TPC River Highlands was built in 1928 under the name Middletown Golf Club. Since then, it has undergone many renovations and renamings. It attained "TPC" status in 1984 after remodeling work done by noted TPC golf course architect Pete Dye and it's current set-up was completed in 1989. As it'll play this week, the course measures just over 6,800 yards, which will seem short to players who played the US Open at Chambers Bay last week. You can bet on lower scores this week as well, as the course record is a 60, which was shot at the 2011 Travelers Championship by amateur Patrick Cantlay.
The field this week is filled with your regular PGA Tour players, but also a few who are looking to get into the Open Championship in a few weeks. There's also a few players in the field who played the US Open last week. Given that, here's our picks for the week.
1) Louis Oosthuizen
2) Bubba Watson
3) Francesco Molinari
I'm hoping Louis can ride the momentum wave from his great play at last week's US Open to a victory this week. The Travelers Championship was the site of Bubba Watson's first PGA Tour win in 2010 and he holds many memories at this tournament. His length with also be an advantage on this shorter course. And finally, Francesco always seems to be up and around the top of the leaderboard these days.
Play kicks off early tomorrow, but be sure to join us Friday evening for our Weekend Update post.
-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews
2010 Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen is our top pick this week
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