After police and grounds crew worked to clear the scene, Tom Kim calmly drained a birdie putt to send the Travelers Championship to a playoff.
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Climatechangeprotestorsareusheredoffthe18thgreenbypoliceofficersduringthefinalroundoftheTravelersChampionshipatTPCRiverHighlandsonJune23,2024inCromwell,Connecticut.Needinga10-footbirdieputtonthe18thholeoftheTravelersChampionshiptotieScottieSchefflerfortheoveralllead,TomKimwasstandingoverhisball,readingthelinewhenprotestorsdisruptedplay,throwingflaresanddamagingthegreenatTPCRiverHighlandswithpaint.
TheCBSbroadcastofthetournamentcapturedthechaoticscene,aspolicerespondedquicklytoapprehendtheprotestors.PerCBS,fiveprotestorsweretakenaway.Groundscrewatthetournamenttendedtothegreen,resultinginastoppageofplayofseveralminutes.
BothKimandSchefflerappearedtocyclethroughvisiblefrustrationanddisbelief,attimessharingalaughtoseeminglytrytodefusethetensionofthemoment.Atthetime,Schefflerwasfacingabirdieputtfromthefringeofthegreen,whichhemissed,leavingthedooropenforKimtotiethetour