One week after 72 holes of grueling U.S. Open golf at Shinnecock Hills, the golfers and Tour drive 120 miles north to the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands.
The Travelers Championship is the final Signature Event of the season and will feature 49 of the top 50 players in the world, including reigning champion and Northeast native Keegan Bradley, who also won in 2023. The only golfer in the top 50 not playing is Masters Champion Rory McIlroy.
Below, we'll break down some Travelers Championship predictions and PGA picks this week, including ones for potential outright winners or top-10 finishers in the event.
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Travelers Championship Picks, Predictions & Winner Payouts for PGA This Week
TPC River Highlands hosts for the 42nd consecutive year, and the event is now in its 73rd year on the Tour schedule. It’s a Pete Dye-designed positional course that is short by Tour standards but requires accuracy off the tee and good irons into the greens.
We've seen plodders such as Chez Reavie and Brian Harman do well here, but also seen bombers like Bubba Watson, Xander Schauffele, and Scottie Scheffler win at this course.
Travelers Championship 2026 Outright Winner Payouts
The Travelers Championship purse is set at $20 million. The winner earns $3.6M, with top-10 payouts descending to $540K for 10th place.
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Travelers Championship Picks, Winner Predictions This Week
Here are four golfers to consider when making Travelers Championship picks on PrizePicks Team Picks.
Listed are payouts for each golfer to win and finish in the top 10 or 20.
Xander Schauffele Travelers Championship Prediction
Xander Schauffele Travelers Championship Winner Payout: Yes 12.5x | No 1.02x
Top 10 Payout: Yes 2.43 | No 1.51x
- As consistent as it gets on Tour, Xander Schauffele has finished in the top 25 in nine of his last 11 events, with six of them in the top 11. He was in the mix at the U.S. Open until fading over the weekend, but still finished 11th.
- He won here in 2022 in the middle of four straight top-20s at TPC River Highlands.
- The Travelers is a positional, off-the-tee and second shot course, and the two-time major winner checks those boxes. He's 13th off the tee, 15th in total driving, 29th on approach and 13th tee-to-green. He has gained shots off the tee in 12 straight events, which could play well in getting into the right position.
- Smaller greens emphasize making birdie putts to score well, and Xander is 38th on Tour in putting.
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Justin Thomas Travelers Championship Prediction
Justin Thomas Travelers Championship Winner Payout: Yes 22.22x | No 1.01x
Top 10 Payout: Yes 3.22x | No 1.31x
- Justin Thomas has returned to form after offseason back surgery, owning six consecutive top-25 finishes, including a fourth-place mark at the PGA Championship and a 17th-place finish last week at the U.S. Open.
- He’s been a force at this event the last three years, finishing ninth twice and fifth once.
- The two-time major winner consistently does well on Pete Dye courses, having won at TPC Sawgrass and Harbour Town as his last two non-major victories. The RBC Heritage win at Harbour Town was the week following a major.
- JT has gained strokes overall in six straight events, including +2 or more strokes in each of his last five events.
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Cameron Young Travelers Championship Prediction
Cameron Young Travelers Championship Winner Payout: Yes 16.66x | No 1.02x
Top 10 Payout: Yes 4.54x | No 1.17x
- A month ago, heading into the PGA Championship, Cameron Young was the hottest name on Tour with a Players Championship win, leading late in the Masters vs. McIlroy, a win at Doral, and then a 10th-place finish at the Truist.
- The results over the last three events will suggest he struggled, as he has finished outside the top 25. However, the stats speak differently. Young has gained on approach and off the tee in 10 straight events.
- The issue has been the putter (lost shots in the last two events), which was the issue before Young went on his incredible run in April and May. He's already figured it out once this season.
- Young shot a 59 on this course in 2024 en route to a ninth-place finish, his best at TPC River Highlands.
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Alex Fitzpatrick Travelers Championship Prediction
Alex Fitzpatrick Travelers Championship Winner Payout: Yes 33.33x
Top 20 Payout: Yes 2.43x | No 1.51x
- One of the more fascinating stories of the season has seen Matt Fitzpatrick's little brother, Alex, earning his Tour card with the team win at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans. Since then, he has five more top-25s, including a sixth at Memorial, 20th in Canada, and 23rd last week in his first U.S. Open.
- Because he didn't get his card until late April, he doesn't have enough rounds to qualify for stats leaderboards, but his numbers would be first on approach, 10th off the tee and fifth in shots gained total — all of which play well at TPC River Highlands.
- He has gained shots off the tee in all seven events since getting his card and in five of his last six on approach.
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Can world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler end his “drought” and earn his second win of the season as the favorite at the Travelers, or will a former winner such as Xander Schauffele or Jordan Spieth earn the trophy?
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