Travelers Championship Picks & Projections - DraftStreet

Travelers Championship Preview

After a fantastic week of golf with the U.S. Open, the tour heads to the TPC River Highlands course in Connecticut for the Travelers Championship. Typically after a major, the next week’s event is sort of a letdown, but that hasn’t been the case with the Travelers Championship and 4 of the top 10 golfers in the world will be in the field this week. This TPC Course is a 6,854 yard, Par-70. While there are only two Par 5’s on this course, it is still a very gettable course and we can expect a lot of birdies this week.

The two stats to target this week are ball striking and greens in regulation. These are some of the flattest greens on the PGA Tour and are some of the easiest to read. Obviously you have to putt well to be in contention, but average to below average putters have fared well on these greens in the past. This event is all about hitting greens and giving yourself a chance to make birdies.

Travelers Championship Picks – DraftStreet

Before we cover this week’s picks, let’s quickly recap last week’s picks at the U.S. Open. As always, the U.S. Open was an extremely tough test for the players, but we managed to get 4 of the 5 picks through the cut. Here are the picks and their corresponding finishes last week: Adam Scott (T-9), Dustin Johnson (T-4), Webb Simpson (T-45), Louis Oosthuizen (T-40), and Angel Cabrera (MC).

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Ryan Moore: $19,359 – This week I am heavily targeting the mid-range golfers. There is a lot of value in the $14-$19k range. We will start this week’s picks off with Ryan Moore who has posted 3 Top 15 finishes at this event since 2009. He has been the runner-up at this event on two occasions and has the stats in his favor as well. Moore is ranked 14th in greens in regulation and 23rd in ball striking. I have a feeling Zach Johnson will be the more popular play at this price, but everything points to Moore having a better week.

Graham Delaet: $17,920 – My hope is that everyone will be off of Delaet after an awful showing at the U.S. Open last week. He really struggled on a course that does not suit his game. It’s hard to fault him for that. He should be in for a huge bounce back week at the Travelers. Delaet shared the 54 hole lead here last year and ended up finishing 3rd. Remember how I mentioned the two important stats this week? Well Delaet is ranked 1st on tour in both greens in regulation and ball striking.

Charley Hoffman: $17,505 – The Hoff is a cut making machine. He has made 9 straight cuts and has been terrific at this event. He has posted Top 7 finishes here in each of the last 2 seasons and has the game to be a contender here again this week. Hoffman is ranked 9th in greens in regulation and 26th in ball striking. Once again, I’m targeting ball strikers over putters this week as these greens are some of the easiest to read on tour.

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Harris English: $16,939 – English has been a frustrating daily fantasy golfer this season. While he has only missed 5 cuts overall, he’s missed 4 of his last 7. That said, I think he is in for a strong showing this week. He played pretty well at the U.S. Open last week and has made the cut at this event in each of the last two years. English also has the stats in his favor as he is ranked 4th in greens in regulation and 13th in ball striking. If he can finally start to make some putts, he could post another Top 10 finish.

Chris Stroud: $15,538 – The final pick this week is Stroud who is a horse for the course at this event. He has made 6 straight cuts at TPC River Highlands and has finished 2nd, T-37th, and T-17th here in his last 3 tries. Stroud is having a very solid season with 12/17 cuts made and 3 Top 10 finishes. While Stroud’s stats are not overwhelming, he does rank in the top 80 in both greens in regulation and well as ball striking. I have a good feeling about Stroud this week and wouldn’t be surprised to see him in the Top 25 once again.

Travelers Championship Projections – DraftStreet

The PGA projections are calculated using 3 weights this week: Average Odds to Win, Average Odds to Finish in the Top 10, and 2014 Cut Percentage. These 3 weights are used to create a Player Score that rates a golfer from 1-100 for that particular event. The player score is then used to come up with a projection based on the previous fantasy outputs of the same event in prior years.

Player Name Avg. Odds to Win Odds for Top 10 Events Cuts Top 10’s Player Score Projection Salary $ / Point
Charley Hoffman 40.33 4.00 17 16 4 93.75 29.53 $17,505 $592.79
Harris English 46.67 4.17 20 15 6 90.79 27.54 $16,939 $614.97
Graham DeLaet 35.89 3.55 16 11 6 92.15 28.54 $17,920 $627.96
Chris Stroud 61.11 5.50 17 12 3 87.65 24.57 $15,538 $632.48
Brooks Koepka 47.56 3.78 12 8 2 90.12 26.55 $16,815 $633.29
Zach Johnson 31.11 2.86 17 15 4 95.58 31.02 $19,653 $633.59
Marc Leishman 43.33 4.33 15 10 3 90.29 27.05 $17,364 $641.97
Brendon de Jonge 50.56 5.17 21 16 1 89.48 25.56 $16,470 $644.38
Ryan Moore 30.67 2.92 16 12 4 94.31 30.03 $19,359 $644.74
K.J. Choi 64.11 5.50 14 11 1 87.96 25.06 $16,398 $654.27
Hunter Mahan 35.56 3.61 15 10 4 91.99 28.04 $18,445 $657.79
Russell Knox 92.33 6.17 19 14 3 84.50 21.09 $14,070 $667.06
Brian Harman 73.78 6.50 21 15 5 85.26 22.58 $15,134 $670.20
Kevin Chappell 72.67 6.33 18 13 1 86.11 23.08 $15,491 $671.25
Brandt Snedeker 32.56 3.36 16 12 2 93.54 29.03 $19,801 $682.01
Patrick Reed 54.67 5.17 17 10 2 86.97 23.57 $16,080 $682.11
Fredrik Jacobson 45.11 4.33 19 13 3 89.97 26.06 $17,995 $690.64
Louis Oosthuizen 51.33 4.67 11 6 1 87.26 24.07 $16,702 $693.88
Jonas Blixt 69.11 6.33 15 8 1 84.72 22.09 $15,351 $695.08
Erik Compton 79.56 6.50 20 14 3 84.63 21.59 $15,336 $710.37
Seung-yul Noh 103.33 8.50 19 14 2 79.71 19.16 $13,642 $712.00
Keegan Bradley 21.33 2.38 17 13 4 95.17 30.52 $21,782 $713.64
Camilo Villegas 103.89 8.33 20 14 0 79.29 18.92 $13,541 $715.80
Michael Thompson 102.78 9.33 17 13 1 79.22 18.67 $13,397 $717.40
David Toms 93.33 7.75 15 8 2 80.65 19.40 $13,976 $720.30
Brendan Steele 104.44 8.83 18 11 2 77.25 17.46 $12,598 $721.53
Kevin Stadler 111.67 8.83 19 13 3 76.93 16.97 $12,288 $723.91
Matt Jones 82.22 7.00 18 11 1 82.75 20.45 $14,816 $724.50
Nick Watney 108.89 7.83 16 9 0 77.97 18.19 $13,218 $726.71
Ben Crane 81.33 8.00 17 11 2 82.72 20.20 $14,804 $732.87
Carl Pettersson 85.11 8.00 20 11 2 80.71 19.65 $14,516 $738.88
Bo Van Pelt 73.78 6.83 18 10 0 83.51 20.60 $15,237 $739.79
Retief Goosen 83.33 8.17 19 14 2 82.63 19.89 $14,717 $739.97
Brian Davis 97.78 9.67 21 14 0 78.63 18.43 $13,798 $748.61
Sergio Garcia 20.44 2.03 9 7 5 95.80 31.51 $23,831 $756.18
Aaron Baddeley 108.33 8.67 18 12 1 77.75 17.95 $13,613 $758.56
Morgan Hoffmann 102.78 8.67 21 11 0 77.64 17.70 $13,649 $771.00
John Huh 112.22 9.33 18 11 1 75.27 16.49 $12,841 $778.77
Robert Streb 133.33 10.67 12 11 1 74.64 16.00 $12,607 $787.79
Kevin Streelman 133.33 10.00 16 10 1 72.88 15.52 $12,241 $788.86
Ryo Ishikawa 127.78 10.33 18 12 3 73.13 15.76 $12,454 $790.22
Jerry Kelly 136.11 10.67 16 10 3 71.23 14.79 $11,967 $809.20
Jason Day 15.33 1.65 6 5 3 97.07 32.51 $26,341 $810.31
Tim Clark 117.78 10.33 17 9 1 72.52 15.03 $12,232 $813.75
Dustin Johnson 14.89 1.66 14 11 7 96.65 32.01 $26,060 $814.09
Luke Guthrie 115.00 10.00 20 14 2 75.22 16.25 $13,281 $817.50
J.J. Henry 116.67 10.67 21 12 0 72.78 15.27 $12,520 $819.67
Matt Kuchar 13.11 1.45 16 13 9 97.63 33.50 $27,594 $823.70
Shawn Stefani 141.67 11.33 8 6 1 70.72 14.55 $11,982 $823.74
Charlie Wi 163.89 11.67 18 9 0 62.61 12.35 $10,190 $824.88
Andrew Svoboda 102.22 9.33 16 8 2 77.07 17.22 $14,213 $825.51
Ken Duke 150.00 11.67 19 13 0 68.13 14.06 $11,628 $827.02
Bryce Molder 158.33 11.33 17 11 2 66.50 13.04 $10,948 $839.69
John Rollins 160.00 15.33 21 11 0 59.16 11.57 $9,771 $844.46
Bubba Watson 11.56 1.41 12 9 7 97.50 33.00 $27,949 $846.84
Brian Stuard 152.78 11.67 21 12 4 65.96 12.84 $10,890 $847.97
James Hahn 101.11 9.67 20 10 2 76.47 16.73 $14,241 $851.14
Chesson Hadley 141.67 11.67 20 10 3 67.61 13.57 $11,698 $861.76
Scott Brown 150.00 12.00 21 15 3 67.28 13.33 $11,711 $878.44
Ricky Barnes 200.00 14.67 19 12 1 57.16 11.18 $9,845 $880.63
William McGirt 158.33 12.00 21 12 2 63.21 12.55 $11,104 $884.85
Nicholas Thompson 144.44 11.33 23 9 1 66.63 13.14 $11,625 $884.98
Andres Romero 147.22 12.33 16 8 0 65.03 12.65 $11,263 $890.58
Billy Hurley III 140.56 11.00 18 12 2 70.65 14.30 $12,759 $892.05
John Merrick 191.67 14.67 19 15 0 60.22 11.77 $10,530 $894.92
John Peterson 180.56 14.33 18 7 0 57.70 11.38 $10,196 $896.34
Patrick Rodgers 180.56 15.33 53.78 10.49 $9,520 $907.13
Richard H. Lee 237.50 18.00 20 10 2 48.31 9.61 $8,726 $907.61
Chad Campbell 180.56 14.67 12 7 0 59.48 11.67 $10,603 $908.68
Will Wilcox 163.89 13.33 10 7 1 62.57 12.26 $11,137 $908.73
Ted Potter, Jr. 200.00 14.33 19 8 0 55.88 11.08 $10,071 $908.80
Scott Langley 150.00 12.00 22 13 1 65.55 12.74 $11,601 $910.26
Michael Putnam 244.44 16.67 22 16 0 50.52 9.91 $9,027 $911.11
Spencer Levin 283.33 22.33 17 8 0 40.86 8.24 $7,526 $912.83
James Driscoll 205.56 16.00 19 10 0 53.96 10.69 $9,810 $917.65
Brice Garnett 211.11 15.33 20 15 1 55.59 10.98 $10,123 $921.63
Brian Gay 244.44 16.00 21 14 1 50.69 10.01 $9,242 $923.69
Angel Cabrera 140.00 11.67 14 5 0 66.95 13.23 $12,237 $924.68
Thorbjorn Olesen 125.00 11.00 9 2 1 68.08 13.82 $12,873 $931.66
Gonzalo Fernand… 155.56 11.67 15 10 0 66.14 12.94 $12,114 $936.14
Tommy Gainey 158.33 12.67 20 7 1 60.39 11.86 $11,150 $939.80
Tim Wilkinson 180.56 15.33 18 12 2 57.95 11.47 $10,786 $940.13
Stuart Appleby 173.33 14.33 20 14 2 61.86 12.06 $11,422 $947.11
Peter Malnati 261.11 18.00 12 4 0 43.39 8.73 $8,307 $951.13
Bud Cauley 152.78 12.67 14 6 0 62.72 12.45 $11,848 $951.56
David Lingmerth 175.00 14.00 19 11 2 60.59 11.96 $11,399 $952.93
Danny Lee 156.67 12.67 19 8 1 61.87 12.16 $11,632 $956.76
Patrick Cantlay 250.00 18.67 1 1 0 50.23 9.81 $9,400 $958.22
Ryuji Imada 378.13 38.33 4 3 0 34.42 6.97 $6,699 $960.72
Justin Hicks 219.44 18.00 21 16 1 52.68 10.40 $10,114 $972.80
Jim Herman 288.89 21.00 15 9 0 42.27 8.44 $8,214 $973.19
Greg Owen 250.00 18.67 7 5 0 48.14 9.42 $9,178 $974.46
Jonathan Byrd 227.78 16.00 17 11 0 52.58 10.30 $10,132 $983.78
Charlie Beljan 213.89 16.00 19 8 1 51.37 10.20 $10,047 $984.89
Scott Gardiner 288.89 20.33 15 5 0 39.76 8.05 $7,975 $990.81
Vijay Singh 191.67 14.67 18 11 1 57.45 11.28 $11,198 $992.97
Jhonattan Vegas 261.11 19.67 15 12 0 47.24 9.13 $9,072 $994.18
Sang-Moon Bae 208.33 16.00 17 10 0 54.08 10.79 $10,768 $998.13
Alex Prugh 211.11 18.00 10 3 0 49.39 9.71 $9,781 $1,007.10
Heath Slocum 205.56 15.33 16 7 0 53.79 10.59 $10,705 $1,010.62
Jeff Maggert 230.56 18.00 15 6 0 48.30 9.52 $9,638 $1,012.78
Greg Chalmers 213.89 17.33 20 11 1 51.28 10.10 $10,277 $1,017.19
Y.E. Yang 255.56 20.00 20 11 0 44.57 8.83 $9,021 $1,021.44
Wes Roach 355.56 22.00 15 6 1 37.08 7.46 $7,783 $1,043.01
Oliver Goss 400.00 34.33 2 1 0 32.19 6.88 $7,173 $1,043.33
Troy Merritt 191.67 14.67 13 4 1 54.91 10.89 $11,384 $1,045.75
Trevor Immelman 261.11 19.33 21 9 1 43.19 8.64 $9,045 $1,047.36
Jamie Lovemark 400.00 26.00 14 8 0 35.16 7.17 $7,520 $1,049.02
Sean O’Hair 237.50 18.67 19 10 1 47.85 9.32 $9,832 $1,054.85
Tyrone Van Aswe… 322.22 21.00 18 11 0 40.23 8.15 $8,602 $1,055.87
Brad Fritsch 237.50 18.00 12 4 1 47.13 9.03 $9,575 $1,060.68
Mark Wilson 238.89 16.00 18 5 0 47.29 9.22 $9,807 $1,063.33
Tim Herron 327.78 24.33 10 6 0 38.03 7.66 $8,238 $1,075.78
Tag Ridings 316.67 26.00 7 4 0 38.90 7.95 $8,580 $1,079.09
Chad Collins 361.11 22.67 21 8 1 36.17 7.27 $7,864 $1,082.24
Andrew Loupe 277.78 20.67 15 6 1 41.31 8.34 $9,052 $1,085.05
Vaughn Taylor 305.56 27.67 2 1 0 37.80 7.56 $8,209 $1,085.86
D.A. Points 322.22 26.00 20 8 0 36.69 7.36 $8,025 $1,089.73
Joe Durant 250.00 20.00 10 3 0 42.84 8.54 $9,305 $1,089.82
Steve Marino 288.89 24.00 7 3 0 38.68 7.85 $8,661 $1,102.84
Kevin Foley 638.89 43.33 9 4 0 23.44 5.31 $5,875 $1,106.43
Troy Matteson 516.67 35.33 17 4 1 26.08 5.60 $6,224 $1,110.76
Bronson La’Cassie 438.89 28.00 12 5 0 31.36 6.48 $7,268 $1,120.95
Tim Petrovic 405.56 33.67 5 2 0 31.14 6.29 $7,049 $1,121.00
Kevin Tway 394.44 27.67 17 5 0 32.00 6.78 $7,651 $1,128.92
Briny Baird 475.00 31.33 17 8 1 30.36 6.09 $6,885 $1,130.08
Hudson Swafford 288.89 24.00 19 6 1 38.60 7.76 $8,808 $1,135.71
Kyle Stanley 244.44 20.33 21 12 0 45.94 8.93 $10,175 $1,139.49
David Duval 420.83 38.33 9 3 0 28.65 5.90 $6,764 $1,147.06
Johnson Wagner 372.22 32.67 17 5 0 31.95 6.68 $7,857 $1,176.30
Jim Renner 455.56 28.67 18 5 1 29.47 5.99 $7,081 $1,181.22
Kris Blanks 322.22 24.33 7 1 0 34.50 7.07 $8,377 $1,184.74
Scott McCarron 694.44 43.33 7 2 0 20.59 4.63 $5,683 $1,228.73
Doug LaBelle II 466.67 41.00 6 2 0 27.11 5.80 $7,217 $1,244.52
Alex Aragon 777.78 43.33 12 2 0 18.90 4.43 $5,523 $1,246.89
Benjamin Alvarado 694.44 43.33 4 1 0 20.73 4.82 $6,019 $1,248.56
Cameron Wilson 327.78 27.67 1 0 0 31.21 6.39 $7,987 $1,250.71
John Mallinger 422.22 36.00 12 6 0 30.71 6.19 $7,765 $1,254.38
Miguel Angel Carballo 372.22 35.00 9 3 0 31.40 6.58 $8,325 $1,264.89
Paul Goydos 555.56 41.00 16 3 0 21.59 4.92 $6,249 $1,270.49
Daniel Chopra 555.56 41.00 10 2 0 23.20 5.21 $6,665 $1,278.77
Billy Mayfair 527.78 41.00 1 0 0 21.69 5.02 $6,490 $1,293.76
Dicky Pride 511.11 41.00 8 1 0 23.71 5.41 $7,059 $1,305.36
Bobby Gates 666.67 41.00 13 1 0 19.71 4.53 $5,950 $1,314.26
Neal Lancaster 805.56 48.67 17.74 4.33 $5,714 $1,319.14
Matt Bettencourt 555.56 41.00 8 2 0 22.71 5.11 $6,807 $1,330.99
Derek Ernst 488.89 39.33 21 7 0 26.51 5.70 $7,654 $1,342.53
Justin Bolli 555.56 41.00 2 0 0 20.70 4.72 $6,389 $1,352.77
Edward Loar 466.67 36.00 13 1 0 25.15 5.51 $7,509 $1,363.90

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