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Scottie Scheffler Has Not-So-Happy Birthday at Travelers Championship
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Any performance by Scottie Scheffler that doesn't reflect absolute dominance is newsworthy. No wonder there's been a buzz with his start of the third round of the Travelers Championship, when he proved that he belongs to the human race in a way that hadn't been seen there in almost a year.
Scheffler began Moving Day at TPC River Highlands tied with Justin Thomas for first place at 9-under. However, he got off to a disastrous start, carding 4-over on the front nine.
From the outset, it was clear that the three-time major champion would be far from his usual form, as he recorded a triple bogey on the first hole.
Scottie Scheffler of the United States walks from the sixth hole during the third round of the Travelers Championship 2025 at TPC River Highlands on June 21, 2025 in Cromwell, Connecticut.
Scottie Scheffler of the United States walks from the sixth hole during the third round of the Travelers Championship 2025 at TPC River Highlands on June 21, 2025 in Cromwell, who coincidentally celebrated his 29th birthday on Saturday, sent his tee shot into the rough to the left of the fairway. From there, he tried to reach the green but couldn't, as his ball settled in a front-side bunker. He tried again to reach the green but overshot it, landing in the back-side rough.
He made another attempt to reach the green, but he fell short again and the ball rolled back down the slope. He finally succeeded on his fourth attempt (his fifth shot) to reach the green, but then two-putted, carding a 7 for the par-4 first hole.
According to the PGA Tour Communications X account, it's Scottie Scheffler's first triple bogey on Tour in 300 days. His previous one occurred on the 10th hole during the fourth round of the 2024 BMW Championship.
Golf is hard, even for Scottie Scheffler.
A triple bogey on the first hole moves him from T1 to T10 @TravelersChamp.
📺 Golf Channel — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 21, 2025
His troubles didn't end there, by any means. Scheffler responded to his first-hole setback with a birdie on the second hole but bogeyed the fourth after landing in a bunker again. He then birdied the sixth but doubled the eighth to make the turn at 4 over par.
On the back nine, the 16-time PGA Tour winner appeared to have found better form. He played his final nine at 2-under and finished his day 7-under overall. But any chances at winning this week appear to have gone by the wayside.
Tommy Fleetwood is leading the Travelers Championship at 16-under. The Englishman is seeking his first PGA Tour victory and holds a three-stroke lead over Russell Henley and Keegan Bradley.
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