The world’s best players and some of the sport’s most promising stars will converge Thursday in the latest PGA Tour elevated event at the 2023 Travelers Championship. U.S. Open winner Wyndham Clark, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler and Jon Rahm all are teeing off Thursday at TPC River Highlands. But they could be facing major hangovers, so having them among your 2023 Travelers Championship fantasy golf picks could be a risk. Several young golfers who starred in college – like Michael Thorbjornsen, Ludvig Aberg and Sam Bennett – also are in the 2023 Travelers field and might be a gamble. So, which players could be the key pieces for your 2023 Travelers Championship fantasy golf lineups?
Scheffler (6-1) is the favorite in the latest 2023 Travelers Championship odds, followed by Patrick Cantlay (9-1), Rahm (10-1) and McIlroy (10-1). Their bona fides are proven, but does a young player like Aberg (90-1) deserve a spot among your 2023 Travelers Championship fantasy golf picks? Before you consider your 2023 Travelers Championship fantasy golf picks or PGA Tour bets, you have to see the Travelers Championship fantasy golf rankings from fantasy expert Jim Holliman.
Holliman has been a writer and editor for nearly 25 years and has been playing and following the game closely for more than three decades. The Florida-based writer knows what it takes to win on the PGA Tour and how the players’ games fit the courses.
Holliman has been on a serious roll all season. At last week’s U.S. Open, 14 of Holliman’s picks — and two of his longshots — posted top-20 finishes, including the winner. Clark (70-1) had the longest odds among Holliman’s main selections, and longshot pick Min Woo Lee (150-1) tied for fifth.
The expert also was on fire on his predictions for the PGA Championship, with the top three finishers at Oak Hill all among his top five picks. As for winner Brooks Koepka, Holliman said “he can beat anyone when stakes are high” before he got his fifth major victory.
Holliman was all over Jason Day (18-1) as a top contender at the Byron Nelson and nailed Tony Finau (17-2) as his top choice at the Mexico Open. The expert also had Rahm (15-2) No. 1 before his Masters victory and backed Scheffler (+10-1) to win the Players Championship. Anyone who has followed Holliman’s predictions is way up on their golf picks.
Now, Holliman has ranked his top golfers for the 2023 Travelers Championship. Holliman’s picks are only available at SportsLine.
2023 Travelers Championship expert picks
One player Holliman loves this week is Scheffler, who simply ran out of time at the U.S. Open but managed a third straight top-three finish. “He’s well overdue for a victory,” the expert says. The 26-year-old leads the tour in total driving, greens in regulation and scoring average. And while his putting has been shaky, he showed signs of a spark on the greens in L.A. He also ranks 17th in proximity to the hole, so his putter usually isn’t under pressure. “Scheffler is still clearly the man to beat,” Holliman says, and he thinks the world’s No. 1 player is worth the price.
On the flip side, the expert is fading the second favorite, leaving Cantlay out of his top five completely. The 2021 FedEx Cup champion has been steady, with seven top-10 finishes in 15 outings, but he hasn’t won since last August. Cantlay’s performance at TPC River Highlands doesn’t indicate that will change this week. He has been in the top 25 six times in eight tries but hasn’t finished in the top 10. That includes the 2011 Travelers, when he was still at UCLA and shot a then-course-record 60. “He’ll crack the top 10 this time but probably won’t win,” Holliman says. See who else he is backing at SportsLine.
How to set your 2023 Travelers Championship fantasy golf rankings
For this week’s Travelers Championship, Holliman is backing several underdogs in his 2023 Travelers Championship fantasy golf picks, including one massive longshot who comes in higher than 200-1. This veteran has been racking up top-25 finishes, and Holliman predicts a victory is coming his way. See who it is, and get all Holliman’s fantasy golf picks picks, at SportsLine.
Who wins the Travelers Championship 2023, and who are the top players to target for your 2023 Travelers Championship fantasy golf picks? Visit SportsLine now to get Jim Holliman’s fantasy golf rankings for the Travelers Championship, all from the fantasy expert with his finger on the pulse of the game, and find out.