Scheffler and Hovland head to Monday playoff after Travelers delay

Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland spent Sunday night resetting for a playoff that a near 90-minute weather delay turned into a Monday finish at the Travelers Championship. After 72 holes at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, the two stars were tied at 21 under, with Collin Morikawa one shot back.

Storms moved over the course late in the final round and officials determined there was not enough daylight to begin the playoff. The result pushed the PGA Tour’s final Signature Event into extra time, with the playoff scheduled for 9 a.m. ET Monday on the par-4 18th hole.

The Travelers carried a $20 million purse, and the winner was due 700 FedExCup points in one of the Tour’s eight Signature Events. TPC River Highlands was playing as a par-70 at 6,844 yards, a compact test that had already produced a tight finish before the weather interruption froze the leaderboard.

Both players had to leave the course after trading the lead over the closing stretch, then return Monday after a delay that interrupted rhythm, momentum and final-round preparation. The playoff also extended the event into Monday, the first PGA Tour tournament to do so since THE PLAYERS Championship last year.

Keegan Bradley entered the week as the defending champion after winning the 2025 Travelers Championship at 15 under. Jim Furyk still holds the course record at 58, set in 2016, a reminder of how low scores can go at TPC River Highlands when the weather cooperates. Hovland beat Scheffler down the stretch at the 2023 BMW Championship before going on to win the FedExCup.