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Sunday 23 June 2024PGA TourYear in Review
Scheffler wins Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 June 2024 · Scottie Scheffler’s win no. 12 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 USD · Travelers · signature event; final round interrupted on the 72nd hole by climate protesters on the 18th green (about a five-minute delay)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R135°/21°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 36 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/21°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 31 · 9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/22°C · wind 8 km/h S, gusts 30 · 9.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/21°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 59 · 2.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Tom Kim KOR · 258birdied the 72nd hole from 10 feet for a 66 to force a playoff, lost to Scheffler's par on the first extra hole Scheffler outlasts protest on 18th green, Tom Kim to win Travelers for 6th victory of year (AP via CBS Sports recap)
71 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Scottie Scheffler
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
23 June 2024
Tom and I both tried to calm each other down so we could give it our best shot there on 18.
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
23 June 2024
As much as I love him, I would have loved to take that away from him
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
23 June 2024
Obviously it is a disruption and you don’t want it to happen, but for me it just kind of slowed things down
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 June 2024
It's great competing against one of my good buddies in Tom Kim, but it's also very difficult at the same time.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | 65 · 64 · 64 · 65 | 258 | −22 |
| 2 | Tom Kim | 62 · 65 · 65 · 66 | 258 | −22 |
| T3 | Tom Hoge | 69 · 63 · 66 · 62 | 260 | −20 |
| T3 | Sungjae Im | 67 · 64 · 63 · 66 | 260 | −20 |
| T5 | Patrick Cantlay | 68 · 65 · 64 · 65 | 262 | −18 |
| T5 | Tony Finau | 65 · 67 · 64 · 66 | 262 | −18 |
| T5 | Justin Thomas | 68 · 63 · 65 · 66 | 262 | −18 |
| T5 | Akshay Bhatia | 64 · 65 · 64 · 69 | 262 | −18 |
| T9 | Brian Harman | 67 · 69 · 65 · 62 | 263 | −17 |
| T9 | Wyndham Clark | 66 · 68 · 66 · 63 | 263 | −17 |
| T9 | Cameron Young | 72 · 66 · 59 · 66 | 263 | −17 |
| T9 | Shane Lowry | 69 · 62 · 65 · 67 | 263 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1996-06-21, Ridgewood, New Jersey; USA; turned pro 2018; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 2; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Travelers Championship (2024 week 25), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
- Driver TaylorMade Qi10 8°, Ventus Black 7 X
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi10 15°, Ventus Black 8 X
- Utility Iron Srixon ZU85 3, Nippon Pro Modus3 Hybrid Tour X
- Irons Srixon ZU85 4-iron
- Irons TaylorMade P7TW 5-PW, Dyankic Gold Tour Issue X100 X100
- Wedge Titleist Vokey SM8 50° (12° bounce, F grind), 56° (14° bounce, F grind), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 S400
- Wedge Titleist Vokey Design Wedgeworks Proto 60.5° (T grind), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 S400
- Putter TaylorMade Spider Tour X
- Ball Titleist Pro V1
standard bag, not confirmed for this week