PGA Tour Player Blog: Winning the Travelers Championship

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler extended his dominance on the PGA Tour by winning the Travelers Championship for his sixth title of the season, becoming the first golfer to record six wins before July since Arnold Palmer in 1962. The FedExCup points leader defeated close friend Tom Kim of Korea with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. This is his blog from TPC River Highlands.

It's pretty special to win my sixth tournament and it's been a great season. I've been fortunate to come away with some wins and it's been a lot of fun. Tom Kim played his heart out and it was fun battling him. He's one of my good buddies, and we play a lot of golf together at home in Dallas as well as out here on Tour.

It's always fun competing against your friends, but it's also really tough. Then when I see him make bogey in the playoff hole, it hurts because that's my friend. However, Tom should remember the putt he made on 18 (in regulation play to make the playoff) because it was pretty special. I'm sure that's something he'll remember for a long time. He's got a habit of making those putts when it matters.  He's got the right attitude to play out here for a long time and he's only 22. I told him he's a great player and a great champion, and I'm proud of him

During the final round, the putts were hanging right around the edge and I felt like I hit a lot of good putts, especially on the back nine. Man, it was tough watching each one roll by the edge but I kept fighting and stayed in it. I think standing on the 13th tee, we were all tied and I kind of told myself like if I birdied three of the last six, it would be a playoff at worst. That kind of got me to a different frame of thinking because I felt I hit a lot of good shots and I hadn't really made as many birdies as I hoped to, and if I stayed patient, I would be able to make some birdies which I did.

I feel like I haven't always been able to get it across the line at tournaments where they're more of a shoot-out. Most of my wins have been on some difficult golf courses, so it's nice to be able to come here where putting is so important and holing the right putts when you need to is important.

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