CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler beat Tom Kim with a par on the first playoff hole to win the Travelers Championship on Sunday — waiting out a disruption by climate protesters who sprayed powder on the 18th green — for his sixth win of the year.
That’s the most in one PGA Tour season since Tiger Woods won six in 2009 and the most by a player before July since Arnold Palmer in 1962.
It was Scheffler’s fourth victory of the year in the PGA Tour’s $20 million signature events, earning him a payday of $3.6 million. He also won the Masters and The Players Championship.
Scheffler closed with a 5-under 65 to post 22-under 258 at the TPC River Highlands. After the disruption on the 18th, which delayed play for about five minutes after police tackled the protesters, Scheffler left a 26-foot putt from the fringe on the
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