Live 2026 Travelers Championship PGA Tournament News & Recap
Cromwell, Connecticut - TPC River Highlands
Discover the legacy of the Travelers Championship, a premier PGA Tour event known for dramatic finishes and charitable impact at TPC River Highlands.
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TPC River Highlands OverviewDates: June 25-28, 2027
Location: Cromwell, Connecticut
Format: 72-hole stroke play
2026 Champion: Victor Hovland
Field: 156 PGA Tour professionals
Purse: $10.5 million
The Travelers Championship combines world-class golf with a commitment to community, raising millions for local charities annually at the scenic TPC River Highlands.
The 2026 Travelers Championship finished with a heavyweight playoff at TPC River Highlands. Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler both finished regulation at 21-under and 259, with Hovland closing in 69 and Scheffler answering with 68. In sudden death on the par-4 18th, Hovland made birdie and Scheffler missed his birdie try to extend it, giving Hovland the Travelers title.
CaddyBytes ⛳ 2026 Travelers Championship Final Recap: Sunday did not settle the tournament. Hovland began the final round with the narrow edge over Scheffler, but the world No. 1 kept pushing and eventually matched him at the top of the board. Hovland’s final-round 69 and Scheffler’s 68 left both players tied at 21-under, forcing the championship into a Monday morning sudden-death playoff.
Behind the playoff, Collin Morikawa made the biggest final-round move near the top. His closing 61 pushed him to 20-under and solo third, one shot out of the playoff. Matt Fitzpatrick also charged with a final-round 64 to finish fourth at 19-under, while Akshay Bhatia and Wyndham Clark tied for fifth at 18-under.
The playoff opened on the par-4 18th with preferred lies in effect after the rain. Hovland had the honor and found the fairway, and Scheffler followed with a controlled fade that finished side by side with Hovland’s ball. It immediately turned into the kind of head-to-head finish the tournament deserved: two elite players in position, one hole, one title.
Scheffler hit first into the 18th green and judged the spin perfectly, landing his approach just past the hole and pulling it back into a makeable birdie range. Hovland then answered with a strong approach of his own, drawing a loud reaction from the Monday gallery and leaving both players with birdie chances on fresh greens.
Hovland putted first and poured in the birdie, with the ball catching the right side and dropping. That put the pressure back on Scheffler, who had made several big pressure putts during regulation. This time, his birdie putt stayed out, and Hovland had the sudden-death win over the world No. 1.
The playoff win gave Hovland the 2026 Travelers Championship and his eighth PGA TOUR victory. It was a sharp finish to a wild scoring week at TPC River Highlands, where the leaderboard included a 60 from Scheffler, a 61 from both Hovland and Morikawa, and a final playoff decided by one birdie on the 18th green.
Final scoreboard from screenshots: Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler finished tied at 21-under and 259. Hovland won the sudden-death playoff with a birdie on the par-4 18th. Collin Morikawa finished solo third at 20-under after a closing 61, with Matt Fitzpatrick fourth at 19-under.
| Position | Player | Score | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇴 Viktor Hovland | -21 | 65 | 61 | 64 | 69 | 259 | Won playoff |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 Scottie Scheffler | -21 | 64 | 60 | 67 | 68 | 259 | Lost playoff |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 Collin Morikawa | -20 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 260 | Solo third |
| 4 | 🏴 Matt Fitzpatrick | -19 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 261 | Solo fourth |
| T5 | 🇺🇸 Akshay Bhatia | -18 | 66 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 262 | Tied fifth |
| T5 | 🇺🇸 Wyndham Clark | -18 | 68 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 262 | Tied fifth |
| T7 | 🇨🇦 Corey Conners | -17 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 263 | Top 10 |
| T7 | 🏴 Alex Fitzpatrick | -17 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 263 | Top 10 |
| T7 | 🇺🇸 J.J. Spaun | -17 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 64 | 263 | Top 10 |
| T12 | 🇺🇸 Russell Henley | -15 | 66 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 265 | — |
| T14 | 🇺🇸 Keegan Bradley | -14 | 67 | 65 | 70 | 64 | 266 | — |
| T14 | 🇺🇸 Patrick Cantlay | -14 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 71 | 266 | — |
| T14 | 🇺🇸 Bud Cauley | -14 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 66 | 266 | — |
| T14 | 🏴 Tommy Fleetwood | -14 | 67 | 64 | 70 | 65 | 266 | — |
| T14 | 🇩🇰 Nicolai Højgaard | -14 | 71 | 66 | 67 | 62 | 266 | — |
| T14 | 🇯🇵 Hideki Matsuyama | -14 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 266 | — |
| T14 | 🇺🇸 Denny McCarthy | -14 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 266 | — |
| T14 | 🇺🇸 Justin Thomas | -14 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 266 | — |
| T22 | 🇮🇪 Shane Lowry | -13 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 70 | 267 | — |
| T22 | 🇺🇸 Keith Mitchell | -13 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 69 | 267 | — |
| T22 | 🇳🇴 Kristoffer Reitan | -13 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 267 | — |
| T25 | 🇺🇸 Daniel Berger | -12 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 268 | — |
Leaderboard shape: Hovland and Scheffler separated the tournament into a two-man finish, but the final board still showed plenty of Sunday movement. Morikawa’s 61 nearly stole the trophy from behind, while Conners closed in 63 and Højgaard posted a 62 from the lower chase pack.
Final scoring theme: TPC River Highlands kept giving up low numbers, but the trophy came down to execution on the 18th. Both playoff approaches were strong. Hovland made the birdie putt, Scheffler missed, and the title went to Norway.
Final takeaway: The Travelers delivered exactly the kind of finish the Saturday board promised. Hovland had to survive Scheffler’s chase, then beat him directly in sudden death. After 72 holes could not separate them, Hovland made the only putt that mattered on Monday morning.
Tournament summary: Hovland wins the 2026 Travelers Championship in a playoff over Scheffler after both finished at 21-under. Morikawa finished one shot back at 20-under, Matt Fitzpatrick took solo fourth at 19-under, and the week will be remembered for huge scoring swings, a Friday 60 from Scheffler, and Hovland’s sudden-death birdie at 18.
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