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The Travelers Championship
The 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 proved to be one of the most thrilling and exciting in recent history. Two things can be true at the same time: Rory McIlroy choked away a golden opportunity to win his fifth career major and Bryson DeChambeau hit what he described as the “shot of his life” out of the bunker and 18 to take the victory.
McIlroy withdrew late Monday afternoon from this week’s event and is not scheduled to return to the Tour until he defends his Scottish Open title in July.
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler (4/1) finished a disappointing T-41 at the U.S. Open, but the clear World No. 1 player has won five times already in 2024 and finished 4th at the Travelers last year.
PGA champion Xander Schauffele (8/1) did not have his best at the Open, but still finished a respectable T-7th. Schauffele also won here at the Travelers two years ago in 2022.
Two players reside at the 16/1 price point including Collin Morikawa, who disappointed with a T-14 at Pinehurst, and Ludvig Åberg, who may have finished just T-12, but showed his potential to win multiple future major championships and had the 36-hole lead last weekend.
Patrick Cantlay (25/1) had a bird’s eye view of McIlroy’s collapse having been paired with him in the final round. Cantlay, the first-round co-leader along with McIlroy, could never get closer than 3rd on Sunday and that is where he finished along with Tony Finau (35/1).
Hideki Matsuyama (28/1) finished 6th outright last weekend. Russell Henley (40/1) and Sam Burns (35/1) also finished in the Top 10 with a T-7 and a T-9 respectively.
Aside from Schauffele, other former Travelers winners in this week’s field include last year’s champion Keegan Bradley (50/1), 2021 champion Harris English (80/1), and 2017 champion Jordan Spieth (50/1).
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