Scottie Scheffler Leads Travelers Championship by Two Shots After Second-Round 60

Scottie Scheffler shot a 10-under-par 60 in the second round of the Travelers Championship on Friday at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, finishing at 16-under 124 to lead Viktor Hovland by two shots after Hovland shot 61. He finished at 16-under 124 and leads Viktor Hovland by two shots.

Scheffler missed a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have given him a second sub-60 round in PGA Tour history.

He had bogeyed the par-4 second hole after missing an 8-foot par putt. Hovland shot 61, matching his career-best PGA Tour round. He needed birdies on the final two holes for a 59 but made pars instead.

Akshay Bhatia shot 62 to stand at 12-under. Eric Cole also reached 12-under after a 65 in which he parred his final eight holes. Matt Fitzpatrick, Bud Cauley and Ben Griffin each shot 66 and were tied for fifth at 10-under.

Scheffler shot 59 in the second round of the 2020 Northern Trust at TPC Boston. Jim Furyk remains the only player with a sub-60 round on the PGA Tour, having posted 59 in 2013 and 58 in 2016. Scheffler won the Travelers Championship two years ago and tied for fourth in the U.S.

Open before this event. His most recent victory was The American Express. “Going out this morning, you definitely had a feeling the conditions were going to be easier, so you need to go out there and try and take advantage of it,” Scheffler said.

Hovland said the course was more gettable than the day before. Bhatia noted that players must keep making birdies and limit mistakes on the layout. The Travelers Championship is the final signature event of the 2026 PGA Tour regular season.