CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) 鈥� Scottie Scheffler could not convert a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Friday at the Travelers Championship, narrowly missing out on a chance to join Jim Furyk as the only players in PGA Tour history with two sub-60 rounds.
Scheffler had to settle for a 10-under 60 on the soft TPC River Highlands course, setting an early target atop the scoreboard on a day of extreme low scoring at the final signature event of the regular season.
鈥淕oing out yesterday in the afternoon, when the greens get firm out here and the wind starts to blow, it can get tricky pretty quickly,鈥� Scheffler said. 鈥淕oing out this morning, you definitely had a feeling the conditions were going to be easier, so you need to go out there and try and take advantage of it.鈥�
Scheffler was at 16-under 124, two shots ahead of Viktor Hovland with the afternoon starters still on the course.
鈥淎t the end of the day, I was very focused on just my execution out there,鈥� Scheffler said. 鈥淲ho knows what the lead is going to be after today. I鈥檝e put myself in position now this week. Go home, get some rest, and get ready for tomorrow.鈥�
Playing three groups in front of Scheffler, Hovland needed to birdie the final two holes for a 59. He settled for a pair of pars and a 61, matching his career best on tour.
鈥淐ertainly it was more gettable today than it was even yesterday,鈥� Hovland said.
Akshay Bhatia had a 62 to match at 12 under. Cole parred the final eight holes in a 65.
鈥淚 know how this golf course can play,鈥� Bhatia said. 鈥淵ou got to kind of keep making birdies and try and limit mistakes.鈥�
at the TPC Boston, another rain-softened course that featured low scoring. Dustin Johnson was 11 under through 11 holes that day and had to settle for a 60.
鈥淪ome days they鈥檙e kind of hanging on the edge and not quite going in, and then other days they鈥檙e finding the bottom of the cup,鈥� Scheffler said. 鈥淭oday was a day definitely in which most of them were finding the bottom of the cup.鈥�
Furyk shot his first sub-60 round in the second round of the 2013 BMW Championship at Conway Farms outside Chicago, a 59 that included a bogey on his card. Three years later, he set the PGA Tour record at the Travelers Championship with a 58 in the final round.
Furyk did not win either tournament.
鈥淚t was like, `It would be cool to shoot 59, but somebody has already shot 58 here, so it鈥檚 not even the course record,鈥欌�� Scheffler said.
Scheffler, who , is coming off a tie for fourth in the U.S. Open when he played in the final round. His last victory was The American Express in the California desert, his first start of the year.
Scheffler bogeyed the par-4 second, leaving a wedge from the fairway well short and missing an 8-foot par try.
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