PGA Tour Brunch | The Travelers
Final Round Coverage of the 2026 Travelers Championship | Conn
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of PGA Tour Brunch and Digital Sports Desk
CROMWELL - Norway’s Viktor Hovland (1st /-20) is seeking his eighth PGA TOUR title in his 146th start, at age 28 years, 9 months, 10 days. He has two top-five finishes since his last win at the 2025 Valspar Championship with close calls at: 3rd/2025 U.S. Open, and 3rd/2026 RBC Canadian Open).
Hovland holds his sixth 54-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and is 4-for-5 to date in converting to victory, including:
2025 Valspar Championship
2023 TOUR Championship
2021 World Wide Technology Championship
2020 Puerto Rico Open
This tournament could become the 10th 54-hole leader/co-leader to win on TOUR this season (individual stroke-play events).
For those of you who thought Scottie Scheffler would be six strokes ahead as opposed to one stroke back, surprise!
Scheffler (2nd/-19), the World No. 1 and FedExCup leader, is seeking his 21st win in his 164th start at the age of 30 years, 7 days and, with a win, would become the 36th player to reach 21 wins on the PGA TOUR and move to T32 on the all-time wins list.
Others: Davis Love III, Willie MacFarlane, Lanny Wadkins, Craig Wood
Scheffler, the 2024 Travelers Championship winner, could become the ninth player to win the event multiple times.
PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai (T22/-10) is the only player in the field bogey-free through 54 holes.
Travelers Championship | Leaderboard After 54 Holes
1 Viktor Hovland 65 61 64 190 (-20)
2 Scottie Scheffler 64 60 67 191 (-19)
T3 Patrick Cantlay 65 66 64 195 (-15)
T3 Akshay Bhatia 66 62 67 195 (-15)
T5 Five players -- -- -- 197 (-13)
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 8:45am (ET), continuing to 2:55pm (ET).
Weather: Today’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a 15% chance of rain at Noon, and 23% chance by 3:00pm as the leaders tee-off. Winds 2-5 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
Sunday, June 28, 2026 - (All Times Eastern Daylight)
9:00am - 7:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
2:00pm - 7:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM and Online
2:00pm - 4:00pm - Golf Channel
4:00pm - 7:00pm - NBC
The Travelers | What They’re Saying
Hovland Rowing in the Right Direction (PGATourCom)
Scheffler Lurks (PGATourCom)
How to Watch the Final Round (PGATourCom)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
June 28, 2009 - Forty-eight year old Kenny Penny won his 14th and final PGA Tour event, shooting a final round (63) and a tournament record (258) to win The Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut. Perry finished three strokes ahead of Paul Goydos and David Toms. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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