Viktor Hovland birdies 18 to overtake Scottie Scheffler at Travelers

Field Level Media|published: Sat 27th June, 18:18 2026

Jun 27, 2026; Cromwell, Connecticut, USA; Viktor Hovland tee shot from the 1st hole during the third round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: John Dufour-Imagn Images

Norway's Viktor Hovland birdied the final hole to shoot 6-under-par 64 and snatch the lead from Scottie Scheffler at the end of the third round of the Travelers Championship on Saturday at Cromwell, Conn.

Hovland leads by one stroke at 20-under 190 heading into the final round Sunday at TPC River Highlands.

Scheffler birdied three consecutive holes on the back nine to regain sole possession of the lead before a bogey on the last hole cost him a share of the lead. Hovland sank a 6½-foot putt to finish his round.

Scheffler, ranked the world's No. 1 golfer, is aiming to win the tournament for the second time in three years. He entered the day holding a two-shot advantage on Hovland.

Hovland had three birdies on the frontside and four more on the backside Saturday.

Patrick Cantlay (64) and Akshay Bhatia (67) are tied for third place at 15 under. Bhatia was 4 under for the round through eight holes but went 1 over the rest of the way.

Wyndham Clark, who won the U.S. Open last weekend, moved into contention by shooting 65 and sharing fifth place at 13 under with Ben Griffin (67), Eric Cole (69), England's Matt Fitzpatrick (67) and Ireland's Shane Lowry (64).

Fitzpatrick had his only bogey on the first hole.

The best scores of the round were 63s from Keith Mithcell (12 under for tournament), Brian Harman (11 under), Christ Gotterup (11 under) and Matt McCarty (8 under).

Defending champion Keegan Bradley had 70 -- his highest round of the week -- and is at 8 under.

--Field Level Media

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