Scottie Scheffler lurks one stroke behind leader Eric Cole at Travelers Championship

The American carded a flawless seven under 63 around TPC River Highlands, which put him just ahead of a group containing world number one Scheffler and Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick.

Cole took advantage of the low-scoring conditions, particularly on the back nine. He made the turn at two under, then made three more birdies and an eagle on the par five 13th for his bogey-free round.

"From 13 in is really where you can kind of score," reflected Cole.

Meanwhile, Scheffler also went bogey-free, his scorecard littered with six birdies.

"When the scoring is lower it can be harder and harder to play catch-up," quipped the four-time major winner.

"Sometimes here you get so far behind you can only shoot so low on some of these golf courses, so it's important to keep pace.

Further down the leaderboard, Patrick Cantly enjoyed his lowest round since February with a five under 65, along with European stars Viktor Hovland, Aaron Rai and Justin Rose.

"I feel like it's moving in the right direction," said Cantlay, who's had three top ten finishes in 2026.

"Golf's a funny game. A couple weeks can make the whole season. So just grinding and working on all the things that have historically paid off and we're coming into a big stretch of golf, so it's a good time to start playing well."