CROMWELL, Conn. — Entering Saturday, world No. 15 Xander Schauffele had a five-stroke lead over the next closest competitor — his friend, world No. 6 Patrick Cantlay. Five strokes — tied with Tommy Bolt and Gene Littler, who did it in 1954 and 1959, respectively, for the largest lead through 36 rounds at Connecticut’s PGA event.
The pair played together to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in April, and looked forward to challenging each other on the TPC River Highlands course at the Travelers Championship this weekend.
Cantlay got hot and shot a third-round 7-under-par 63, which made up four strokes on the lead as Schauffele cooled off. He stands at 16-under, one behind Schauffele.
