One week ago, Scottie Scheffler’s first dance with immortality came up short at the U.S. Open. But the World No. 1 didn’t dwell on his missed opportunity. Instead, he arrived at TPC River Highlands and quickly put the pedal down at the Travelers Championship.
Scheffler flirted with a 59 on Friday as he jumped out to a two-shot lead over Viktor Hovland in Cromwell, Conn. Scheffler and Hovland traded blows on Saturday, with the Norwegian finishing the third round with a birdie to take a one-shot lead over Scheffler into Sunday’s final round.
Hovland, who hasn’t won since last year’s Valspar Championship, has been battling his swing for the better part of two years as he works to find the desired swing feel. This week at the Travelers, Hovland said he was hitting the types of shots he wants, which gives him confidence that the work he has been putting in is finally taking hold.
All that led to Sunday’s showdown with Scheffler, giving Hovland and his work-in-progress swing a true test under pressure.
Hovland and Scheffler went back and forth all day Sunday with Scheffler holding a two-shot lead through 13 holes when play was stopped due to rain and lightning. When play resumed, Hovland made birdies at 14 and 15 to tie Scheffler.
As darkness descended on TPC River Highlands, Scheffler made clutch par putts at 17 and 18 to send the Travelers Championship to a Monday playoff.
In the playoff, both players set up short birdie putts. After Hovland drained his, Scheffler missed his own try, handing Hovland the title and the winner’s prize.
You can find a complete list of the 2026 Travelers Championship payouts for each player below.
2026 Travelers Championship purse: How much money every player earned
1. Viktor Hovland, $3,600,000 (winner)
2. Scottie Scheffler, $2,160,000
3. Collin Morikawa, $1,360,000
4. Matthew Fitzpatrick, $960,000
T5. Wyndham Clark, $760,000
Akshay Bhatia, $760,000
T7. Alex Fitzpatrick, $623,333
Corey Conners, $623,333
J.J. Spaun, $623,333
T10. Ben Griffin, $520,000
Robert MacIntyre, $520,000
T12. Sam Burns, $440,000
Russell Henley, $440,000
T14. Keegan Bradley, $310,000
Tommy Fleetwood, $310,000
Nicolai Hojgaard, $310,000
Denny McCarthy, $310,000
Bud Cauley, $310,000
Hideki Matsuyama, $310,000
Patrick Cantlay, $310,000
Justin Thomas, $310,000
T22. Keith Mitchell, $206,833
Kristoffer Reitan, $206,833
Shane Lowry, $206,833
T25. Justin Rose, $154,500
Nick Taylor, $154,500
Daniel Berger, $154,500
Kurt Kitayama, $154,500
Brian Harman, $154,500
T30. Andrew Novak, $112,166
Michael Kim, $112,166
Matt McCarty, $112,166
Sungjae Im, $112,166
Aaron Rai, $112,166
Nico Echavarria, $112,166
Jackson Suber, $112,166
Eric Cole, $112,166
Chris Gotterup, $112,166
T39. Brandt Snedeker, $80,100
Rickie Fowler, $80,100
Harris English, $80,100
Ryo Hisatsune, $80,100
Tom Hoge, $80,100
T44. Si Woo Kim, $64,000
Ryan Gerard, $64,000
Mac Meissner, $64,000
T47. Cameron Young, $52,000
Alex Smalley, $52,000
Jacob Bridgeman, $52,000
Brian Campbell, $52,000
T51. Xander Schauffele, $46,750
Sahith Theegala, $46,750
Harry Hall, $46,750
Jhonattan Vegas, $46,750
T55. Ludvig Aberg, $44,250
Alex Noren, $44,250
Jason Day, $44,250
Jake Knapp, $44,250
Tony Finau, $44,250
Maverick McNealy, $44,250
61. Taylor Pendrith, $42,500
T62. Min Woo Lee, $41,500
Sam Stevens, $41,500
Ben James, $41,500
65. Adam Scott, $40,500
T66. Jordan Spieth, $39,500
Ryan Fox, $39,500
Lucas Glover, $39,500
69. J.T. Poston, $38,000
70. Mark Hubbard, $37,500
71. Gary Woodland, $37,000
72. Sepp Straka, $36,000
