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Scottie Scheffler, world No.1, won the Tour Championship to secure his second FedEx Cup and a $10m prize, finishing 16-under after a final-round 66 and moving to the PGA Tour career money lead; Viktor Hovland was runner-up at 13-under and Ryan Gerard third at 12-under, with Rory McIlroy and Alex Fitzpatrick among the others in contention.
Viktor Hovland extended his lead to 15-under with a 65, one stroke clear of the field entering Sunday’s Tour Championship final round, while Rory McIlroy blasted a 63 to sit five behind and Scottie Scheffler at 12-under in pursuit as the FedEx Cup title remains up for grabs in Atlanta.
World number one Scottie Scheffler will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the St Jude Championship after a 68 left him at 13-under; Sam Burns shot a bogey-free 62 to move to 11-under alongside Im Sung-jae, with Tommy Fleetwood at 8-under. Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose stumbled on the 18th to fall back; the top 50 FedEx standings advance to BMW, then Tour Championship, setting up Scheffler and Burns in the final pairing.
Scottie Scheffler weighed in on the growing McIlroy–DeChambeau rivalry after The Open, defending DeChambeau amid a controversial two‑stroke penalty and a threatened withdrawal, while McIlroy criticized him as performative and not worth defending. Scheffler urged that in golf rivalries are more about the competition with the course than personal jabs, with tensions and future Ryder Cup‑style matchups likely to keep the storyline alive.
Scottie Scheffler arrives at Royal Birkdale off a rare missed cut as he defends the Open on a heat-stressed, redesigned links course. Rory McIlroy pursues a first home major, with English contenders like Aaron Rai, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose in the mix. The event also features feel-good amateur stories, including David Howard, plus a wedding subplot as Joe Dean—who earned the final spot—plans to marry his fiancée Emily Lyle, who will also caddie for him, all under a new crowd-conduct code to curb heckling.
Viktor Hovland won the Travelers Championship in a Monday playoff after Scottie Scheffler missed a short birdie putt on the final hole, securing the title at the TPC River Highlands.
Viktor Hovland edged world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in a Monday playoff at the Travelers Championship to win at TPC River Highlands, his eighth PGA Tour victory and first since the 2025 Valspar Championship. The two were tied at 21-under, traded leads through the final rounds amid rain delays, and Hovland sealed the win after Scheffler missed a four-foot par save, becoming the first international winner of the event since 2016.
Scottie Scheffler drilled a clutch par putt on the 18th to finish tied with Viktor Hovland and force a Monday playoff at the Travelers Championship after weather suspended play and water on the 18th.
Scottie Scheffler forced a Monday playoff against Viktor Hovland at the rain-delayed Travelers Championship after draining an 8-foot par putt on the 18th to finish 21-under 259. Hovland, who also shot 69 to join at 21-under, will resume the playoff at 9 a.m. Monday, the first PGA TOUR event to extend to a second day since last year’s Players Championship. Collin Morikawa finished at 20-under 260 after a late push, while weather and daylight limited the Sunday finish.
Scheffler and Hovland will head to a Monday playoff at the Travelers Championship after finishing 72 holes tied at 21 under, with an 83-minute rain delay interrupting play; Collin Morikawa shot 61 to climb into solo third as the field heads to a $20 million purse playoff, with Golf Channel coverage at 9 a.m. ET.
Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland sit tied for the 54-hole lead at 21-under in a weather-delayed Travelers Championship, with Collin Morikawa at 20-under in the clubhouse; rain and lightning have suspended play as final-round action looms.
After a near-90-minute weather delay, Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland head to a Monday playoff at the Travelers Championship, finishing 21-under to force a sudden-death decision on No. 18; play resumes with the playoff set for 9 a.m. ET, while Collin Morikawa was one back at 20-under after a 61.
Wyndham Clark enters the final round at Shinnecock with a six-shot lead (-7) after a standout third round, while Scottie Scheffler and a pursuing group (including Tom Kim, Sahith Theegala and Sam Burns) trail well behind. Niemann posted a 66 on his earlier rounds, adding to the day’s narrative, but Clark’s task is to navigate nerves and close out his first major on a tough, fast course with the field continuing to press.
Entering Round 3 at the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, Clark sits four strokes ahead in a field of 156 vying for a $22.5 million prize, with top contenders including Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young.
At Aronimink, halfway through the US PGA Championship, two-under leads; Scheffler shot 71 after early bogeys and criticized the tournament’s pin placements as the hardest he’s faced on tour, singling out the 14th. Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy sit at four under, with Aldrich Potgieter briefly at five under before back-to-back bogeys. Hideki Matsuyama is two back, along with Chris Gotterup and Min Woo Lee, while Rory McIlroy sits three under after a rough start. Scoring remains tight as wind and course setup test the field ahead of the weekend.