World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler superbly boosted hopes of ending a five-month winless drought thanks to his 10-under par  low round of 60 on day two of the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut.

Scheffler posted 11 birdies, including two runs of four birdies in succession on each nine, and just one bogey in his effort for a 16-under par total of 124 that is a new 36-hole low in the event on the host TPC River Highlands course.

However, needing a birdie on either of his last two holes on Friday, Scheffler could only manage pars and, alas, settled for the seventh round of 60 or lower in the 15-year history of the championship.

The venue has yielded the most rounds of 60 or lower of any Tour stop since 1997, and it’s only hosted an event since 2011. The course has seen two rounds of 59 or lower, including Jim Furyk’s 58 a decade ago and in he 2016 event so brilliantly won by Scot Russell Knox, which remains the lowest round in Tour history.

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Viktor Hovland, and with a strong Norwegian following supporting the countries top golfer, grabbed an eagle and seven birdies in his 61 to be lying second two shots back of the lead at 14-under.

Scheffler is looking to capture a second PGA Tour victory this season and a first since way back in the last week of January in winning the American Express.

Since then he’s contested a dozen tournaments and finishing runner-up in three straight events starting from The Masters and where he was second to now double Masters winning Rory McIlroy.

“The conditions were really good this morning. Softer golf course, not as much wind,” said Scheffler when asked of his round.

“Going out yesterday in the afternoon, when the greens get firm out here and the wind starts to blow, it can get tricky pretty quickly. Yeah, going 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.

“So, there’s a lot of opportunity out there, so who knows how the rest of the day is going to shake out? At the very least, I’m not going to be in some of the positions I’ve put myself in this year, being eight, ten shots back as the weekend starts.

“Pleased to be in the position that I’m in, and go home, get some rest, and get ready for the next couple of days”.

TRAVELER’S CHAMPIONSHIP – SECOND ROUND NOTES

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Scottie Scheffler (1^st/-16)

• World No. 1 and 2024 Travelers Championship winner posts a 60, equaling the lowest second-round score in Travelers Championship history (Tommy Bolt/1954/Wethersfield Country Club; Patrick Cantlay/2011/TPC River Highlands)

• His 60 equals the best round of the season. The others:

  • Andrew Putnam (The American Express/R2/T2)

  • Blades Brown (The American Express/R2/T18)

  • Si Woo Kim (THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson/R2/2nd)

  • Wyndham Clark (THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson/R4/won)

• Was one stroke shy of joining Jim Furyk as the only players with multiple sub-60 rounds on the PGA TOUR; Scheffler recorded a second-round 59 at the 2020 FedEx St. Jude Championship (TPC Boston); Furyk’s sub-60 rounds: 2016 Travelers Championship (58/R4) and 2013 BMW Championship (59/R2)

• At 16-under 124, sets opening 36-hole scoring record at the event (previous: 125, Denny McCarthy and Keegan Bradley in 2023)

• 124 equals his best opening 36-hole score on the PGA TOUR, set previously en route to winning the 2025 CJ CUP Byron Nelson

• 124 equals the best opening 36-hole score this season (Si Woo Kim/THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson/2nd)

• Holds second-round lead/co-lead for the 21^st time on TOUR; 9-for-20 in converting 36-hole lead/co-lead into victory

  • Only won twice in his first 11 attempts with the 36-hole lead/co-lead (2022 Masters Tournament, 2023 WM Phoenix Open), but seven of nine since (most recent: 2026 American Express)

  • Most recent event he failed to carry the 36-hole lead/co-lead to victory was the 2025 Travelers Championship (T6)

• Led the field in Strokes Gained: Putting in the second round (4.841)

• FedExCup leader and 20-time TOUR winner in search of his second victory of the season (The American Express), which includes eight top-10 finishes in 13 starts

• Making seventh straight start at the Travelers Championship (T6/2025, Won/2024, T4/2023, T13/2022, T47/2021, MC/2020)

Additional Notes

• Viktor Hovland (2^nd/-14) and Akshay Bhatia (T3/-12) both equaled their career-best round on the PGA TOUR; Hovland’s previous 61 was recorded at 2023 BMW Championship/R4 and Bhatia’s previous 62 was recorded at 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship/R1

• First-round leader Eric Cole (T3/-12) cards 5-under 65 to sit four shots off the lead as he seeks first TOUR title in 123^rd career start; one of three players who are bogey-free through 36 holes (Ben Griffin, Aaron Rai)

• Two weeks after earning his first PGA TOUR victory at the RBC Canadian Open, Bud Cauley (T5/-10) recovers from opening bogey to card 4-under 66 and sit six shots back from the lead

• The season’s only three-time winner Matt Fitzpatrick (T5/-10) leads the field in driving accuracy following 36 holes; has hit 27 of 28 fairways; also lead the field in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (5.956)

• Milford, Connecticut native Ben James (T14/-8), who earned TOUR membership as the No. 1 player from the 2026 PGA TOUR University Ranking, cards bogey-free 6-under 64 in the second round during his first Travelers Championship start as a professional and third overall