Scheffler Leads Strong Field at 2025 Travelers

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The 2025 Travelers Championship is set to open on Thursday with a field that is of major tournament quality. Last week at the US Open, JJ Spaun was the dramatic upset winner. This week, the PGA Tour heads to Cromwell, CT, for the 2025 Travelers Championship. The Travelers Championship is a prestigious and significant event with golf betting odds. To illuminate, the Travelers Championship is a signature event worth 700 FedEx Cup points and $20 million, only 50 points and $1 million less than last week’s major tournament. Scottie Scheffler was the winner last year. Founded in 1952, the Travelers Championship has been held at TPC River Highlands since 1984.

2025 Travelers Championship Overview

The 2025 Travelers Championship will take place at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, CT, from June 19 through June 22, 2025. The Purse is $20 million, and the defending champion is Scottie Scheffler. Television coverage is on CBS, ESPN+, and GOLF.

2025 Travelers Betting Odds: Scottie Scheffler +200, Rory McIlroy+1200, Xander Schauffele +1400, Ludvig Aberg +1800, Collin Morikawa +2000, Justin Thomas +2200, Patrick Cantlay +2200, Viktor Hovland +3000, See Straka +3000, All Other Players +3500 or Higher

2025 Travelers Championship Top Contenders

Scottie Scheffler +200

Scottie Scheffler is ranked 1^st on the Official World Golf Ranking and the FedEx Cup standings. Scheffler has played in 13 events with three wins, one runner-up, and ten Top 10s with 13 cuts made.

Last time out, Scottie Scheffler finished 7th at the US Open. Scheffler has finished in the Top 8 or better in his last eight events. Previously, he won the Memorial Tournament. Scheffler finished 4^th at the Charles Schwab Challenge. He was the winner of the PGA Championship and the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Rory McIlroy +1200

Rory McIlroy ranked 2^nd in the FedEx Cup standings and on the Official World Golf Ranking. McIlroy has played in 11 events with three wins, five Top 10s, and has cut ten times.

Since his epic win at the Masters Tournament, McIlroy has struggled. Last week, he finished 19^th at the US Open. Previously, McIlroy missed the cut and the RBC Canadian Open and was 47^th at the PGA Championship. In addition to winning the Masters Tournament, McIlroy won THE PLAYERS Championship and the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Xander Schauffele +1400

Xander Schauffele has played in 10 events with one Top 10 and 10 cuts made. Schauffele is ranked 50^th in the FedEx Cup standings and 3^rd on the Official World Golf Ranking.

Last week at the US Open, Schauffele finished in 12th place. Previously, Schauffele finished 25^th at the Memorial Tournament, 28^th at the PGA Championship, and 11^th at the Truist Championship.

Collin Morikawa +2000

Overall, Collin Morikawa ranks 15^th in the FedEx Cup standings and 4^th on the Official World Golf Ranking. In 2025, Morikawa has played in 12 events, with two runner-up finishes and three Top 10s. He cut 11 times.

Last week at the US Open, Morikawa finished 23^rd. That continued a poor stretch of play that included finishes of 20^th at the Memorial Tournament, 50^th at the PGA Championship, 17^th at the Truist Championship, and a missed cut at the Zurich Classic.

Ludvig Aberg +1800

Ludvig Aberg was 11^th in the FedEx Cup standings and 6^th on the Official World Golf Ranking. So far in 2025, Aberg has played in 14 events, with one win and three Top 10s. He has missed the cut four times.

Aberg has finished 13^th or worse with two missed cuts in his most recent six events. Last week at the US Open, Aberg missed the cut. That followed finishes of 13^th at the RBC Canadian Open and 16^th at the Memorial Tournament. He missed the Cut at the PGA Championship.

Justin Thomas +2200

Justin Thomas ranks 4th in the FedEx Cup standings and is 5th on the Official World Golf Ranking. So far this year, Thomas has played in 14 events, with one win, three runners-up, six Top 10 finishes, and 12 cuts made.

Thomas missed the cut at the US Open after finishing 31^st at the Memorial Tournament and missing the cut at the PGA Championship.