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The Travelers Championship Predictions - Top contenders for victory in Connecticut

Brad Newcomb

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The Travelers Championship takes place between 25-28 June.
The tournament takes place at TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut.
Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas, Ben Griffin, and Jake Knapp are top contenders.

Tommy Fleetwood finished T2 at the Travelers Championship last year (Getty Images)

After a stern challenge at the U.S. Open last weekend, a stellar line-up of the world's leading golfers returns to TPC River Highlands in Connecticut for the Travelers Championship. Who will claim this year's final PGA Tour Signature Event come Sunday?

Keegan Bradley is back to defend his title after a one-stroke victory over Russell Henley and Tommy Fleetwood in 2025.

Past and present Major winners who will tee off on Thursday include Wyndham Clark, Aaron Rai, J.J. Spaun, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Brian Harman, Justin Thomas, Keegan Bradley, Jason Day, Matt Fitzpatrick, Lucas Glover, Shane Lowry, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Rose, Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Jordan Spieth, and Gary Woodland.

These are our four selections that could win the championship this weekend.

Tommy Fleetwood

Tommy Fleetwood had a slow beginning to his season on the DP World Tour, finishing 25th at the Dubai Invitational and T41 at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, before returning to form on the PGA Tour, placing T4 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, T7 at the Genesis Invitational, 49th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, T8 at the Players Championship, and T10 at the Valero Texas Open.

Fleetwood's form dipped in his subsequent three events, finishing T33 at the Masters, T52 at the RBC Heritage, and T23 at the Cadillac Championship before regaining his touch, placing T5 at the Truist Championship, MC at the PGA Championship, T4 at the Memorial Tournament, T11 at the RBC Canadian Open, and T11 at the U.S. Open last weekend.

The world's sixth-ranked golfer has compiled a solid record at the Travelers Championship, finishing T6 in 2018, 2nd in 2023, and T21 in 2024.

Fleetwood has been in great touch and will be challenging for the title at TPC River Highlands this weekend.

Justin Thomas

Justin Thomas struggled with his game on his return to the PGA Tour in March, with results of MC at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, T8 at the Players Championship, T30 at the Valspar Championship, T41 at the Masters, and T77 at the RBC Heritage.

However, Thomas has been in solid form since those performances, placing T23 at the Cadillac Championship, 13th at the Truist Championship, T4 at the PGA Championship, T13 at the Charles Schwab Challenge, T19 at the Memorial Tournament, and T17 at the U.S. Open last weekend.

The two-time Major winner has compiled a solid record at the Travelers Championship, finishing T3 in 2016, MC in 2017, T56 in 2018, T36 in 2019, MC in 2020, T9 in 2023, T5 in 2024, and T9 in 2025.

Thomas has the game to come out on top in Connecticut this weekend.

Ben Griffin

Ben Griffin lacked consistency in the opening three months of his PGA Tour season, finishing T19 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, T24 at the American Express, T28 at the WM Phoenix Open, T37 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, T41 at the Genesis Invitational, MC at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, MC at the Players Championship, T10 at the Valero Texas Open, MC at the Valspar Championship, T28 at the Texas Children's Houston Open, T33 at the Masters.

However, Griffin has been in better shape lately, placing T10 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, 3rd at the Cadillac Championship, T63 at the Truist Championship, T14 at the PGA Championship, T3 at the Charles Schwab Challenge, MC at the Memorial Tournament, and T17 at the U.S. Open last weekend.

The three-time PGA Tour winner has featured three times at the Travelers Championship, with results of MC in 2023, 67th in 2024, and T14 in 2025.

Griffin has the form to upstage the others and lift the trophy at TPC River Highlands come Sunday.

Jake Knapp

Jake Knapp has been performing well on the PGA Tour this season, placing T11 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, T5 at the Farmers Insurance Open, 8th at the WM Phoenix Open, T8 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and 6th at the Genesis Invitational, MC at the Players Championship, T6 at the Texas Children's Houston Open, and 11th at the Masters before finishing T74 at the RBC Heritage, and missing the cut at the U.S. Open last weekend.

The 32-year-old finished T48 overall at the 2024 Travelers Championship on debut.

Knapp has featured high on the leaderboards this year and could make the frame in Connecticut this weekend.

Verdict

Fleetwood can convert his recent results into a winning performance at TPC River Highlands this weekend.

Thomas has been there and thereabouts lately and can pocket the winner's cheque come Sunday.

Griffin has not been far off returning to the winner's circle and can emerge victorious at the Travelers Championship come Sunday.

Knapp has been in solid form this year and has every chance of winning in Connecticut this weekend.

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