TPC River Highlands has a history of yielding low scores, and a quality field will try to take advantage of that when the 2021 Travelers Championship tees off Thursday.
William Hill Sportsbook lists Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau as the 12-1 co-favorites in its latest 2021 Travelers Championship odds, followed by Brooks Koepka at 14-1.
Open, he pegged Jon Rahm among his best bets to win and touted Louis Oosthuizen at 45-1 as his top long-shot candidate.
In 2019, he pegged Chez Reavie as one of his long-shot contenders, citing the journeyman’s accuracy off the tee and on approach.
The previous year, Johnson featured Bubba Watson in his best bets, noting Watson was 73 strokes under par in his previous 30 rounds at this course.
He tabbed Sungjae Im as a top contender before his first Tour win at the Honda Classic last season, then touted Tyrrell Hatton before he got his first tour victory the following week.
But the golf expert says the reigning FedEx Cup champ is still struggling with his putter and is “looking good in places but not playing consistently well for 72 holes.” He could break through again at River Highlands, but he isn’t among Johnson’s picks to win this week.
He went from the lead as he made the turn to a tie for 26th, and he is likely to take it out on the ball and River Highlands this week.
The 31-year-old was playing well before his March knee surgery, winning in the Waste Management Phoenix Open in early February and finishing as runner-up at the Concession two weeks later.
This forgotten veteran has been in an extended slump, but it looks like he’s over the hump, and he could pull off a massive victory this week.
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