The Travelers Championship is known for coming down to the wire, so much so that 71 percent of the tournaments dating back to 1984 have been decided by either a playoff or a single stroke.
This year’s event at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut was just slightly different, but still featured a thrilling final-round finish. J.T. Poston took the clubhouse lead late on Sunday but it was Xander Schauffele and Sahith Theegala who duked it out for the title.
Theegala took a one-shot lead at 19 under to the 18th hole before a mishap in a fairway bunker led to a crucial double bogey to bring him back to 17 under, tied with Poston and one shot behind Schauffele who was just behind in the fairway. The 28-year-old hit his final approach tight to the hole and converted the birdie putt for the two-shot win at 19 under thanks to a final-round 69.
