Last week, Nick Watney tested positive for COVID-19 and subsequently withdrew from the PGA TOUR's RBC Heritage tournament. This week for the Travelers Championship, the number of golfers forced to withdraw has grown larger.
The current list of golfers who have already withdrawn include:
- Brooks Koepka
- Webb Simpson
- Graeme McDowell
- Cameron Champ
- Nate Lashley
- Steve Stricker
- Chase Koepka
Of those, only Champ himself tested positive for COVID-19. Brooks Koepka and McDowell both withdrew after their caddies tested positive Wednesday. Chase Koepka and Webb Simpson both withdrew out of an "abundance of caution."
Stricker and Lashley both bowed out earlier in the week, and the reason hasn't been reported; it's likely it's not due to the coronavirus.
Brooks Koepka, the world's No. 4 ranked golfer, is definitely a large enough absence to significantly shift the odds this week. He was 20-1 to win, and without him most of the top golfers have seen their odds increase:
- Rory McIlroy: 12-1 Monday, 10-1 today
- Justin Thomas: 12-1 Monday, 11-1 today
- Bryson DeChambeau: 13-1 Monday, 11-1 today
- Jon Rahm: 20-1 Monday, 18-1 today
See the full odds below, via PointsBet.
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Updated Travelers Championship Odds
| Golfer | Odds |
|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
| Justin Thomas | +1100 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | +1100 |
| Webb Simpson | +2000 |
| Jon Rahm | +1800 |
| Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
| Justin Rose | +2500 |
| Xander Schauffele | +2800 |
| Bubba Watson | +3000 |
| Dustin Johnson | +2500 |
| Paul Casey | +3300 |
| Patrick Reed | +3300 |
| Abraham Ancer | +3000 |
| Collin Morikawa | +3300 |
| Sergio Garcia | +5000 |
| Tony Finau | +5000 |
| Gary Woodland | +5000 |
| Jordan Spieth | +5000 |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | +5000 |
| Sungjae Im | +4000 |
| Marc Leishman | +5000 |
| Joaquin Niemann | +3300 |
| Viktor Hovland | +5000 |
| JT Poston | +6600 |
| Brian Harman | +6000 |
| Ian Poulter | +8000 |
| Kevin Kisner | +8000 |
| Corey Conners | +7000 |
| Scottie Scheffler | +6600 |
| Joel Dahmen | +8000 |
| Ryan Palmer | +9000 |
| Jason Day | +8000 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | +10000 |
| Branden Grace | +10000 |
| Jason Kokrak | +9000 |
| Kevin Na | +12500 |
| Brandt Snedeker | +12500 |
| Chez Reavie | +12500 |
| Kevin Streelman | +12500 |
| Shane Lowry | +10000 |
| Billy Horschel | +9000 |
| Keegan Bradley | +10000 |
| Patrick Rodgers | +9000 |
| Charley Hoffman | +15000 |
| Ryan Moore | +12500 |
| Phil Mickelson | +12500 |
| Rafael Cabrera Bello | +15000 |
| Lucas Glover | +15000 |
| Dylan Frittelli | +12500 |
| Byeong-Hun An | +12500 |
| Russell Henley | +15000 |
| Russell Knox | +20000 |
| Harold Varner III | +15000 |
| Max Homa | +10000 |
| Zach Johnson | +20000 |
| Cheng-Tsung Pan | +20000 |
| Charl Schwartzel | +20000 |
| Vaughn Taylor | +20000 |
| Jim Furyk | +20000 |
| Danny Lee | +15000 |
| Luke List | +15000 |
| Brendan Steele | +20000 |
| Brendon Todd | +20000 |
| Bud Cauley | +15000 |
| Matthew NeSmith | +15000 |
| Cameron Smith | +20000 |
| Carlos Ortiz | +15000 |
| Sebastian Munoz | +9000 |
| Matt Wallace | +20000 |
| Doc Redman | +20000 |
| Matthew Wolff | +15000 |
| Luke Donald | +25000 |
| Stewart Cink | +20000 |
| Jhonattan Vegas | +15000 |
| Michael Thompson | +20000 |
| Kevin Tway | +25000 |
| Matt Jones | +25000 |
| Brice Garnett | +20000 |
| Beau Hossler | +20000 |
| Chesson Hadley | +20000 |
| Mark Hubbard | +25000 |
| Harry Higgs | +20000 |
| Tyler Duncan | +20000 |
| Wyndham Clark | +20000 |
| Danny Willett | +25000 |
| Kyle Stanley | +30000 |
| Brian Stuard | +30000 |
| Sung Kang | +25000 |
| Cameron Tringale | +25000 |
| Tom Hoge | +25000 |
| Emiliano Grillo | +25000 |
| Mackenzie Hughes | +30000 |
| Sam Ryder | +30000 |
| Keith Mitchell | +25000 |
| Grayson Murray | +30000 |
| Talor Gooch | +25000 |
| Sam Burns | +30000 |
| Sepp Straka | +20000 |
| Aaron Wise | +30000 |
| Aaron Baddeley | +30000 |
| Chris Stroud | +30000 |
| Kevin Chappell | +30000 |
| Troy Merritt | +30000 |
| James Hahn | +35000 |
| Scott Stallings | +30000 |
| Hudson Swafford | +35000 |
| Lanto Griffin | +30000 |
| Adam Long | +30000 |
| Lucas Bjerregaard | +30000 |
| Si Woo Kim | +25000 |
| Zac Blair | +35000 |
| Sahith Theegala | +30000 |
| Jamie Lovemark | +35000 |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | +35000 |
| William Gordon | +35000 |
| Seung-yul Noh | +50000 |
| Bronson Burgoon | +40000 |
| Bo Hoag | +40000 |
| Peter Malnati | +35000 |
| Austin Cook | +40000 |
| Robby Shelton | +40000 |
| Richy Werenski | +40000 |
| Denny McCarthy | +35000 |
| J. J. Spaun | +40000 |
| Wesley Bryan | +40000 |
| Adam Schenk | +40000 |
| Scott Harrington | +50000 |
| J.J. Henry | +50000 |
| Vijay Singh | +50000 |
| Brian Gay | +50000 |
| Greg Chalmers | +50000 |
| Matt Every | +50000 |
| Bo Van Pelt | +50000 |
| Ryan Armour | +50000 |
| Davis Love III | +50000 |
| Hunter Mahan | +50000 |
| Henrik Norlander | +50000 |
| Patton Kizzire | +50000 |
| Xin-Jun Zhang | +40000 |
| Scott Brown | +50000 |
| Ted Potter Jr. | +50000 |
| Roger Sloan | +50000 |
| Michael Kim | +50000 |
| Martin Trainer | +50000 |
| Hank Lebioda | +50000 |
| Peter Kuest | +50000 |
