Blog#152 Travelers Championship Results June 24, 2024

Blog#152 Travelers Championship Results June 24, 2024

   ROUND 1 69 players in field Ben An withdraws.

1T Kim-8 62 Lowest RD bogie free 8 birdies.     Finish 2-22

2 A Bhatia-6 64 One eagle 4 birdies 3 bogies on final RD. Finish 5-18

2 R Fowler-6 64 Bogie free RD  6 birdies 4 RDs under par. Finish 20-13

2 W Zalatoris-6 64 Two bogies 8 birdies but I don’t think he can keep it up. Finish 42-7

6 S Scheffler-5 65 One eagle 1 bogie 4 birdies will continue to move up. Finish WIN

6 T Finau-5 65 Birdies 6 of 1st 14 holes then hits one in water for bogie on 15. Finish 5-18

6 X Schauffele-5 65 One bogie 6 birdies he is definitely in the hunt. Finish 13-16

13 H Matsuyama-4 66 One bogie 4 birdies on 14 to 18.  Finish 23-12

13 C Morikawa-4 66 Starts with all pars on front 9 then 5 birdies 1 bogie. Finish 13-16 

18 T Fleetwood-3 67 1 eagle 3 birdies 2 bogies typical Fleetwood RD. Finish 15-15

18 L Aberg-3 67 Bogie free RD with 3 birdies, but 2DBs Rd 2&4 hurt him. Finish 28-11 26 J Thomas-2 68 Two bogies 4 birdies. Finish 5-18

33 S Lowry-1 69 Three bogies 4 birdies. Finish 9-17  

61 C Young+2 72 Three bogies 1 birdie. RD4 birdies 1st 4 holes but DB on 12 Finish 9-17

66 P Malnati+3 73 One DB 3 bogies 2 birdies finished last made $38.5K Finish 70 +3

  ROUND 2 Weather delay at 4:00 PM but finished RD.

1 T Kim-13 65 Second day without a bogie 5 birdies on first 10 holes then all pars.

2 A Bhatia-11 65 Two bogies one on 18 with 7 birdies.

2 S Scheffler-11 64 Birdies 4 of last 6 holes.

6 SJ Im-9 One bogie 7 birdies.

6 S Lowry-9 One eagle 6 birdies up 27 spots. 

6 J Thomas-9 63 Bogie free RD with 1 eagle 5 birdies.

9 T Finau-8 67 One eagle 1 birdie but too many pars even though no bogies.

  ROUND 3 Another rain delay at 4 PM CBS ended coverage at 6 PM.

Scores unbelievably low thru rain delay, 1 score 58, 33 in 60’s, 8 in 70’s.

This is joke and an example of what is wrong with TV Golf coverage, more later!!!!

1 T Kim-18 bogies 4 then 6 birdies to hold lead.

2 A Bhatia-17 Starts with 3 birdies 4,5,6 and finishes with birdies on 17& 18 he may win!

2 S S Scheffler-17 Unbelievable back 9 2 bogies but birdies last 4 holes.

4 X Schauffele-13 Four birdies on front 9, then 3 more but bogies 18.

6 C Morikawa-15 66 Playing well but again not good enough to win.

7 T Finau-14 64 Another good RD but he can’t win the big one.

10 C Young-13 One eagle 5 birdies 28-7 on front 9, with 2 eagles 7 birdies for 59 up 40 spots.

3 S Scheffler-13 Three birdies on first 7 holes.

7 L Aberg-12 62 bogie free RD with 8 birdies up 17 spots.

12 T Finau-11 Four birdies 0 bogies thru 11. 

ROUND 4. The 4 players with the best chance after front 9 are Scheffler, Kim, Bhatia & Finau. 

Scheffler takes sole lead on his 9th hole with par, Kim & Bhatia lose a stroke.  

Finau birdies 5 of his first 12 holes and ties for lead at-19 with a birdie on 15.  Then DB on 16 takes him out of it.  Scheffler & Kim birdie 13 to tie.  Scheffler birdies 13,14,15-22 and lead.  Kim also birdies 15 but just misses birdie on 16 to tie.  On 18 Kim hits the flagstick and makes a 6’ putt, Scheffler just misses a 27’ putt for par.  Both finish at -22.   

Playoff On the 1st playoff hole Scheffler hits approach shot within 12’ and Kim hits into the bunker, Scheffler 2 putts to win.

1 Scottie Scheffler-22 He will probably not play again until THE OPEN $3.6M

2 Tom Kim-22 His best tournament of the year and will win sometime this year. $2.2M

3 Tom Hoge-20 62 Comes out of nowhere with 1 bogie and 9 birdies. $1.2M 

3 SJ Im-20 66 Birdies 4 of last 6 holes, but never a threat to win. $1.2M 5 Tony Finau-18 He birdies 6 of first 15 holes and takes lead but DB on 16. $703K