PGA's Travelers Championship suspends play in second round due to lightning

PGA Tour fans wanting to watch the Travelers Championship second round in Cromwell, Connecticut will have to wait. One of the signature events on tour was delayed on Friday afternoon due to lightning in the area, the PGA Tour announced on their Twitter page. After a lengthy delay, the tournament is set to resume play at 7:25 PM EST.

Tom Kim has jumped out to an early lead in the event, firing a 13-under par so far after carding a 62 and 65 in his first two rounds. It marked his fifth round of 62 or better on the PGA Tour, with each of those coming in different tournaments.

Collin Morikawa, Akshay Batia, Xander Schauffele, and Scottie Scheffler aren’t far behind. Morikawa sits at 11-under after firing a 66 and 63 in his first two rounds. Batia is tied with Morikawa and Scheffler at 11-under par. And Schauffele sits at -10 under par after carding two 65s in his first two rounds.

Many wondered how long it would take Scheffler to bounce back from his very poor showing at the 2024 U.S. Open (he finished T41st). The answer so far, has been not long at all. Scheffler has carded a 65 and 64 in the first two rounds at the Travelers, putting him only two shots off the lead.

He’s been having one of the most dominant seasons in PGA Tour history and while he played very uncharacteristically at Pinehurst No. 2, that seems to be behind him. Scheffler has been flat out ridiculous in 2024, tallying five wins and finishing with 12 Top 10 finishes. Keep in mind, those numbers are from 14 events thus far. And he’s also managed to finish runner-up twice.

Collin Morikawa continues to show that he’s among the best players in the world when he’s dialed in. He’s been impressive in the majors this year, T3 at The Masters, T4 at the PGA Championship, and T14 at the US Open.

And he’s clearly been dialed in at the Travelers. He tied his low nine-hole score (29) on the PGA Tour during the second round of the Travelers Championship. Morikawa has had six Top 10 finishes in the 2024 campaign, and he currently sits 4th in the FedEx Cup standings. He currently ranks sixth on the PGA Tour in strokes gained total (1.275) and 11th in strokes gained tee to green (1.196). One of the areas where he’s improved tremendously is strokes gained around the green, where he ranks 13th on the tour (0.388).