Everything you need to know: Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland set for Monday playoff at the Travelers Championship
Sometimes, 72 holes just aren’t enough.
After four days of world-class golf and a lengthy weather delay Sunday afternoon, the Travelers Championship will be decided Monday morning in a sudden-death playoff between World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and World No. 8 Viktor Hovland at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.
The format couldn’t be simpler.
Scheffler and Hovland will return to the 18th tee at 9 a.m. ET and play the finishing hole. If they tie the hole, they’ll do it again. And again. And again. The first player to win a hole walks away with the Travelers Championship trophy.
Match Information
Event: Travelers Championship Playoff
Course: TPC River Highlands (Par 70), Cromwell, Connecticut
Streaming: Peacock, NBC Sports App
Radio: SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio
By the numbers
Category
Scottie Scheffler
Viktor Hovland
Official World Golf Ranking
No. 1
No. 8
Score
21-under
21-under
Final Round
68 (-2)
69 (-1)
PGA Tour Playoff Record
2-2
1-0
Betting Odds
-155
+200
Weather forecast
Monday morning should provide ideal scoring conditions with temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s, light winds and only a slight chance of lingering showers after Sunday’s storms forced the tournament into an extra day.
What’s at stake?
Scheffler needed a clutch 8-foot par putt on the 72nd hole Sunday evening just to force Monday’s playoff. Hovland came within inches of draining a tournament-winning birdie moments earlier before settling for par. Neither blinked, and now they’ll settle it head-to-head.
For Scheffler, it’s an opportunity to add another signature event victory and reinforce his status as the world’s best player. For Hovland, it’s a chance to knock off the game’s biggest star and claim one of the PGA Tour’s premier titles.
No cut. No leaderboard watching. No strategy involving 154 other golfers.
Just two of the world’s best players, one hole at a time, until somebody finally wins.