{"id":4308,"date":"2026-06-27T23:04:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T23:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4308"},"modified":"2026-06-27T23:04:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T23:04:30","slug":"hovland-flips-the-script-on-scheffler-and-takes-the-lead-at-travelers-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4308","title":{"rendered":"Hovland flips the script on Scheffler and takes the lead at Travelers Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) \u2014 Viktor Hovland was trying to keep up with Scottie Scheffler until he flipped the script on the final hole Saturday with a 6-foot birdie for a 6-under 64 that gave him a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Travelers Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4306\">Triple-murder suspect\u2019s wife defends her husband in court<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scheffler from 25 feet on the fringe ran his putt some 8 feet past the cup and missed it coming back for a bogey and a 67, the first time he trailed all day.<\/p>\n<p>It was the second straight year Scheffler fell from the top of the leaderboard going into the weekend at the TPC River Highlands, though this was no cause for alarm. A year ago, he opened with a triple bogey, shot 72 and fell nine shots behind.<\/p>\n<p>This was one hole, and he was only one shot behind as the world\u2019s No. 1 player tries to win for the first time since the start to his season in the California desert.<\/p>\n<p>Hovland was at 20-under 190 and gets another afternoon with Scheffler on Sunday. The next closest players were Patrick Cantlay (64) and Akshay Bhatia (67), who were five shots behind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a golf course where you can see some numbers be shot. You know, guys can shoot pretty low,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cGoing into tomorrow just try to execute, have a good round, and see where that puts me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler is enormously popular and the TPC Highlands had a vocal gallery. Hovland had plenty of support from a Norway contingent that drove over from Boston following a World Cup loss to France. Hovland gave them plenty of opportunity to do the \u201crow\u201d that has become so popular in the stadium and subway stations and wherever they gather.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4304\">Pittsburgh is twin city after Penguins draft Markus Ruck in 2nd round after Liam in 1st<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hovland knows it well. Oddly enough, it was the first time he had seen it live.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, we\u2019re Vikings, so it\u2019s kind of in our DNA,\u201d Hovland said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of funny, that\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve ever seen it. I think that\u2019s the first time we\u2019ve ever done it, especially in the World Cup. So yeah, it took us 1,000 years to figure it out. I think it\u2019s pretty cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hovland started two shots behind and it took him four holes \u2014 three birdies \u2014 to catch Scheffler. From there, it was a bit of a pillow fight as they matched mostly pars, two birdies and one bogey to remain tied.<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler regained the lead with a lob wedge to 2 feet on the 14th. Both got up-and-down from the front of the green on the reachable par-4 15th \u2014 Scheffler with a nifty chip that floated up the slope and trickled down to the pin \u2014 and exchanged pars going to the 18th.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where it flipped, giving Hovland the lead.<\/p>\n<p>There was separation, but not a duel given the nature of this course that allows for low scoring and dynamic finishes because of the closing hole.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe beauty of this golf course is that I think Scottie and I have separated ourselves from the rest of the field, but at the same time, 14 or 15 under is still very much in this thing if they go and shoot a very low score tomorrow,\u201d Hovland said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we still have to go out there and play very similar to what we did today,\u201d he said. \u201cOtherwise, we\u2019re bringing in a lot more guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4302\">White Sox chairman Reinsdorf officiates wedding of former Rookie of Year Kittle during game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP golf: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/golf<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CROMWELL, Conn. 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