Tournament: The Travelers Championship
Course: TPC River Highlands. 6841 Yards. Par-70.
Key Players in Field: Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Jason Day, Paul Casey, Bryson DeChambeau, Webb Simpson, Bubba Watson, Patrick Cantlay
Notables not on my spreadsheet: Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson
Spreadsheet:
Top-5:
#5 — Webb Simpson
Last Five Starts: 10th, MC, 1st, 21st, 5th
Top-10’s this year: 6
Tournament History: 8th, 34th, 5th
Stats Rank: 3rd
#4 — Brooks Koepka
2018 US Open Champion
Last Five Starts: 1st, 30th, 2nd, 11th, 42nd
SG Recent: 44.82
Cuts Made: 8 of 8
#3 — Justin Thomas
Last Five Starts: 25th, 8th, 11th, 21st, 17th
Recent SG: 22.09
Top-10’s this year: 5
Cuts Made: 14 of 14
Stats Ranking: 12th
#2 — Patrick Reed
Last Five Starts: 4th, 29th, 41st, 8th, 1st
Top-10’s this year: 7
Cuts Made: 14 of 18 (8 Straight)
Tournament History: 5th, 11th, MC, MC, 18th
#1 — Paul Casey
Last Five Starts: 16th, 5th, MC, 15th, 1st
Top-10’s this year: 5
Cuts Made: 12 of 13 (3 Straight)
Tournament History: 5th, 17th, 2nd
Stats Rank: 2nd
Almost: Bryson DeChambeau
Sleepers: Ryan Moore, Emiliano Grillo, Brian Harman, Russel Knox
Long shots: JB Holmes, Chesson Hadley, Rory Sabbatini
That’s it for this week!
Last week’s Top-5 finished as follows:
#5 – Justin Thomas – 25th
#4 – Patrick Reed – 4th
#3 – Jason Day – MC
#2 – Justin Rose – 10th
#1 – Dustin Johnson – 3rd
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