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Travelers Championship: Top 10 power rankings at TPC River Highlands

By Mike Randleman

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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CROMWELL, CT – JUNE 20: Bryson DeChambeau watches his tee shot on the 17th hole during the first round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 20, 2019 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
CROMWELL, CT – JUNE 20: Bryson DeChambeau watches his tee shot on the 17th hole during the first round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 20, 2019 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /

Bryson DeChambeau is on a top-10 streak both now on the PGA Tour and at the Travelers Championship. The beefed-up bomber was spraying it off the tee last week at the RBC Heritage, but he battled his way to finish T-8th and still have a chance to win part of the day Sunday.

That was his fifth straight top-10, although it ended a run of four straight top-fives.

DeChambeau eagerly awaits bigger courses like Muirfield Village and TPC Twin Cities coming up on the schedule. TPC Riverhighlands is the third straight short course after the COVID-19 hiatus, which has tested Bryson in a positive way.

“It’s good to try and learn how to adapt. This style golf course, albeit I love it, it doesn’t fit my game,” DeChambeau was quoted by ASAP Sports Sunday at the Heritage. “It’s amazing I can still adapt and lower my ball speed and still have the same control and control my irons and make decent amount of strokes and still get the ball to go in the hole.

“If you want to be the No. 1 player in the world, you’ve got to learn how to adapt, and I think that’s what I’m starting to learn.”

It’s too soon for my taste to put DeChambeau in the best player in the world conversation. He’s got to prove it in the majors first and foremost.

The 26-year-old has improved at the Travelers Championship. He debuted in 2016 with a T-46, T-26 in 2017, T-9 in 2018 and T-8 in 2019. His last 10 rounds were all par or better with eight in the 60s.

DeChambeau leads the Tour in strokes gained off the tee (1.098) and is in second in overall strokes gained (2.102). What will put him over the top to win some of these close calls will be wedge lay. He’s outside the top 100 in approach stats inside 150 yards. If he can just creep into the top 50, he could go on a serious run.

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