WiretoWire: Scottie Scheffler makes it six at Travelers Championship
Another start, another victory. Make it six for Scottie Scheffler this FedExCup Season, this time in a playoff at the Travelers Championship. After celebrating their birthdays earlier in the week which they share – Scheffler being six years older than Kim – the two took the stage at TPC River Highlands for extra holes after Kim’s gutsy birdie on the 72nd hole to match Scheffler at 22-under 258. Scheffler came out on top with a two-putt par on the first extra hole, the par-4 18th, after a mistake from Kim left him plugged in the greenside bunker and unable to get up-and-down for a 4. Scheffler’s sixth win of the season coming before July makes him It’s another historical milestone in Scheffler’s mind-bending season with all of his victories coming in just 14 starts.
”It’s pretty special,” Scheffler said on matching Palmer’s winning clip. “It’s been a great season. I’ve been fortunate to come away with some wins and it’s been a lot of fun. He’s a great player, a great champion. It was fun battling him today.”
With his fourth Signature Event win of the season, Scheffler opens a 2,510-point gap over Xander Schauffele in the FedExCup.