PGA Tour Brunch | The Travelers
R-3 Preview of the 2025 Travelers | TPC River Highlands
By TERRY LYONS, Editor-in-Chief of Digital Sports Desk
CROMWELL - What was the song of the day on Friday at the 2025 Travelers Championship?
“Who's peekin' out from under a stairway
Callin' a name that's lighter than air?
Who's bendin' down to give me a rainbow?
Everyone knows it's Windy.”
With apologies to The Association (music group of the ‘60s), yes, it was quite windy on Friday, especially when Scottie Scheffler was on the course.
Scheffler remains T-1st along with scorching hot Justin Thomas (64) and veteran Tommy Fleetwood (65), who each dodged the windy conditions to post big time scores to roll into contention for the $4m first place prize this weekend at beautiful TPC River Highlands.
Thomas carded five consecutive birdies (Nos. 11-15) en route to his (64), his ninth consecutive round in the 60s at TPC River Highlands. It’s his 15th career 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and second this season (RBC Heritage/Won) and he’s batting .500, 7-for-14 in converting to victory to date.
Thomas’ 4-under (31) tied his lowest back-nine score at this event (fifth time) and he’s a remarkable 34-under in his last nine rounds at Travelers Championship.
Tommy Fleetwood is the only player with multiple eagles through 36 holes (Nos. 13 and 15/R2). Friday marked his seventh career stroke-play round on TOUR with multiple eagles (most recent: 2023 U.S. Open/R4)
Fleetwood’s is a cumulative 6-under on holes No. 13 and 15 combined through 36 holes.
General Notes:
First-round co-leader Austin Eckroat (T5/-7) made his fourth start at the Travelers Championship (T47/2021, T24/2023, T27/2024). He made his PGA TOUR debut at the 2021 Travelers Championship on a sponsor exemption.
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy (T9/-5) was 3-over through four holes en route to carding a 1-over (71). McIlroy has finished in the Top-20 in five previous starts at the Travelers Championship (best: T7/2023).
Popular 13-time PGA TOUR winner Jason Day’s (4th/-8) is on track for his best result in 10 appearances at Travelers Championship is T8/2019. His best finish in 11 starts this season was a T3/American Express.
The 70.686 scoring average Friday marked the highest single-round scoring average at Travelers Championship since 2017 (70.824/R2).
Si Woo Kim withdrew during the second round with a back injury.
The Travelers | Leaderboard After 36 Holes
T1 Justin Thomas 67 64 131 (-9)
T1 Scottie Scheffler 62 69 131 (-9)
T1 Tommy Fleetwood 66 65 131 (-9)
4 Jason Day 66 66 132 (-8)
Full Leaderboard: (PGATourCom)
Travelers Championship | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT
YARDS/PAR: 6,844 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECTS: Robert J. Ross/Maurice Kearney
PRIZE Money - Purse/Winner’s Share: $20,000,000/$4,000,000
OVERVIEW: (link)
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Scottie Scheffler
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 700
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @TravelersChamp
The Travelers | The Basics
The third round Tee Times at TPC River Highlands start at 8:30am (ET) and go to 2:30pm (ET). There was no cut.
Weather: Sunny skies in the morning turning partly cloudy with temperatures rising from 74 to 86 degrees. There’s a slight chance (15%) of rain in the late afternoon. Winds 6-8 mph, gusting.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 8:00am (ET) Sunday
The Travelers - Field and Tee Times
The Field: (link)
Tee Times: (link)
How to Watch The Travelers
Saturday, June 21, 2025 - (All Times Eastern)
8:30am - 6:30pm - ESPN+ Streaming
1:00 - 6:30pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM and Online
1:00pm - 3:00pm - Golf Channel, NBC Sports App
3:00pm - 6:30pm - CBS
How to Watch - (link)
The Travelers | What They’re Saying
Scheffler Slips, Tied at Travelers (ESPN)
Si Woo Kim (back) WDs (Golf Week)
How to Watch R-3 of the Travelers (Golf Week)
On This Day in Golf History
June 21, 1970 - Tony Jacklin shot under par in all four rounds and finished his wire-to-wire win at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minnesota to become the first player from England to win the US Open since Ted Ray in 1920. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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