Viktor Hovland stuns Scottie Scheffler with playoff birdie to win the Travelers Championship

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For most professional golfers, a five-month gap between PGA Tour victories barely qualifies as a drought.

For world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, it’s long enough to make people wonder if something is wrong.

That conversation is going to last at least another week, especially with the way it happened.

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Viktor Hovland defeated Scheffler on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff Monday morning at TPC River Highlands, winning the Travelers Championship after both players finished regulation tied at 21-under Sunday.

And he did it in stunning fashion.

Viktor Hovland reacts after making birdie on the 18th green in a playoff during the final round continuation of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands. (Jordan Bank/Getty Images)

Both players found the fairway on the first playoff hole. Both players hit their approaches inside 10 feet. Then Hovland poured in his birdie putt, putting all the pressure on the best golfer in the world.

Scheffler had a short birdie putt to extend the playoff.

He missed.

Yes, really.

That’s the shocking part. Scheffler forced the playoff Sunday evening by draining an 8 1/2-foot par putt on the 72nd hole, then came back Monday morning and missed from about half that distance with the tournament on the line again.

Golf is weird. Golf is cruel. Even for the world's best player.

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