Both Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland wanted it to end on the 72nd hole at TPC River Highlands. Neither one let it.

After Hovland's 25-footer slid by the edge of the cup by inches and ended with 69, Scheffler hammered his 30-foot putt 8 feet by the hole. Then Scheffler brilliantly made his big par putt for a 68 to match Hovland at 21-under par to force a sudden-death playoff and let out an emotional fist pump and shout.

Now, according to the X handle of PGA Tour Communication, The Travelers Championship heads to the PGA TOUR's sixth playoff of the season, and will begin at 9 a.m. ET Monday.

They’ll play the 18th hole on repeat until one player eventually wins. It'll be the first time a PGA Tour event has gone an extra day since the Players Championship last year.

Hovland entered Sunday with a one-shot lead, but Scheffler surged ahead before a lightning strike forced an 83-minute weather delay while the leaders were through 13 holes.

When play resumed, the course was soaked, and the greens were softer. Hovland was the one who seemed to reset best. He birdied the first two holes after the restart and got himself right back into the fight.

"I hit some good shots and then some bad shots, and I just couldn't quite get a flow in," Hovland said, per ESPN. "So, it was nice to just get completely off the golf course and reset, and I felt a lot better coming back. So, sometimes that's all you need."

Scheffler still had to survive a few bad moments before he could make that last putt count. On the reachable par-4 15th, his shot from wet rough raced over the green and down the slope, forcing another par save. Then he missed a 10-foot birdie chance on 17.

And on the 18th, he drove into heavy rough before hitting a strong recovery shot to keep his week alive.

"It's more fun when you're making the ones to win," Scheffler said, per ESPN. "But to keep yourself in it is also nice. Like I said, I live another day until tomorrow and will be coming out in the morning and see what I can do."

Collin Morikawa’s 61 almost stole the show

While Scheffler and Hovland were having all the headlines, Collin Morikawa was putting together the single best round of the week — and for a while, the best score.

Collin Morikawa started Sunday nine shots behind Hovland. Then he shot a 9-under 61 to reach 20-under 260 and finish one shot out of the playoff.

"The thought of actually having a chance, waiting it out, didn't really cross my mind," Morikawa said after the round, per ESPN. "But I told my wife earlier this morning, 'Let's shoot 61 and end the three-week stretch on a good note.' And sometimes the way you manifest things works out."

He had to wait about three hours, including the weather delay, to find out that his charge would end in solo third.

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Written by

Md Saife Fida

Edited by

Shubhi Rathore