Travelers Championship 2025 FRL Tips: Three to go low on Day 1

After the drama of the US Open, plenty of top golfers will be teeing it in the signature event at the Travelers Championship this week and as always, we are casting our eye out as to who might have a fast start.

Our golf tipster Jamie Worsley has picked out three names at good prices for who might be sitting on top of the leaderboard come the end of Round 1. You can check out his Travelers Championship FRL Tips below...

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The Travelers Championship begins on Thursday at TPC River Highlands. I’ve come up with a trio of selections who I’m hoping can make a fast start in the final Signature Event of the season on the PGA Tour.

Conditions are forecast to warm and clear through the opening round, and it will be calmest for those teeing off earliest, with just a light 5mph breeze. However, wind speeds are predicted to rise steadily over the course of the day, blowing at a constant 12mph – and gusting at over 25mph – in the afternoon.

With that in mind, I’m focusing my attention in the first-round leader market on the earliest starters – ideally those with tee times before 10:00.

1 pt Bud Cauley each-way (1/4 - 5 places) @ 50/1

Start time: 08:00

Bud Cauley has been in great form in the last three months, picking up four top-six finishes. He’s benefited from several strong starts in recent weeks and with his wedges looking in good shape, he can hit the front tomorrow.

His best result came courtesy of a 3^rd-place finish in the Charles Schwab Challenge three starts ago, and he was especially impressive on the bentgrass greens there, ranking 9^th in putting. Indeed, it’s been a weapon of his over the previous three months, ranking 17^th in this field, and he’s also shown quality with his long game, ranking 14^th in approach and 18^th off-the-tee.

Those results have often been engineered by fast starts, ranking 8^th in first-round performance since March. He’s sat no worse than 11^th after 18 holes in his last three starts, and he was particularly quick out of the blocks at Colonial, opening with a four-under 66 to finish day one in 2^nd place.

Cauley has recorded two top-25 finishes in eight previous visits to TPC River Highlands. His 11^th-place finish in 2014 rates as his strongest effort – an event in which he opened with a seven-under 63 to finish 2^nd in the first-round leader market.

1 pt Harry Hall each-way (1/4 - 5 places) @ 50/1

Start time: 08:30

Harry Hall hasn’t missed the cut in his last nine starts and arrives here after gaining four top-25 finishes on the spin. He’s a prolific birdie-maker who does most of his best work in the opening round, making him a standout first-round leader candidate from his early start time.

Hall’s run of top-25s started with a 20^th-place finish in the Myrtle Beach Classic. He’s since followed that with finishes of 19^th in the PGA Championship, 6^th in the Charles Schwab Challenge and 14^th in the Canadian Open.

The putter is again doing most of the heavy lifting for the Englishman this year, ranking 4^th. However, he’s also been solid in approach in recent starts. His scoring stats are especially appealing for this gettable venue – and for his hopes of being first-round leader – ranking 3^rd in par 4 scoring, 5^th in birdie or better %, and 5^th in round one scoring.

Hall finished down the leaderboard in 56^th on debut here in 2023. That being said, he returns as a more accomplished player – and PGA Tour winner – and with many of his better performances coming on bentgrass surfaces, I expect him to enjoy a good week in Connecticut – starting with a strong first-round display.

1 pt Stephan Jaeger each-way (1/4 - 5 places) @ 60/1

Start time: 09:35

Stephan Jaeger has been ultra-consistent in 2025, missing just three cuts in 17 starts. His first-round form is especially encouraging, ranking 4^th in this field across the last three months, and I expect him to make another positive start today.

Jaeger has record two top-10 finishes this season – the first a 3^rd-place finish in the Sony Open and his second came four starts ago in the Truist Championship, finishing 7^th. He’s looked good in most areas but has excelled on the greens, ranking 28^th, and his wedge game is also in fine shape, ranking 26^th from 125-150yds.

If the German had performed as strongly through other rounds as he has in round one, he’d almost certainly have gone close to picking up another title in 2025, claiming five first-round top-10s in his last 10 starts. This includes opening with a four-under 67 to sit tied-1^st thru 18 holes in the Valspar Championship; in addition, a four-under 67 in the PGA Championship, and a seven-under 64 in the CJ CUP Byron Nelson took him to 4^th place on day one.

Jaeger has played at TPC River Highlands four times, making three cuts and recording a best of 30^th in 2019. He’s fired a 65, a 66, and several 67s, and with his current knack for starting fast, he has every chance of hitting the front on Thursday.

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