Overview
- The PGA Tour has released the official 72-player field and the Travelers Championship tees off Thursday, June 25 at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut as a Signature Event with no cut.
- Round‑one pairings and tee times are published and Golf Channel will carry live coverage in the afternoon, with marquee groups including Scottie Scheffler with Sam Burns and Wyndham Clark with Tommy Fleetwood.
- Bookmakers list world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler as the clear favorite at roughly +440, with Tommy Fleetwood and Xander Schauffele among the shorter-priced challengers and Wyndham Clark priced as a longer shot around +3500.
- Proprietary models and sportsbooks have been active this week; SportsLine’s 10,000‑simulation model has posted projected leaderboards and a longshot parlay that has shaped pre‑tournament betting flows.
- TPC River Highlands is a short par‑70 (6,844 yards) that typically yields low winning scores and rewards iron play and putting, the purse is $20 million with $3.6 million to the winner, and notable storylines include defending champion Keegan Bradley returning and Rory McIlroy electing not to play.