Round one of The Travelers Championship is here, and we are in for a treat. Sadly, this will not top what we saw last week, but The Travelers Championship is one of the best events we of the year. This year, the event is elevated for a second straight season, which means we will see all of the game’s top players. Below, we will take a look at The Underdog Fantasy Pick’em board to find both plays and fades. This course calls for a ton of low scores, so we may be able to take advantage of some fun props this week.
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Travelers Championship Underdog Fantasy Pick’em Plays – June 20th, 2024
Xander Schauffele Lower Than 67 Strokes
Xander is a golfer who loves these conditions. He won this event in 2022 at -19. The weeks that are cookie cutter, straightforward, point and shoot are where Xander plays his best golf. That is surely a way to describe TPC River Highlands.
A T7 for Xander Schauffele. That’s 10(!) straight major finishes of T18 or better.
— Dan Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) June 17, 2024
He is coming in with another T10 finish at The US Open. Schauffele is in line for a great start on a course he has played so well in the past. I love the fact that he was not dealing with contention all week, which means he should be mentally prepared to get the job done and start strong. Pencil in Xander for a low round in your Underdog Fantasy Pick’em entry for June 20th.
Tony Finau Higher than 4.5 Birdies
Tony is on a heater, and we are coming into summer birdie fests, which are his jam. Finau generally gets very chalky once July rolls around, so I would love to get ahead of him before he becomes so obvious. When he is rolling, he makes birdies in bunches, so that is what we will look to exploit here—pencil in Finau to cash an Underdog Fantasy Pick ‘Em slip for The Travelers Championship.