That’s the most wins in one PGA Tour season since Tiger Woods had six in 2009.

And Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked player, still has two months to go.

It was Scheffler’s fourth victory of the year in the tour’s $20 million, limited-field signature events, earning him a payday of $3.6 million. He also won the Masters and The Players Championship.

After a five-minute delay when six people stormed the 18th green and sprayed it with red and white powder, Scheffler left a 26-foot putt from the fringe on the edge of the cup and tapped in for par. That gave him a 5-under 65 and a four-day total of 22-under 258 at TPC River Highlands.

Kim then made a 10-foot birdie putt for a 66 to match Scheffler.

The hole location on the 18th was moved for the playoff to avoid the parts of the green affected by the protesters, at least one of whom was wearing a white T-shirt with the words “NO GOLF ON A DEAD PLANET” in black lettering.

Scheffler hit his approach in the playoff to 11 feet while Kim found a plugged lie in a greenside bunker. Kim’s blast from the fried-egg lie ran 36 feet past the hole, leaving Scheffler with an easy two-putt par for the victory.

Coming off a tie for 41st in the U.S. Open – by far his worst finish of the year — Scheffler trailed Kim by three strokes after the first round, by two after the second round and by one heading to the tee on Sunday.

Scheffler took a one-stroke lead over Kim with three straight birdies on Nos. 13-15 — he had putts for eagle on two of them. While Tom Hoge signed for a 62 to finish at 20 under, and Sungjae Im joined him there, Scheffler and Kim matched pars over the next two holes to set up the surprising finish.

Scheffler and Kim share a June 21 birthday — Scheffler is six years older — and they celebrated with New Haven pizza before the tournament about 30 miles north. The birthday buddies and Dallas-area residents played together in the final group on Sunday, chatting and joking together.

But only one of them could hold the trophy at the end.

And just like it’s been so often of late, it was Scheffler.

Six people wearing shirts with an environmental message dumped a powdery orange substance on the green as Scottie Scheffler, Tom Kim, and Akshay Bhatia stood by and watched.

Cromwell police quickly subdued the protesters and handcuffed them.

WATCH: Protesters stormed the 18th green at the TPC River Highlands as the leaders were preparing to putt on the final hole of regulation at the 2024 Travelers Championship on Sunday afternoon.

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The massive crowd around the 18th chanted “USA, USA” as the protesters were led away.

According to Cromwell police, all 6 protesters were charged with first degree criminal mischief, first degree criminal trespass, and breach of peace. The six protesters hailed from a number of out of state locations including Washington, D.C., White Plains, Maryland, and Brooklyn, New York.

Cromwell Police said they were all released on bond and given a court date of July 1 in Middletown Superior Court.

Scheffler had a one-shot lead over Kim coming the the 18th but Kim made a 10-foot put for birdie to send the Travelers Championship to a playoff.

Scheffler went on to win the tournament after parring the first playoff hole to defeat Kim, who bogeyed. Scheffler, who has won six of his last 10 starts, shot a final round 5-under 65 to finish at 22-under in regulation play.

Currently no. 2 in the World Golf Rankings, Rory McIlroy announced on social media Monday that he’s taking time off to “process” his recent performance on the course.

McIlroy is an active player on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour.

His decision to sit out until the Scottish Open means he would miss the chance to play in three weekends worth of action, including Connecticut’s Travelers Championship, at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell.

The tournament runs from June 17-23.

Rory McIlroy had played in the Travelers five previous times, with his best finish coming last year (T-7th).

Last weekend, McIlroy finished as the runner-up in a major for the 4th time in his professional career.

Bryson DeChambeau won his second US Open after holding off Rory McIlroy in the final round. DeChambeau defeated McIlroy by one stroke to become the 23rd golfer with multiple victories in the U.S. Open.

Both are set to compete in golf’s next major, The Open Championship, in July.

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