Leader Tom Kim, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler enjoy pizza party prior to teeing off at the Travelers Championship
Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim gorged themselves on pizza to get their shared birthday celebration out of the way before turning their focus to golf this week. Kim shot an eight-under-par 62 on Thursday in the first round at the TPC River Highlands, good for a two-stroke lead in the final limited field, no-cut signature event on this year’s PGA Tour schedule. Scheffler , the world’s No. 1 player, was tied for sixth, three shots back.
Kim birdied the last two holes to separate himself from the four players tied at minus-six on the 6,835-yard, par-70 course: Rickie Fowler, Akshay Bhatia, Kurt Kitayama and Will Zalatoris. “Definitely feel like I’m swinging a lot better than I did last week,” he said. “It’s nice to get here on some familiar surfaces and hit some good putts and see some balls go in.”
Kim’s slump lasted for a single round. Scheffler’s could be over after one week. Fowler is hoping to snap out of a season-long skid. Fowler saved par after hitting his drive into the rough on the first hole, and he thinks that might have been the kick-start he needed. He followed that up with back-to-back birdies in a bogey-free round.
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