For most professional golfers, a five-month gap between PGA Tour victories barely qualifies as a drought.For world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, it’s long enough to make people wonder if something is wrong.The Travelers Championship made that notion look pretty silly, even if Scheffler still has to wait until Monday morning to see if the drought ends.Scheffler and Viktor Hovland finished regulation tied at 21-under Sunday at TPC River Highlands, setting up a rare Monday playoff at the Travelers Championship after weather and darkness prevented the tournament from being decided before the end of the day.The playoff is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. ET on the par-4 18th hole. The Travelers Championship playoff format is sudden death, meaning the player with the lower score on a playoff hole wins. If Scheffler and Hovland tie the hole, they keep going until someone finally separates.For Scheffler, it means the winless streak is not over yet.SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER SAYS BEING THE NO. 1 GOLFER IN THE WORLD IS ‘NOT A FULFILLING LIFE’For Hovland, it means one more chance to take down the best golfer on the planet after refusing to let Scheffler pull away during a tense, rain-delayed final round.Scheffler entered the Travelers with just one victory in 2026, which came all the way back in January at The American Express. Of course, “just one victory” is doing a lot of work in that sentence.It’s not like Scheffler has played poorly this season. Quite the opposite, in fact. The world’s top player had eight top-five finishes in his first 13 starts this season, including his win at The American Express and runner-up finishes at the Masters, RBC Heritage and Cadillac Championship. He finished third at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson and tied for fourth at the U.S. Open last week.Now, he has another chance to turn a close call into a trophy.But he will have to sleep on it first.Scheffler started the final round one shot behind Hovland after a wild first three days in Connecticut. He opened with a 64, nearly shot a historic 59 on Friday before settling for a 60, then posted a 67 on Saturday that left him in solo second place, one back of Hovland.From there, it looked like Scheffler had a familiar script in front of him.The best golfer on the planet had 18 holes to hunt down another trophy.Instead, Hovland made sure the Travelers Championship would need more than 72 holes.Scheffler, who rarely needs help from other players, got some early help from Hovland. The Norwegian, who birdied 18 on Saturday to post a 64 and take the lead from Scheffler heading into the final round, made bogey on his first hole Sunday to fall back into a tie with Scheffler.Scheffler had a ho-hum front nine, making one birdie and one bogey for an even-par 35. Hovland dropped a shot on the front with a 36, which allowed a number of players back into the tournament. Collin Morikawa shot a 61 in the final round, posting the clubhouse lead at 20-under several hours before Scheffler and Hovland finished.For a whil
Scottie Scheffler drains clutch putt to force sudden-death Monday playoff with Viktor Hovland at Travelers
