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CROMWELL, Conn. \u2014 Viktor Hovland got all the validation he needed Monday that his game was on track again, and a whole lot more.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He beat Scottie Scheffler in a playoff at the Travelers Championship, had both parents from Norway watch him win for the first time, and even did the \u201crow\u201d with the Norwegian soccer fans who cheered him all the way to the surprising end.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hovland capped off a gritty rally when he made a 7-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole and won the Travelers when Scheffler missed a 4-foot birdie putt.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWinning in the playoff against Scottie \u2014 best player in the world \u2014 that was pretty satisfying,\u201d said Hovland, who won for the first time since the Valspar Championship in March 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

The surprise was Scheffler going from a big advantage \u2014 an 8-iron to 4 feet on the 18th on the first playoff hole \u2014 to missing a hard-sliding putt on the high side that made Hovland a winner.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe I hit it a little firmer than I intended to,\u201d said Scheffler, whose putt caught the left edge and rolled out some 7 feet by the hole. \u201cIt 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.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It was a big disappointment for Scheffler, who made Monday possible by making an 8-foot par putt on the 72nd hole in near darkness to force the playoff.<\/span><\/p>\n

He was first to hit from the 18th fairway and some 3,000 fans on the hillside around the green erupted in cheers. Hovland responded, just like the 28-year-old Norwegian had done on the back nine Sunday when he rallied from a two-shot deficit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hovland\u2019s birdie putt was snapping off to the right when it curled in the right side and he let out a big fist pump.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s one of those putts that if I make mine, his gets significantly tougher, and if I miss, he probably will make his,\u201d Hovland said. \u201cYeah, it was definitely no gimmies there, so to put the pressure on him was awesome.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It was the first Monday finish on the PGA Tour since The Players Championship in 2025, which involved a three-hole aggregate playoff won by Rory McIlroy. This turned out to be one hole and 15 minutes, but it did not lack for drama, or atmosphere.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There was lively banter for the playoff. A group of Norwegian fans, who had been in Boston for the World Cup, wore their soccer jerseys and chanted, \u201cHov-land!\u201d as he approached his golf ball in the fairway. The Americans began the \u201cScot-tie Scheff-ler!\u201d chants to drown them out.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Norwegians also brought the \u201crow,\u201d which has gone viral in the stadium and subway stations and wherever they go. They sit shoulder to shoulder, arms out and then forcefully pull them in. Hovland had never seen it in person until Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

When it was over, he sat with his people and they showed him how it\u2019s done.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou definitely get adrenaline from it,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hovland had plenty of that Sunday afternoon when he returned from a 90-minute rain delay and made three straight birdies to catch up to Scheffler and eventually get into the playoff. He closed with a 69, while Scheffler had a 68. They finished at 21-under 259.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hovland is rarely satisfied with a swing that has given him a reputation for making solid contact. He felt it gaining momentum with a third-place finish in Canada, and even in the US Open despite missing the cut. There was always one bad swing that allowed doubts to creep in.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those were gone at the TPC River Highlands, particularly at the end. He was first to hit in the playoff and drilled it down the middle, just as he had done all week.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been playing golf with Viktor for a long time. We\u2019ve had some good battles in college and out here as a pro,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cHe\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For Scheffler, it was his fourth runner-up finish this year after opening his season with a victory at The American Express in the California desert. But he felt a little momentum, even in a playoff loss, as he gets ready a three-week stretch that includes the British Open, the final major of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBall striking is definitely in a good spot. That was some of the best I hit it all season,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cObviously I think just 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.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hovland headed home for Norway with his parents. As for his throng of flag-waving, rowing supporters? Norway plays Ivory Coast on Tuesday in Dallas, the hometown of Scheffler.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat was probably more coincidental,\u201d Hovland said with a laugh. \u201cThat should be a good game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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