Scottie Scheffler beat Tom Kim in a play-off to win the Travelers Championship; Play was briefly disrupted on the 72nd hole by multiple protesters running onto the green; Scheffler’s victory is his sixth of the season on the PGA Tour

Scottie Scheffler has won the Travelers Open, and becomes the first player since Tiger Woods to win six events in a PGA Tour season

Scottie Scheffler returned to winning ways and registered a sixth PGA Tour victory in 10 starts after beating Tom Kim in a dramatic finish at the Travelers Championship. 

The world No 1, heading into the final round a shot behind at TPC River Highlands, carded five birdies in a bogey-free 65 to finish on 22 under alongside overnight leader and playing partner Tom Kim.

Scottie Scheffler is now a six-time winner on the PGA Tour this season

The green was cleared ahead of the play-off, where Kim was unable to get up and down from the sand and Scheffler made a winning par to become the first player since Arnold Palmer in 1962 to win six times before July on the PGA Tour.

Victory follows wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players, The Masters, RBC Heritage and Memorial Tournament already this season, with his latest success extending his advantage at the top of both the world rankings and the FedExCup standings.

Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim played in the final group on Sunday alongside Akshay Bhatia

Scheffler opened with five straight pars before taking advantage of the par-five sixth and rolling in from 15 feet at the next, then responded to a missed opportunity at the 12th by two-putting from 12 feet to birdie the par-five next.

The two-time major winner fired his approach close at the 14th and added another birdie after driving the green at the par-four 15th, where Kim also picked up a shot to stay within one.