Odds to Win the 2012 Travelers Championship – Matt Kuchar Favored

It’s not a bad field this week for the Travelers Championship considering it is the week after the US Open.  The tournament will be held at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.

The oddsmakers have Matt Kuchar as the favorite at +1000.  I picked Kuchar to do well in the Open last week, but he ended up tied for 27^th.  He is currently ranked #7 in the world and has finished in the top 20 in 7 of his last 10 tournaments. 

We have 3 players behind Kuchar at +1200.  This would be Webb Simpson, Hunter Mahan, and Zach Johnson.  Simpson is hot coming off of last weeks’ win at the US Open.  He is now ranked #5 in the world and should be in the hunt this week.  Mahan, on the other hand, is not very hot right now.  I’m not sure why he has such short odds other than the fact he won the event 5 years ago. 

I’m looking for my sentimental favorite Bubba Watson to make some noise in this tourney, and shake off the bad week he had at the US Open.  I don’t know if he has a win in him, but I see a top 5 finish.

2012 Travelers Championship Odds to Win:

Matt Kuchar +1000

Webb Simpson +1200

Hunter Mahan +1200

Zach Johnson +1200

Padraig Harrington +1500

Bubba Watson +1500

Fredrik Jacobson +1500

Bo VanPelt +2000

Ryan Moore +2000

Ian Poulter +3000

Keegan Bradley +3000

Louis Oosthuizen +3000

Full golf odds provided at America's Bookie