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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tViktor Hovland, of Norway, watches his shot land near the pin on the 15th green during the third round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo\/Jessica Hill)<\/p>\n
This was one hole, and he was only one shot behind as the world\u2019s No. 1 player tries to win for the first time since the start to his season in the California desert.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a golf course where you can see some numbers be shot. You know, guys can shoot pretty low,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cGoing into tomorrow just try to execute, have a good round, and see where that puts me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scheffler is enormously popular and the TPC Highlands had a vocal gallery. Hovland had plenty of support from a Norway contingent that drove over from Boston following a World Cup loss to France. Hovland gave them plenty of opportunity to do the \u201crow\u201d that has become so popular in the stadium and subway stations and wherever they gather.<\/p>\n
Hovland knows it well. Oddly enough, it was the first time he had seen it live.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, we\u2019re Vikings, so it\u2019s kind of in our DNA,\u201d Hovland said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of funny, that\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve ever seen it. I think that\u2019s the first time we\u2019ve ever done it, especially in the World Cup. So yeah, it took us 1,000 years to figure it out. I think it\u2019s pretty cool.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hovland started two shots behind and it took him four holes \u2014 three birdies \u2014 to catch Scheffler. From there, it was a bit of a pillow fight as they matched mostly pars, two birdies and one bogey to remain tied.<\/p>\n
Scheffler regained the lead with a lob wedge to 2 feet on the 14th. Both got up-and-down from the front of the green on the reachable par-4 15th \u2014 Scheffler with a nifty chip that floated up the slope and trickled down to the pin \u2014 and exchanged pars going to the 18th.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s where it flipped, giving Hovland the lead.<\/p>\n
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