TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP

June 29, 2026

Scottie Scheffler

TPC River Highlands

Quick Quotes

Q. Was your putt on a similar line to Viktor's, was it a similar read, was it close?

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER: Mine was a bit lower. Maybe had a touch more break in it. But yeah, similar, somewhat similar lines.

Q. Did you hit the putt that you wanted to hit or was it something that just wasn't --

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER: Maybe I hit it a little firmer than I intended to. It looked like it got pretty far by the hole and I was playing it outside the hole, so I hit it down my line, just maybe the speed was a touch off.

Q. Obviously not the outcome you were looking for, but what do you talk away from a week like this?

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER: Ball striking is definitely in a good spot. That was some of the best I hit it all season, which is a good spot. Obviously I think just a little bit, a little disappointed with the results of today. But, yeah, I did a good job of keeping myself in the tournament last night, made the nice putt to close out last night, and so trying to remember that one.

Q. How was your routine this morning, was it the same, are you worn out now?

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER: I tried to stick to my routine, but obviously it's a bit different when you're there on a Monday and kind of all your normal stuff isn't there like, just for more of a logistics perspective. Like, doing your warm-up, it kind of felt a little bit like a college event again, where you're trying to find someplace in the clubhouse where you can stretch out. But fortunately I had my stuff with me and, yeah.

Q. Are you tired? Are you drained?

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER: Yeah, it's been two really, really long weeks. Being in contention both weeks. Any time after a major championship, especially a U.S. Open, I think you're going to be pretty worn out. But like I said, I felt like I did some really nice things this week, which I'll use that momentum going into the rest of the season.

Q. How much does the weather disrupt you in that final round, to have to come back today, how much of a factor did that play?

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER: I don't know if it's a factor, it's just, you know, different. But that's part of playing an outdoor sport, it happens a lot. This was definitely my first Monday morning playoff finish. I had a Monday morning finish at Hilton Head a few years ago, but other than that I haven't really had that many of these. But that's a part of playing an outdoor sport. I don't think it really affects anything, we just have our routine and we stick to it.

Q. You played 37 holes over the last couple days with Viktor and he has sort of been up-and-down, back winning for the first time in a couple years. What if anything that you didn't learn -- what did you learn about his game or what did you see about his game going forward?

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER: I've been playing golf with Viktor for a long time. We've had some good battles in college and out here as a pro. He has so much talent. He hits the ball so solidly. I remember playing with him at Bay Hill a few years ago and I was just telling him, like, Dude, you just hit the ball like so solid every time. It's really quite impressive. He's a guy that has a lot of talent and works really hard. So those are the types of guys you like to see have success. I saw him warming up -- when I was warming up on Sunday last week, I saw him on the corner of the range hitting balls by himself. So he's never going to be a guy that's -- if he's not having success it's not because he's not putting in the work. So when you see a guy like that who practices as hard as he does and works as hard as he does, you're always glad to see those people have success.