Travelers Championship (US Tour)

[FC Basher]

Starts Thursday 21st (prev Buick Championship)
Course - River Highlands
Previous winners last 4 years
2004 Woody Austin 270 Tim Herron 270
2005 Brad Faxon 266 Tjaart van der Walt 266
2006 J.J. Henry 266 Hunter Mahan 269
2006 Ryan Moore 269

Hole by Hole description

Hole Par Yards
1 4 434 This is a straightforward hole. You hit your drive down into a valley, keeping the shot low to obtain extra roll. Your second shot is up the hill to an undulating green that has a ridge running through the middle. Most players would hit a 3-iron.
2 4 341 The drive is uphill and only the pros, or delusional weekend hackers, even consider going for the green. One of the best characteristics about River Highlands is you have to think before you swing. Smart players will hit their drive along the right side of the fairway, taking trees and traps out of play for their approach. A drive down the left can land in a fairway bunker or kick down the slope behind a tree. A solid drive up the right side leaves a short iron to the green. Watch out for severe breaks on the putting surface. This is one of two good chances for birdie.
3 4 431 The best thing about this hole is that there are no bunkers protecting the green. If you're not a long ball hitter, it's possible to hit a long iron or fairway wood and run it onto the putting surface. It's important not to overswing on your drive. Try to keep the ball in play so you can have a clear second shot.

4 4 460 If there is any wind, this is often the toughest hole on the course. There's no water, but there are traps on the right side of the fairway, and another large bunker in the fairway on the left. It's 311 yards for the pros to reach that left bunker, but just 250 yards for amateurs. It takes two extraordinary shots to get home in two. Then there's a green that slopes severely from back to front. Pro or amateur, par is an excellent score here.

5 3 223 You have to hit it hard and straight if you hope to make par or better here. The green is protected by five bunkers. If possible, keep the ball below the hole because the putting surface slopes considerably from back to front.

6 5 574 This is the first pivotal hole of your round. There are enough bunkers here to market the adjacent land as beachfront property. A solid drive will still leave you more than 250 yards to the green. Although this may be no big deal for the professional, amateurs must be aware of their limitations. It would take a miracle shot to land a 3-wood between the two bunkers guarding the front of the green. The smart play is to look for a large landing area between 100 and 150 yards from the green, take out an iron and lay up. This will allow you to hit a lofted club into the green on your third shot, lessening the chances of ending up in one of those nasty greenside guardians.
7 4 443 This is a flat, straight hole. Avoid the fairway bunkers on the right side and you'll have a relatively open shot to the green. Again, the putting surface is tricky, sloping from back to front. Try to keep the ball below the hole.

8 3 202 The key here is making the proper club selection, having the confidence that you can hit that club 167 yards, then ignoring the water as you make your normal swing. Funny, it's so much easier to say than to do. On this hole, short is soggy and long is three-putt.

9 4 406 This is the only hole on the course that had to be altered because of construction of homes. The fairway has been narrowed, the rough increased and some blue spruce trees have been planted to frame the hole and protect the homes. The best drive clears the first bunker on the right side of the fairway, leaving about a 7-iron to the pin. Playing the ball too far right may mean playing your second shot over difficult greenside bunkers.
10 4 462 Just try getting home in two. What's so difficult? If you hit your drive past the large tree on the left side of the fairway, you're looking at about 175 yards to the center of the green. However, that green sits on a small plateau, and balls that are slightly left or right deflect away. "Up-and-down" is a familiar phrase here. You hit your approach close to the green, chip on and one-putt for par if you're lucky.
11 3 158 If there's no wind, this is a dartboard. There's rarely a day on this hole where a casual breeze doesn't come along and take a high, straight shot and blow it off course. It's a lot of fun to play because almost everyone has a shot at getting the ball close.
12 4 411 The secret here is not to hit the ball too long. The fairway begins to slope away from the tee about 100 yards before the green. From that position, the green is elevated, so you're hitting on a downslope to an elevated green guarded in front by bunkers.
13 5 523 Theoretically, almost everyone has a shot at getting home in two on this relatively short par 5, especially if the wind is at your back. This is a pivotal hole and pin placement is a huge factor. If it's on the left side of the green, a low, boring shot to the green will most definitely role to the back or into a trap behind the green. From there, it would take an amazing shot to get the ball close because the putting surface slopes severely toward the water. Playing a safe second shot to the right of the pond provides a much better angle to attack the pin. If the pin is on the green's right side, there is a cluster of bunkers protecting it. It may be less risk for the reward.
14 4 421 The green cannot be seen from the tee because it's situated on the other side of a hill. A good drive is down the right side of the fairway, just to the left side of the fairway bunkers. From there, it's a downhill shot to a large, undulating, well-protected green.
15 4 296 Unless you're playing for the Buick Championship title or you're having the round of your life, take out the driver and have some fun. You will have few opportunities in your life to say you drove a par 4 at a TPC. In windy conditions, the pros often hit an iron off the tee, leaving a full wedge to the green.
16 3 171 This hole always plays longer than it looks and coming up short means splashdown. There is no fairway for the faint-hearted. Traps await anyone who overclubs, but at least you can hit the ball from the sand. This is one of the few relatively flat greens on the course. It's getting there that's half the fun.
17 4 420 It's very difficult to come out ahead on this hole. Push the ball to the right and you're in the lake. Try to play safely out to the left and you can end up in a fairway bunker or, worse yet, on a sidehill. Par quickly becomes a fond memory as you try to navigate the water or hit a miraculous missile that ends up caroming off the greenside pylons and into the drink. During the tournament, many spectators congregate here to cheer balls that find the water. They should be forced to play the hole so they can see how difficult and frustrating it is.
18 4 444 It isn't just the green that undulates on this hole. The fairway does also, leaving golfers with uneven stances even if their ball was driven right down the middle. Fairway bunkers right and left place a premium on driving accuracy, and bunkers to the right of the green and a swale to the left leave little margin for miscue on the approach. Imagine trying to hit a dart from 170 yards to win the tournament with ten of thousands of people watching during the final round of the Buick Championship. It's hard enough with just the other members of your foursome standing by.

Singles Betting @bet365
Phil Mickelson 10.00 Bet
Vijay Singh 10.00 Bet
David Toms 15.00 Bet
Justin Rose 17.00 Bet
Stewart Cink 19.00 Bet
Zach Johnson 21.00 Bet
Padraig Harrington 23.00 Bet
Jerry Kelly 29.00 Bet
Anthony Kim 34.00 Bet
Ryan Moore 34.00 Bet
Rod Pampling 41.00 Bet
Fredrik Jacobson 41.00 Bet
Woody Austin 46.00 Bet
J.J. Henry 46.00 Bet
Arron Oberholser 51.00 Bet
Stuart Appleby 51.00 Bet
Nick O'Hern 51.00 Bet
Kenny Perry 51.00 Bet
Troy Matteson 56.00 Bet
Carl Pettersson 56.00 Bet
Heath Slocum 56.00 Bet
Hunter Mahan 67.00 Bet
Nick Watney 67.00 Bet
Bo Van Pelt 67.00 Bet
Vaughn Taylor 76.00 Bet
Tim Herron 76.00 Bet
Chris DiMarco 76.00 Bet
Joe Durant 76.00 Bet
Chad Campbell 81.00 Bet
Ben Curtis 81.00 Bet
Ryuji Imada 81.00 Bet
Peter Lonard 81.00 Bet
Dean Wilson 81.00 Bet
Kevin Sutherland 81.00 Bet
Tom Pernice 81.00 Bet
Will MacKenzie 81.00 Bet
Tom Lehman 91.00 Bet
Mark Calcavecchia 101.00 Bet
Steve Marino 101.00 Bet
John Rollins 101.00 Bet
Fred Funk 101.00 Bet
Jeff Quinney 101.00 Bet
Stephen Leaney 101.00 Bet
Daniel Chopra 101.00 Bet
Brian Davis 101.00 Bet
Lee Janzen 101.00 Bet
Jonathan Byrd 101.00 Bet
Joe Ogilvie 101.00 Bet
Kevin Na 111.00 Bet
D.J. Trahan 111.00 Bet
Billy Mayfair 126.00 Bet
Frank Lickliter 126.00 Bet
Michael Putnam 126.00 Bet
Darron Stiles 126.00 Bet
Steve Lowery 126.00 Bet
Steve Elkington 141.00 Bet
Brett Wetterich 141.00 Bet
Pat Perez 141.00 Bet
Andrew Buckle 151.00 Bet
Corey Pavin 151.00 Bet
Brett Quigley 151.00 Bet
Steve Flesch 151.00 Bet
Tim Petrovic 151.00 Bet
Jason Gore 151.00 Bet
Billy Andrade 151.00 Bet
Mathew Goggin 151.00 Bet
Craig Kanada 151.00 Bet
Cliff Kresge 151.00 Bet
Niklas Lenke 151.00 Bet
J.B. Holmes 151.00 Bet
Briny Baird 151.00 Bet
Kirk Triplett 151.00 Bet
Bob Tway 151.00 Bet
Charles Warren 151.00 Bet
Charley Hoffman 176.00 Bet
Shigeki Maruyama 176.00 Bet
Jeff Overton 176.00 Bet
Alex Cejka 176.00 Bet
Darren Clarke 176.00 Bet
Robert Gamez 176.00 Bet
Olin Browne 176.00 Bet
Jesper Parnevik 176.00 Bet
Joey Sindelar 201.00 Bet
Robert Garrigus 201.00 Bet
Jeff Gove 201.00 Bet
Scott Gutschewski 201.00 Bet
D.J Brigman 201.00 Bet
Mark Hensby 201.00 Bet
Michael Sim 201.00 Bet
Parker McLachlin 201.00 Bet
Kevin Stadler 201.00 Bet
Daisuke Maruyama 201.00 Bet
Chris Tidland 201.00 Bet
Ryan Armour 201.00 Bet
Gavin Coles 201.00 Bet
Marco Dawson 201.00 Bet
Vance Veazey 201.00 Bet
Jason Dufner 201.00 Bet
Charlie Wi 201.00 Bet
Jay Williamson 226.00 Bet
Craig Barlow 226.00 Bet
Eric Axley 251.00 Bet
Bill Haas 251.00 Bet
Cameron Beckman 251.00 Bet
Doug LaBelle 251.00 Bet
Notah Begay 251.00 Bet
Craig Lile 251.00 Bet
Jarrod Lyle 251.00 Bet
John Mallinger 251.00 Bet
Tom Byrum 251.00 Bet
John Merrick 251.00 Bet
Chris Stroud 251.00 Bet
B.J. Staten 251.00 Bet
Glen Day 251.00 Bet
Steve Allan 251.00 Bet
Brad Faxon 251.00 Bet
Michael Allen 251.00 Bet
Jaco Van Zyl 251.00 Bet
Greg Owen 251.00 Bet
Johnson Wagner 251.00 Bet
Rich Beem 251.00 Bet
Mathias Grönberg 251.00 Bet
Paul Azinger 301.00 Bet
Tripp Isenhour 301.00 Bet
Brent Geiberger 301.00 Bet
Craig Bowden 301.00 Bet
George McNeill 301.00 Bet
Brian Bateman 301.00 Bet
Paul Sheehan 301.00 Bet
Kyle Reifers 301.00 Bet
Jason Schultz 301.00 Bet
Paul Stankowski 301.00 Bet
Bob Heintz 351.00 Bet
Chris Couch 351.00 Bet
Kent Jones 351.00 Bet
Rich Barcelo 401.00 Bet
Tom Johnson 401.00 Bet
Dicky Pride 401.00 Bet
Luke List 401.00 Bet
Paul Gow 401.00 Bet
David Branshaw 401.00 Bet
Brendon De Jonge 401.00 Bet
Mark Brooks 401.00 Bet
Bryce Molder 401.00 Bet
Michael Boyd 501.00 Bet
Steve Wheatcroft 501.00 Bet
Jim Rutledge 501.00 Bet
Matt Hendrix 501.00 Bet
Craig Perks 751.00 Bet

[FC Basher]

Top European PlayerTravelers Championship-Tournament Top PlayersLive on
EW:1/4 1,2,3
Only These Players Count - NR R4 May Apply - Dead Heat Rules Apply
Selection Price
Rose, Justin 9/4
Harrington, Padraig 11/4
Jacobson, Fredrik 7/1
Pettersson, Carl 7/1
Davis, Brian 12/1
Cejka, Alex 16/1
Chopra, Daniel 18/1
Lemke, Niklas 18/1
Clarke, Darren 22/1
Parnevik, Jesper 22/1
Gronberg, Mathias 28/1
Owen, Greg 33/1
Top Rest Of The World PlayerTravelers Championship-Tournament Top PlayersLive on
EW:1/5 1,2,3,4
Only These Players Count - NR R4 May Apply - Dead Heat Rules Apply
Selection Price
Singh, Vijay 13/8
O'Hern, Nick 8/1
Pampling, Rod 8/1
Appleby, Stuart 9/1
Lonard, Peter 12/1
Imada, Ryuji 14/1
Elkington, Steve 22/1
Goggin, Matthew 22/1
Leaney, Stephen 22/1
Hensby, Mark 25/1
Buckle, Andrew 33/1
Coles, Gavin 33/1
Maruyama, Daisuke 40/1
Maruyama, Shigeki 40/1
Wi, Charlie 40/1
Allan, Steve 50/1
Lyle, Jarrod 66/1
Sim, Michael 66/1
Lile, Craig 80/1
Van Zyl, Jaco 80/1
Bowditch, Steven 100/1
Rutledge, Jim 100/1
De Jonge, Brendon 125/1
Gow, Paul 150/1
Perks, Craig 200/1

[Chief77]

Tournaments already started so just stuck a fiver each way on both Petterson @66/1and Brian Davis @80/1. Petterson has just started(Level Par after 3) and Davis is out later. Davis has been in good form recently in the US and he had a top 20 finish here last year. Petterson is a winner waiting to happen I reckon and hopefully it'll be this weekend.

Verdict:
5 Points E/W on Petterson @66/1
5 Points E/W on Davis @80/1

[Chief77]

Good start by Petterson who's on -5, bad start by Davis who's on +1. Little known Hunter Mahan leads the way on -9.

[Chief77]

Bad day for Petterson yesterday shooting a 2 over 72 to leave him 0n -3. Toms is the current favourite at 9/4 and is joint leader at -8. Davis had a decent round of 69 but lies 8 off the lead. Big rounds needed from my boys today if any money is to be made.