Travelers Championship Power Rankings: Top 10 at TPC River Highlands

CROMWELL, CT- JUNE 22: A floating umbrella is shown near the 17th hole during the third round of the 2013 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 22, 2012 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
CROMWELL, CT- JUNE 22: A floating umbrella is shown near the 17th hole during the third round of the 2013 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 22, 2012 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) /
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Travelers Championship Paul Casey
CROMWELL, CT – AUGUST 5: Paul Casey of England celebrates with caddie John McLaren after making a putt for birdie on the fourth hole the second round of the Travelers Championship at the TPC River Highlands on August 5, 2016 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Michael Cohen/Getty Images) /

Paul Casey has one of the most reliable swings in the world, and it’s translated into a boatload of top-20 finishes in recent years.

Here in 2018, the Englishman just picked up his 10th top-20 of 2018 with a T16 at the U.S. Open. He earned his first PGA Tour win since 2009 at the Valspar Championship in March.

He nearly ended that drought earlier in his recent trips to the Travelers Championship. Casey tied for second and lost in a playoff in 2015, was T17 in 2016 and T5 last year.

"“It’s a cool golf course. You’ve seen it. It’s not just this golf course, it’s the whole tournament, Travelers, it’s something very, very special,” Casey said in 2017. “The players absolutely love it.”"

Casey is 13th in strokes gained tee to green and will have plenty of birdie looks this week. He’s at a respectable 60th in strokes gained around the green and 64th in strokes gained:putting, which is all he needs to pick off a win or two per year.

He is also 29th in birdie average and 32nd in sand saves.