Eric Cole opens with a 63 at the Travelers Championship to lead Scheffler and others by 1
Cole’s bogey-free round featured a 65-yard eagle pitch and matched the lowest opening score in his PGA Tour career.
- On Thursday, Eric Cole fired a 7-under 63 to take the lead at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, holing a 63-foot chip shot for eagle on the 13th hole.
- Cole returned to the tournament in improved form after withdrawing last year due to a stomach illness linked to Addison's Disease, which prevents the body from producing enough hormones to handle stress.
- Scottie Scheffler, who won the Travelers two years ago, carded a bogey-free 64 to sit one stroke behind, with 12 players entering Friday's second round within two strokes of the lead.
- Favorable course conditions produced a record-low first-round average of 67.961 at TPC River Highlands, with players recording 8 eagles and 295 birdies as soft greens held approach shots.
- The Travelers Championship features a $20 million purse with 700 FedExCup points to the winner; Cole entered trailing Scheffler by more than 2,300 points in the season standings.
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Travelers Championship heading into Round 2 Friday
CROMWELL, Conn. (WTNH) -- The Travelers Championship is getting ready for round two Friday.There are plenty of familiar names on the leaderboard after day one, including a local fan favorite and a couple players whose fans came a long way to attend. As of Friday morning, Eric Cole leads at 7 under. Six golfers are [...]
Eric Cole’s 7-under 63 tops tightly packed leaderboard after first round at Travelers Championship
Eric Cole is a step ahead of the pack after the first round at the Travelers Championship on Thursday. Twelve players are within two strokes of his lead at 7-under.
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Eric Cole leads packed field at Travelers Championship
Eric Cole's pitch-in eagle at the 13th hole helped him post a 7-under-par 63 and take the first-round lead at the Travelers Championship on Thursday in Cromwell, Conn. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, the 2024 winner of this event, posted a bogey-free 64 later on Thursday to join a tie for second with Ben Griffin,
Cole (63) leads, Scheffler starts fast at Travelers
Eric Cole returned to the Travelers in much better shape than he left last year, pitching in for eagle from 65 yards on the par-5 13th and posting a 7-under 63 to take a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler and five others Thursday.
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Eric Cole opens with a 63 at the Travelers Championship to lead Scheffler and others by 1
Eric Cole left the Travelers Championship early last year because of a nasty stomach issue. He returns with a 63 to take a one-shot lead.
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