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Scotty Scheffler led Colin Morikawa by one shot in the final round of the Travelers Championship as lightning and torrential rain halted proceedings at TPC River Highlands, with the world No 1 five holes away from victory.
Scheffler opened the first shot on overnight leader Victor Hovland, who went on to secure his eighth PGA Tour victory and his first in 15 months.
But the Norwegian appeared to buckle under the pressure, despite an underwhelming start to the three rounds, starting with a bogey on the first after Hovland found the rough on his tee shot.
Hovland settled down, making par on the next four holes, mixing in three bogeys and three birdies to drop to 19 under before hearing the klaxon.
A chasing pack of players mounted a charge on the leaderboard, with Morikawa shooting a career-low 61 to finish nine shots off the leaders and tie Scheffler at 20 under to take the clubhouse lead.
Like Hovland, world number one Scheffler also stuttered on his front nine. Despite making a birdie on the fourth hole, he struggled to drain putts early and failed to save par on the seventh and missed the green.
The four-time major winner, who is out to win his second PGA Tour title of the season, hit back with birdies on the 10th and 13th holes to take a one-shot lead over Morikawa as skies turned gray and players were sent off the course.
US Open champion Wyndham Clarke also enjoyed a great round, posting six birdies to move to 19 under through 14 holes, while England’s Matt Fitzpatrick also had seven birdies and two bogeys within three shots of Scheffler, with three holes still to complete.
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