Travelers Championship 2022: Betting tips as Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler head the field at TPC Riviera Highlands

Rory McIlroy and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler are vying for favouritism at this week’s Travelers Championship. Both arrive in Hartford, a short hop from Brookline, reflecting on what might have been at the US Open.

Ad/> Scheffler led by two at one stage, before falling back and suffering an agonising one-shot defeat to Matt Fitzpatrick. Travelers ChampionshipTravelers Championship 2022: Tee Times, Prize Money, TV Coverage from Riviera Highlands2 HOURS AGO McIlroy was the standout performer for the first couple of days, but was let down by mistakes at the weekend before a late charge saw him come up just short. With the Open on the horizon, this will be McIlroy’s final event before a break and then a shift in focus for links golf.

The way he has been playing in recent weeks, he could blitz the field — but at odds in the region of 10/1 the inclination is to look elsewhere. Travelers Championship Preview Koepka set for LIV Golf switch Similar comments apply to Scheffler at a comparable price, and with those two taking a chunk out of the market there is value to be had elsewhere. It’s a decade since Australia's Marc Leishman made off with this prize — and at 50/1 he appeals as an each-way prospect.

When he hits form, Leishman is a devastatingly effective golfer. His form coming into the US Open was not great, with two missed cuts from four starts, but he showed at the Country Club with a tied-14th finish that his best stuff is not far away. His sights are trained on the Open at St Andrews, with the Australian keen to go one better than when beaten in a playoff in 2015, and victory this week would be a boost to the confidence.