Power rankings: Travelers Championship

The PGA Tour resumes across the country from Chambers Bay with the Travelers Championship near Hartford, Conn. TPC River Highlands hosts a field that includes 39 players who were in the year’s second major. Kevin Streelman defends a title he won last year, finishing with seven consecutive birdies to pick up the win.

Here are our top five players for this week’s Travelers Championship:

1. Brandt Snedeker — Great putting is a virtue at TPC River Highlands, so Sneds makes sense. Was T-8 at the U.S. Open with a great finish and now has three top-10 finishes in a row.

2. Patrick Reed — Patrick Reed tends to react well after a disappointment, and he was upset not to get the job done at the U.S. Open. Scores well and makes a lot of birdies, which is a must this week.

3. Bubba Watson — Watson won here in 2010 and is pretty much a lock to finish in the top 15 most years he plays here. We’ll see how he reacts to the frustration Chambers Bay caused him.

4. Louis Oosthuizen — Oosthuizen finished T-2 at the U.S. Open. Had he not been saddled by Tiger Woods and Rickie Fowler on Day 1 — where they shot a 28-over three-ball — he probably wins.

5. Kevin Na — Na is making his first appearance here in four years, but he missed the cut the prior two times he was in the old GHO. However, he’s been in the top 13 in four of his last six starts.

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