Playoff set after weather delay
Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland are scheduled for a sudden-death playoff on Monday morning at the Travelers Championship. The final round on Sunday was impacted by a 90-minute delay due to storms over TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut. Officials determined there was insufficient daylight to begin the playoff on Sunday.
The playoff is set to begin at 9 a.m. Monday. This marks the first time a PGA TOUR event has extended to an extra day since the THE PLAYERS Championship last year. Scheffler expressed his determination, stating, “It’s more fun when you’re making the ones to win. But to keep yourself in it is also nice. Like I said, I live another day until tomorrow, and will be coming out in the morning and see what I can do.”
Both Scheffler and Hovland had birdie opportunities on the 18th hole. Scheffler’s 30-foot putt went 8 feet past the hole, while Hovland’s 25-foot attempt narrowly missed. Hovland tapped in for a 69, and Scheffler made an 8-foot par putt for a 68, matching Hovland at 21-under 259.
Dramatic final round
Hovland began the final round with a one-shot lead over Scheffler. However, he found himself two shots behind when play was halted by rain and lightning on the 14th hole, with both players in the fairway. Hovland managed to sink a 15-foot birdie putt from just off the green to close the gap to one shot. Scheffler then made a 6-foot par putt to maintain his lead.
On the par-4 15th, Scheffler’s pitch from the rough went over the back of the green and down a slope. He chipped onto the green and made another par putt, while Hovland secured his third consecutive birdie, tying the score. Scheffler missed a 10-foot birdie chance on the 17th. He then hit a shot from the wet rough on the 18th fairway to within 30 feet.
Hovland described his round as inconsistent, noting, “I hit some good shots and then some bad shots and I just couldn’t quite get a flow in. So it was nice to just get completely off the golf course and reset and I felt a lot better coming back. So sometimes that’s all you need.” The rain delay appeared to benefit Hovland, allowing him to regain composure.
Collin Morikawa finished strong with a shot from a bunker on the 18th to within 10 feet, securing his ninth birdie of the round. He posted a score of 20-under 260. Morikawa, who started the day nine shots behind the leader, waited approximately three hours, including the delay, before departing. He commented on his performance, saying, “The thought of actually having a chance, waiting it out, didn’t really cross my mind. But I told my wife earlier this morning, ‘Let’s shoot 61 and end the three-week stretch on a good note.’ And sometimes the way you manifest things works out.”
Matt Fitzpatrick finished fourth after shooting a 64. U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, despite a draining week, played well until a shot into the water on the 17th resulted in a bogey. Clark finished with a 65, three shots behind the leaders.
The Travelers Championship is a PGA Tour event held at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut. The course, a par 70, measures 6,844 yards. The prize fund for the 2026 event is $20 million, with $3.6 million allocated for the winner.
Past winners of the Travelers Championship include Keegan Bradley in 2023, Xander Schauffele in 2022, Harris English in 2021, Dustin Johnson in 2020, Chez Reavie in 2019, Bubba Watson in 2018, Jordan Spieth in 2017, and Russell Knox in 2016.
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Source: pgatour.com
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