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Travelers Championship 2017: Top 5 sleepers at TPC River Highlands

By Brandon Raper

Aug 7, 2016; Cromwell, CT, USA; The grandstand on the 18th green during the final round of the 2016 Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 7, 2016; Cromwell, CT, USA; The grandstand on the 18th green during the final round of the 2016 Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Keegan Bradley Travelers Championship
Jun 12, 2017; Erin, WI, USA; Keegan Bradley drives off the 4th tee during the opening practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Erin Hills. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports /

It’s hard to imagine Keegan Bradley, a guy who won the very first major he ever played in, as a sleeper. However, the anchor ban has clearly taken its toll on Bradley, who hasn’t won a tournament since the 2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

In his six-year career, though, Bradley has never missed a cut at the Travelers Championship. He tied for 25th in 2016 and tied for 18th in 2013. Tee to green, TPC River Highlands suits Bradley’s game fairly well. He can still hit his share of fairways – he ranks 34th in driving accuracy – and when his putting cooperates, he can put up some low scores.

At this year’s Farmers Insurance Open, for example, Bradley ranked fourth in greens in regulation, fifth in putts-per-GIR, and 33rd in strokes gained: putting. The result? A tie for fourth place, his best finish in 2017. Even at the Shell Houston Open in April, Bradley finished in a tie for 15th while ranking just 56th in the field in strokes gained: putting. The talent is all there, it’s just going to take four straight days of putting it together for Bradley to break through.

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