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Monday 29 June 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Hovland wins Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut · Thursday 25 to Monday 29 June 2026 · Viktor Hovland’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 USD · Travelers · 90-minute rain delay Sunday; regulation finished in near darkness, playoff played Monday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/13°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 24 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/18°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 9.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/19°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 17 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/18°C · wind 9 km/h SSE, gusts 19 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R531°/16°C · wind 7 km/h NNW, gusts 21 · 0 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
- Scottie Scheffler USA · 259forced a playoff with an 8-foot par putt on the 72nd hole in near darkness, then hit 8-iron to 4 feet on the first extra hole Monday and missed the birdie putt Viktor Hovland wins Travelers in Monday playoff when Scheffler misses short birdie putt (AP via WSLS)
72 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Viktor Hovland
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP (via WSLS)
29 June 2026
Winning in the playoff against Scottie — best player in the world — that was pretty satisfying.
AP (via WSLS)
29 June 2026
It’s one of those putts that if I make mine, his gets significantly tougher, and if I miss, he probably will make his.
AP (via WSLS)
29 June 2026
Maybe I hit it a little firmer than I intended to.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Hovland | 65 · 61 · 64 · 69 | 259 | −21 |
| 2 | Scottie Scheffler | 64 · 60 · 67 · 68 | 259 | −21 |
| 3 | Collin Morikawa | 69 · 66 · 64 · 61 | 260 | −20 |
| 4 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 64 · 66 · 67 · 64 | 261 | −19 |
| T5 | Wyndham Clark | 68 · 64 · 65 · 65 | 262 | −18 |
| T5 | Akshay Bhatia | 66 · 62 · 67 · 67 | 262 | −18 |
| T7 | Corey Conners | 65 · 68 · 67 · 63 | 263 | −17 |
| T7 | Alex Fitzpatrick | 69 · 66 · 64 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| T7 | J.J. Spaun | 66 · 65 · 68 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| T10 | Robert MacIntyre | 67 · 65 · 67 · 65 | 264 | −16 |
| T10 | Ben Griffin | 64 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 264 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1997-09-18, Oslo, Norway; NOR; turned pro 2019; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 30 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 30 -> rankAfter 12), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Ping G440 LST 9°, Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X (VeloCore+)
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi4D 15°, Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
- Hybrid Ping G440 3-hybrid, Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 85 X
- Irons Ping i210 4-PW, KBS Tour-V 120 X
- Wedge Ping s259 True Temper
- Wedge Ping Glide 2.0 60°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Putter Ping PLD DS72
- Ball Titleist Pro V1
verified for this week