PGA Tour Brunch | The Travelers
Third Round Coverage from TPC River Highlands | Travelers
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of PGA Tour Brunch and Digital Sports Desk
CROMWELL - Scottie Scheffler (1st/-16), the World No. 1 and 2024 Travelers Championship winner, posted an impressive (60), equaling the lowest second-round score in Travelers Championship history (Tommy Bolt/1954/Wethersfield Country Club; Patrick Cantlay/2011/TPC River Highlands).
Scheffler’s 60 equals the best round of the season.
The others:
Andrew Putnam (The American Express/R2/T2)
Blades Brown (The American Express/R2/T18)
Si Woo Kim (THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson/R2/2nd)
Wyndham Clark (THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson/R4/won)
Scheffler was one stroke shy of joining Jim Furyk as the only players with multiple sub-60 rounds on the PGA TOUR. Scheffler recorded a second-round 59 at the 2020 FedEx St. Jude Championship.
Furyk’s sub-60 rounds: 2016 Travelers Championship (58/R4) and 2013 BMW Championship (59/R2)
At 16-under (124), sets opening 36-hole scoring record at this event (previous: 125, Denny McCarthy and Keegan Bradley in 2023).
Viktor Hovland (2nd/-14) and Akshay Bhatia (T3/-12) both equaled their career-best rounds on the PGA TOUR. Hovland’s previous best - (61) - was recorded at 2023 BMW Championship/R4 and Bhatia’s previous best - (62) - was recorded at 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship/R1.
First-round leader Eric Cole (T3/-12) carded a 5-under (65) to sit four shots off the lead as he seeks first TOUR title in 123rd career start. He’s one of three players who are bogey-free through 36 holes (Ben Griffin, Aaron Rai).
Milford, Connecticut native Ben James (T14/-8), who earned TOUR membership as the No. 1 player from the 2026 PGA TOUR University Ranking, cards bogey-free 6-under 64 in the second round during his first Travelers Championship start as a professional and third overall.
Travelers Championship | Leaderboard After 36 Holes
1 Scottie Scheffler 64 60 124 (-16)
2 Viktor Hovland 65 61 126 (-14)
T3 Akshay Bhatia 66 62 128 (-12)
T3 Eric Cole 63 65 128 (-12)
T5 Three players -- -- 130 (-10)
Full Leaderboard: (link)
Travelers Championship | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
YARDS/PAR: 6,844 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECTS: Robert J. Ross/Maurice Kearney
PRIZE Money - Purse/Winner’s Share: $20,000,000/$3,600,000
OVERVIEW: (link)
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Keegan Bradley
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 700
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @TravelersChamp
The Travelers | The Basics
Tee Times at TPC River Highlands started at 7:50am (ET), continuing to 2:00pm (ET).
Weather: Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with temperatures ranging from 72 degrees to 82 degrees. A 15% chance of rain. Winds at 2 mph.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post by 9:00am (ET) Sunday
How to Watch | The Travelers Championship
Saturday, June 27, 2026 - (All Times Eastern Daylight)
7:45am - 6:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
12 Noon - 6:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM and Online
100pm - 6300pm - Golf Channel
3:00pm - 6:00pm - NBC
The Travelers | What They’re Saying
Scottie Shoots a (60) (PGATourCom)
Hovland Chasing Scheffler (PGATourCom)
How to Watch TPC River Highlands (PGATourCom)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
June 27, 2010 - Bubba Watson won his first PGA Tour event beating Corey Palin and Scott Verplank in a playoff at The Travelers Championship at Hartford, Connecticut. Watson overcame a six stroke deficit to force the playoff which he won on the second extra hole. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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