Steve Palmer's free Travelers Championship predictions & golf betting tips: our expert has three big-price selections

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When to bet on the Travelers Championship

By noon on Thursday

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Live on Sky Sports Golf from 12.30pm on Thursday

Steve Palmer's Travelers Championship predictions

Ludvig Aberg
3pts each-way 25-1 bet365

Patrick Cantlay
3pts each-way 25-1 bet365

Bud Cauley
1.5pts each-way 90-1 Coral, Ladbrokes

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Steve Palmer's Travelers Championship preview

The PGA Tour have scheduled a Signature Event immediately after the US Open, so 63 players have dusted themselves down from the rigours of Oakmont and headed to the much easier TPC River Highlands for the Travelers Championship.

Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion, but a best price of 3-1 can be left alone given how badly he putted at Oakmont. A functioning flat-stick is almost essential for success at River Highlands. Rory McIlroy has been struggling for motivation in the wake of his Masters victory, so digging deeper in the betting is the preferred course of action.

Steve Palmer's top tip

Ludvig Aberg 25-1

Prior to missing the cut by a shot in the US Open, Ludvig Aberg fired a closing 66 in the Memorial, then finished 13th in the Canadian Open. There was no disgrace in rounds of 72 and 76 at Oakmont and he can turn that weekend off into a positive.

Players who had 72 holes at soggy Oakmont, the most difficult course on the US Open rota, must be drained. Aberg, fresh as a daisy in comparison, has a similar profile to the last three Travelers champions and can churn out greens in regulation at River Highlands.

Aberg finished 24th on his Travelers debut in 2023 when ranked 760th in the world, then 27th last year the week after contending on his US Open debut. He led at the halfway stage at Pinehurst, finishing 12th, arriving jaded at the Travelers. This time he should be hungry for competition.

Next best bet

Patrick Cantlay 25-1

Rounds of 76 and 72 meant Patrick Cantlay missed the US Open cut by a shot, and a triple-bogey at the seventh hole of round one did most of the damage. He was seven over par through 16 holes of round one and only eight over par through 36 holes.

Cantlay has been able to freshen up for one of his favourite courses on the PGA Tour. He carded a second-round 60 to lead the Travelers as an amateur on debut in 2011 and his last seven visits as a professional have yielded form figures of 15-15-11-13-13-4-5. He has been banking healthy cheques in Signature Events this season.

Other selection

Bud Cauley 90-1

Cantlay and Bud Cauley tied 24th in the 2011 Travelers, then Cauley finished 11th in the 2014 edition. A near-fatal car crash stalled Cauley's career, but he opened with a 69 in the 2020 Travelers before withdrawing because of Covid. He lost 2021, 2022 and 2023 to injury but returned last year, finishing fifth in the Sanderson Farms Championship.

This year Cauley has followed up with fifth place at Sawgrass, fourth in the Valspar, fifth in the Texas Open and third at Colonial last month. Like Aberg and Cantlay, he can follow a narrow missed cut in the US Open by contending at River Highlands.

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Course guide for the Travelers Championship

Course TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
Prize money $20m ($3.6m to winner)
Length 6,844 yards
Par 70 – two par-fives, 12 par-fours, four par-threes
Field 72 (no cut)
Highest-ranked players in field (world ranking in brackets) Scottie Scheffler (1), Rory McIlroy (2), Xander Schauffele (3), Collin Morikawa (4), Justin Thomas (5)
Course records - 72 holes 257 Keegan Bradley (2023) 18 holes 58 Jim Furyk (2016)
Course winners taking part Jordan Spieth, Harris English, Xander Schauffele, Keegan Bradley, Scottie Scheffler
When to bet By midday on Thursday
When to watch Live on Sky Sports Golf from 12.30pm on Thursday
Time difference Connecticut is five hours behind the UK and Ireland
Last week – US Open 1 JJ Spaun (125-1), 2 R MacIntyre (80-1), 3 V Hovland (50-1), T4 Cameron Young (125-1), T Hatton (60-1), C Ortiz (150-1), T7 J Rahm (11-1), S Scheffler (11-4), S Burns (66-1), T10 B Griffin (66-1), R Henley (50-1)
Course type Parkland
Course overview This Pete Dye creation has hosted this event since 1984 but it was redesigned in 1989, its name changing from TPC Connecticut to TPC River Highlands. Only the Phoenix Open attracts more spectators to a PGA Tour event than the Travelers
Story of last year Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim tied at 22 under par, with Scheffler winning the playoff with a par on the first extra hole
Weather forecast Sunny and warm for the most part. Moderate afternoon breezes on Thursday and Friday, but otherwise calm
Type of player suited to the challenge All types of player have succeeded at this venue – short-hitters such as Olin Browne, Woody Austin, Ken Duke, Kevin Streelman, Russell Knox and Chez Reavie have won on the same terrain as bombers Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson and Dustin Johnson. Hitting plenty of greens and putting well is the route to success. Birdies aplenty are up for grabs, so weak putters will be left behind
Key attribute Touch/putting

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Published on 17 June 2025inPGA Tour

Last updated 14:00, 18 June 2025

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