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Travelers Championship power rankings: Top 10 at TPC River Highlands

By Brandon Raper

Aug 5, 2016; Cromwell, CT, USA; Jamie Donaldson tees off on the 15th hole during the second round of the 2016 Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 5, 2016; Cromwell, CT, USA; Jamie Donaldson tees off on the 15th hole during the second round of the 2016 Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Daniel Berger Travelers Championship
Jun 8, 2017; Memphis, TN, USA; Daniel Berger hits his tee shot on the 10th hole during the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic golf tournament at TPC Southwind. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /

Daniel Berger is something of a wild card in my power rankings this week. The 24-year-old from Florida State is a two-time Tour winner now, having successfully defended his title at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. An impressive feat indeed, but Berger also hadn’t cracked the top 25 in two months of play prior to Memphis, and just missed the cut at the U.S. Open.

Still, there’s reason for optimism this week at the Travelers Championship. He was tied for the 54-hole lead last year – his River Highlands debut – before a Sunday 74 knocked him into a tie for fifth place.

Berger hadn’t been playing particularly well before that event, either. He shot 77 at Oakmont on Sunday at the U.S. Open, withdrew from the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational (after one shot), and tied for 73rd at the PGA Championship.

The moral of this story? Sometimes you just need the right course on the schedule, and Berger has that with River Highlands. Ranked 31st in strokes-gained: putting and 17th on Tour in par breakers, he’ll have every chance to go as low as he did in 2016. He’ll just need to finish the job this time around.

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