CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Viktor Hovland was trying to keep up with Scottie Scheffler until he flipped the script on the final hole Saturday with a 6-foot birdie for a 6-under 64 that gave him a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Travelers Championship.Scheffler from 25 feet on the fringe ran his putt some 8 feet past the cup and missed it coming back for a bogey and a 67, the first time he trailed all day.It was the second straight year Scheffler fell from the top of the leaderboard going into the weekend at the TPC River Highlands, though this was no cause for alarm. A year ago, he opened with a triple bogey, shot 72 and fell nine shots behind.This was one hole, and he was only one shot behind as the world’s No. 1 player tries to win for the first time since the start to his season in the California desert.Hovland was at 20-under 190 and gets another afternoon with Scheffler on Sunday. The next closest players were Patrick Cantlay (64) and Akshay Bhatia (67), who were five shots behind.
“This is a golf course where you can see some numbers be shot. You know, guys can shoot pretty low,” Scheffler said. “Going into tomorrow just try to execute, have a good round, and see where that puts me.”
