Viktor Hovland +2000
Viktor Hovland is ranked 6th on the Official World Golf Ranking. Last week, Hovland missed the cut at the US Open. Previously, he finished 15th at the Memorial Tournament and 3rd at the US PGA Championship. Hovland’s last win was at the BMW Championship in Week 33 of 20245.
2024 Travelers Championship Free Pick
In this situation, Xander Schauffele is in excellent form and offers solid Golf Betting Lines value.
2024 Travelers Championship SBG Best Bets: Xander Schauffele.