Scheffler Forces Travelers Playoff After Weather Delay

Scottie Scheffler forced a sudden-death playoff at the Travelers Championship by making an 8-foot par putt on the 18th hole Sunday, sending the event into Monday after an 83-minute weather delay pushed play past sunset. The playoff will begin at the same hole, with the two players repeating the 18th until one records a lower score.

Hovland entered the final round holding a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler. The pair reached the 18th tee separated by one stroke after Scheffler had led Hovland by two strokes entering the third round. Hovland birdied the closing hole while Scheffler made bogey, reversing the order at the top of the leaderboard. Hovland finished at 14 under par, one stroke ahead of Scheffler.

Cantlay and Akshay Bhatia sit five strokes behind the leaders. Hovland said the course layout has allowed the top two players to separate from the field but noted that a low round Sunday could bring others into contention. "The beauty of this golf course is that I think Scottie and I have separated ourselves from the rest of the field, but at the same time, 14 or 15 under is still very much in this thing if they go and shoot a very low score tomorrow," Hovland said.

Scheffler posted the tournament-low round of 10-under 60 earlier in the week. Ten additional rounds of 63 or better have been recorded through three rounds. Hovland said both leaders must replicate their third-round form to maintain the advantage. "So we still have to go out there and play very similar to what we did today.

Otherwise, we're bringing in a lot more guys," he said.