Scottie Scheffler made an 8-foot par putt on the 18th hole Sunday at the Travelers Championship to force a playoff with Viktor Hovland, with the extra day of competition scheduled to begin Monday morning.
The final round was suspended for 90 minutes due to storms moving over TPC River Highlands, and officials determined there was insufficient daylight to commence the playoff.
This marks the first time a PGA Tour event has extended to an extra day since The Players Championship last year. The playoff was slated to begin at 9 a.m. Monday.
"It's more fun when you're making the ones to win," Scheffler said after his round. "But to keep yourself in it is also nice. Like I said, I live another day until tomorrow, and will be coming out in the morning and see what I can do."
Scheffler and Hovland both had birdie opportunities on the 18th. Scheffler's 30-foot putt went 8 feet past the hole, while Hovland's 25-foot attempt narrowly missed, leading him to tap in for a 69. Scheffler secured his position in the playoff with a par putt, matching Hovland at 21-under-par 259.
Collin Morikawa finished one shot behind the leaders after a closing round of 61, which briefly put him in a tie for the lead. He ended the tournament at 20-under-par 260.
Hovland, who started the final round with a one-shot lead over Scheffler, found himself two strokes behind when play was halted by rain and lightning. Both players were in the fairway on the 14th hole at the time of the suspension.
After play resumed, Hovland made a 15-foot birdie putt from just off the green to close the gap to one shot. Scheffler responded by sinking a 6-foot par putt to maintain his lead.
On the reachable par-4 15th, Scheffler's tee shot went over the green, leading to a chip onto the green and another crucial par putt. Hovland also made birdie on the hole, bringing them back into a tie.
Scheffler missed an opportunity for birdie on the 17th, and then hit his tee shot on the 18th from the rough. He managed to get his approach shot to just inside 30 feet of the pin.
Officials determined that even one extra hole could not be completed before darkness.
Hovland described the mid-round break as beneficial. "I hit some good shots and then some bad shots and I just couldn’t quite get a flow in," Hovland said. "So it was nice to just get completely off the golf course and reset and I felt a lot better coming back. So sometimes that’s all you need."
Morikawa, who began the day nine shots off the lead, carded nine birdies on his final round. He had to wait for play to conclude before knowing his final position.
Matt Fitzpatrick finished in fourth place with a 64, followed by U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, who shot a 65 and finished three shots behind the leaders. Clark had been in contention until hitting his tee shot into the water on the 17th hole for a bogey.