CROMWELL, Conn. (WTNH) — Fans arrived early and waited through rain delays as the Travelers Championship wrapped up with a Monday playoff following storms that disrupted Sunday’s final round.

Spectators lined up in the early morning fog, some nearly two hours before tee time. Many returned after Sunday’s weather delays, including 12-year-old Landry Koafehn, who left with a memorable moment after receiving a souvenir from Scottie Scheffler’s caddie.

“The caddie walks by, and a bunch of my family said, ‘Hook him up! Hook him up!’ And then the caddy handed it to me,” Koafehn said.

Storms rolled through the area Sunday, bringing heavy rain, thunder, and lightning that forced a delay of about an hour and a half.

“We were absolutely drenched, and then we heard the horn,” Koafehn said. “So, we were all right going back to the car.”

Fans described rapidly changing conditions, with one golfer joking about unintentionally summoning the rain.

“It was so hot that I mistakenly said, ‘It would be nice to get a little sprinkle,’” said Tama Parsons, a golf fan. “And my husband said, ‘Why did you even say that?’ It turned into a downpour.”

Sunday’s delays stretched the day well into the evening, leaving fans guessing when play would resume.


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“It got a little weird there,” said Joe Kulesza of Torrington. “You start doing the math in your head, you see the time, and you know it takes a while to get the course ready and get the guys back out there.”

When Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland finished tied at the end of regulation, the sudden-death playoff was postponed until Monday — something tournament organizers anticipated.

“You know the history here at the tournament. We do have a likelihood of a playoff,” said Brian Zimmerli, a walking scoring chair at the event. “It’s an exciting finish, normally. A lot of players come down to the wire, so we prepare for the playoff.”

With just two players competing, only one walking scorer was needed as fans returned Monday morning for the finish under clear skies.

The playoff came down to two putts.

Hovland made his from about seven feet, while Scheffler missed from four feet, sealing the win.

For fans, the extended weekend was memorable — even as it stretched into Monday and disrupted teardown plans at the course.