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Monday 24 June 2024
Scottie Scheffler outlasts protest on 18th green, Tom Kim to win

Travelers for 6th victory of year

By JIMMY GOLEN Scheffler had a one-stroke just kind of slowed things
AP Sports Writer lead heading to the 18th down,” Kim said. “It took
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — green on Sunday when six the meaning of the putt
Scottie Scheffler had to people stormed the course, away for a second. Be-
wait out a climate protest waving smoke bombs that cause for the past 17 and a
on the 18th green and Tom left a red and white pow- half holes all you’re thinking
Kim’s tying birdie on the last dery residue on the putting about is golf, and suddenly
hole of regulation. surface. Some wore white when that happens your
Those events only delayed T-shirts with the words “NO mind goes into a complete
what seems to be inevi- GOLF ON A DEAD PLANET” — like, you’re almost not
table on the PGA Tour this in black lettering. even playing golf anymore.
season: the best golfer in They were tackled by po- I thought it was a dream for
the world walking off with lice and taken off. a second.”
the trophy. The activist group Extinc- The hole location on the
Shrugging off a protest that tion Rebellion, which has a 18th was moved for the
interrupted the tournament Scottie Scheffler holds up his trophy after winning the Travelers history of disrupting events playoff to avoid the parts of
on the 72nd hole while the Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, around the world, claimed the green affected by the
leaders were lining up their June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Conn. responsibility for the protest. protesters.
putts, Scheffler won the Associated Press In a statement emailed to Scheffler hit his approach in
Travelers Championship The Associated Press, the the playoff to 11 feet while
on the first hole of sudden Scheffler closed with a you know, that’s just weird group blamed climate Kim found a greenside
death on Sunday for his 5-under 65 and a 22-un- stuff.” change for an electri- bunker. Kim’s blast from a
sixth win of the year, the der 258 total at the TPC It was Scheffler’s fourth vic- cal storm that injured two plugged lie ran 36 feet past
most in one season on the River Highlands, and Kim tory of the year in the tour’s people at a home near the the hole, leaving Scheffler
PGA Tour since Tiger Woods matched him with a final- $20 million, limited-field sig- course on Saturday. with an easy two-putt par
had six in 2009. round 66. nature events, earning him After a delay of about for the victory. Afterward,
“When something like that Tom Hoge and Sungjae a payday of $3.6 million. He five minutes, when tourna- his wife, Meredith, met him
happens, you don’t really Im tied for third, two shots also won the Masters and ment officials used towels on the green, carrying their
know what’s happening, back, with Patrick Cantlay, The Players Championship. and blowers to remove 6-week-old son, Bennett.
So it can kind of rattle you Tony Finau, Justin Thomas And Scheffler still has two the powder and any other “It’s fun competing against
a little bit,” Scheffler said. and Akshay Bhatia tied for months to go. marks that might affect your friends,” Scheffler said.
“That can be a stressful situ- fifth at 18 under. Bhatia was “As much as I love him, I play, Scheffler left a 26- “But at the same time, it’s
ation, and you would hate also in the final group that would have loved to take foot putt from the fringe on difficult. Because part of
for the tournament to end was disrupted by the pro- that away from him,” said the edge of the cup and me wants him to miss the
on something weird hap- test. Kim, who shares a birthday tapped in for par. putt and part of me wants
pening because of a situa- “I was scared for my life,” and a friendship with Schef- Kim then made a 10-foot him to make the putt. ... But
tion like that,” he said. “Tom he said. “I didn’t even re- fler. “But I’m happy for him, birdie putt for a 66 to match he should remember that
and I both tried to calm ally know what was hap- and after I tapped out, af- Scheffler. putt he made on 18, be-
each other down so we pening. ... But thankfully the ter he tapped out, he said “Obviously it is a disrup- cause it was pretty special.
could give it our best shot cops were there and kept some really nice words and tion and you don’t want And he’s a great player
there on 18.” us safe, because that’s, it meant a lot to me.” it to happen, but for me it and a great champion.”q

Angel Reese leads Sky to 88-87 win over Fever despite Caitlin Clark’s

franchise-record 13 assists

CHICAGO (AP) — Angel nearly the past decade ac- Sky a two-point lead before
Reese scored a career-high cording to Vivid Seats with Carter and Camilla Cardo-
25 points and grabbed 16 entry to the game going so each hit 1 of 2 from the
rebounds to help the Chi- for $351 dollars on average. foul line to make it 88-84
cago Sky beat Indiana 88- Reese, Clark and the two with 27 seconds to play.
87 despite 17 points and a teams didn’t disappoint. Aliyah Boston hit a contest-
franchise-record 13 assists Clark played every minute ed 3 with 19 left before Ma-
for the Fever’s Caitlin Clark and finished 5-of-11 shoot- rina Mabrey missed two free
on Sunday. ing, 5 of 9 from 3, with six re- throws and Clark secured
Reese has posted a dou- bounds, four steals and five the loose-ball rebound but
ble-double in eight consec- turnovers. the Fever missed two shots
utive games, extending her Chicago (6-9) trailed 82- in the closing seconds.
WNBA rookie record. She 70 with 6:38 left before Re- Mitchell scored 24 points to
is the first rookie since A’ja ese got going. She had 10 lead the Fever. Boston had
Wilson with 25-plus points points and five rebounds Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5) and guard Marina Mabrey 18 points, seven rebounds
and 15-plus rebounds in a from there to fuel the Sky’s (4) battle Indiana Fever forward Aliyah Boston (7) and forward and six assists and NaLyssa
single game. She joins Wil- comeback. NaLyssa Smith (1) for a rebound during a WNBA basketball Smith scored 12 points.
son as the only players in She grabbed an offensive game, Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Chicago. Chicago, which beat the
the WNBA this season with rebound, was fouled as she Associated Press Dallas Wings 83-72 on Thurs-
multiple games with at least made the putback and hit Kelsey Mitchell respond- with a running floater with day, has won back-to-
15 points and 15 rebounds. the free throw to make it ed with a layup before 2:30 remaining. Reese back games following a
It was the hottest ticket in 82-all with 3 minutes to go. Chennedy Carter tied it scored inside to give the four-game skid.q