2025 Travelers Championship leaderboard: Tommy Fleetwood on verge of first PGA Tour win up three after Round 3

Will Fleetwood get the job done extending his lead after 54 holes in Connecticut?

Is this finally the week for Tommy Fleetwood? A seven-time victor on the DP World Tour, the 34-year-old Englishman has yet to grab hold of a long-awaited first trip to the PGA Tour winner's circle. Up three strokes with just 18 holes remaining at the 2025 Travelers Championship, it's possible Fleetwood achieves his crowning moment on Sunday at the final signature event of the season.

Despite the number of close calls, Fleetwood (-16) has never been so well-positioned as this week in Cromwell, Connecticut. His three-shot lead over Russell Henley and Keegan Bradley (-13) provides him with necessary breathing room as only one round stands between him and not only that first PGA Tour win but also a substantial $3.6 million winner's check.

Fleetwood's near misses have been well-documented; they feature a fair share of agonizing performances. A couple of years ago, it was Fleetwood who failed to birdie the par-5 finisher in regulation at the Canadian Open only to watch Nick Taylor's famous putt find the bottom of the cup in extra holes.

He has come close both in major championships (U.S. Open, Open Championship) and various stops on the PGA Tour. Zero wins have been accumulated to date, but Fleetwood has amassed 41 top-10 finishes -- the most among active players without a win on their resume.

Final-round performances from deep in the pack, such as his final-round 63 at the 2018 U.S. Open, have given Fleetwood chances from afar, but rarely has he found his name this far in front with just 18 holes to go.

Thanks to a 7-under 63 in Round 3 at TPC River Highlands, Fleetwood's advantage marks the latest 54-hole lead of his PGA Tour career, one that may well lead to his first victory.

The stars have aligned for that possibility as world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, the 18- and 36-hole leader, surprisingly slumped on Saturday with a third-round 72 despite ideal scoring conditions. Similarly dropping out of the chasing pack was world No. 2 Rory McIlroy, who was on a roll early with four birdies in his first eight holes only for a bad double bogey and multiple unsuccessful scoring conversions leaving him well off pace. Justin Thomas, who shared the 36-hole lead with Scheffler and Fleetwood, was unable to follow up a magical second-round 64 with anything of substance, dashing his chances when he penciled a nine onto his scorecard.

This has left the door wide open for Fleetwood, who will have to fend off American firepower to keep alive an English flag atop the leaderboard along with his hopes of nabbing a first PGA Tour win.

The leader

1. Tommy Fleetwood (-16): It seems like destiny almost when one considers how some of the stars fared on Saturday with Scheffler, McIlroy and Thomas giving themselves a tall mountain to climb. Fleetwood finds himself with a nice head start for the 18-hole sprint, and what he does on the greens may ultimately be the difference. Putting from 5-10 feet has had a way of holding him back in past final rounds, but a switch to the TaylorMade Spider putter in the spring has brought a pep to his step the last couple of months. Fleetwood has split 21 straight fairways and carded just one bogey this week, which is going to come in handy if the birdie well runs dry at any point of his final round.

Contenders

T2. Russell Henley, Keegan Bradley (-13)
4. Jason Day (-11)
T5. Brian Harman, Harris English, Wyndham Clark (-8)
T8. Rory McIlroy, Lucas Glover, Patrick Cantlay, Nick Taylor, Scottie Scheffler (-7)

In 2024, Scheffler won half of the signature events. In 2025, there has yet to be a repeat winner in this series with Henley having the best chance to raise more than one trophy across the eight biggest tournaments on the PGA Tour schedule. The Arnold Palmer Invitational winner was flawless Saturday following a second round in which he called a penalty on himself for his ball moving inadvertently.

That stroke could loom large, but he did his best in the third round to make sure it would not by firing the low round of the week -- nine birdies and nine pars leading to a 61. As an added bonus, a win would assuredly lock up Henley's spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team via automatic qualifying.

"I putted great; I feel like I did everything pretty well," Henley said. "I had a couple really good breaks that kept the round going. I somehow made birdie on 4 from the left rough, kind of hit like a chaser kind of shot up to about 8 or 10 feet. Also saved par on 14 after I skulled a wedge into a tree limb. So, two good things there to kind of keep my round going, but also just putted really well. I feel like I hit it really well, too."

Shocking stuff from Scheffler

On his 29th birthday, Scheffler received no well wishes from TPC River Highlands. Leading this golf tournament for the last two days, the world No. 1 slipped out the gates and never got things rolling in the right direction on Moving Day. Scheffler signed for his first triple bogey in 300 days on the par-4 1st, dropping him from tied for the lead to four off pace.

He failed to recover as the big numbers kept on coming. An ill-advised tee shot on the par-3 8th found a watery grave and led to Scheffler's third double bogey or worse in his last 10 holes dating back to his second round. That made it so that he turned in 4 over, barely breaking 40.

Given how often it has occurred the last few years, golf fans (and golfers) have come to expect a Scheffler surge on Saturday as highlighted by performances this year at the PGA Championship and the Memorial. This scoring run did not materialize this weekend. Instead of racing up the leaderboard, Scheffler's name sunk and his chances, too.

2025 Travelers Championship updated odds, picks

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook

• Tommy Fleetwood: -200
• Russell Henley: 9/2
• Keegan Bradley: 9/2
• Jason Day: 20-1

Oh captain, my captain. Let's roll with Bradley. He will tee off in the penultimate pairing and will be able to skirt any nerves the final twosome may possess. He is striking the ball well and still has some juice to squeeze out of his rounds given his iron play can get even better. That's a very encouraging sign as he has still scored well up to this point.

[Jun 21, 2025 at 5:25 pm ET · Patrick McDonald]

Thomas takes nine on the par 5

Well, that will spell the end of his chances. Justin Thomas takes a nine on the par-5 13th and drops all the way to 5 under and 10 strokes behind Tommy Fleetwood. The two-time major champ lost his ball off the tee and was lost around the green chipping to ball back to his feet a couple times before needing three putts.

[Jun 21, 2025 at 5:04 pm ET · Patrick McDonald]

Fleetwood flying high!

The big bird has landed and Tommy Fleetwood is soaring out in front. The Englishman rolls it in from off the green on the par-5 13th and reaches 15 under for the tournament. That puts him three clear of Russell Henley who is strolling down the last and four clear of Keegan Bradley. Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy have all stumbled on this Saturday in surprising fashion.

[Jun 21, 2025 at 4:41 pm ET · Patrick McDonald]

Stars in neutral

Scheffler just turned in 39. Rory just made a double bogey on No. 12 and failed to birdie the lone par 5 on the back nine. Justin Thomas is all over the place with his iron play holding him back. All of this has led to Tommy Fleetwood alone at the top at 13 under and with his closest competitors being Russell Henley and Keegan Bradley.

[Jun 21, 2025 at 4:07 pm ET · Patrick McDonald]

A shocking showing from Scheffler

I don't think anyone saw this coming. That is another double bogey for Scottie Scheffler as he hit his tee shot into the water on the par-3 8th and drops to 5 under for the tournament. Scheffler now has three double bogeys or worse in his last 10 holes stretching back to yesterday.

[Jun 21, 2025 at 3:53 pm ET · Patrick McDonald]

Captain Keegan turns in 4 under

The 2023 winner has it in full gear right now. Tacking on four birdies and five pars on his opening nine, he has reached 10 under and poses as Tommy Fleetwood's closest chaser as things currently stand. Bradley has a lot on the line this weekend as a win would certainly turn up the volume on the playing captain conversation. 

[Jun 21, 2025 at 3:13 pm ET · Patrick McDonald]

Tommy tacks on another!

Tommy Fleetwood just made the longest putt of his season, and it puts him two strokes clear of the field. The seven-time winner on the DP World Tour is now 11 under and two past Justin Thomas and company. He has 41 top-10 finishes without a win on the PGA Tour.

[Jun 21, 2025 at 2:38 pm ET · Patrick McDonald]

Shocking start from Scheffler

I genuinely do not remember the last time Scottie Scheffler made a triple bogey. He just made on No. 1 and finds himself now four strokes off the lead of Justin Thomas who made birdie. Scheffler missed the fairway, bladed his greenside bunker shot and just made an absolute mess of the opener to drop to 6 under.

[Jun 21, 2025 at 2:13 pm ET · Patrick McDonald]

Final groups getting started

The final few tee times are trickling onto the golf course, and they will need to pin their ears back. There have already been multiple 62s signed for and the immediate chasing pack is off and running. Russell Henley has a chance for three birdies in his first four holes while Nick Taylor tallied one on his opener.

[Jun 21, 2025 at 1:37 pm ET · Patrick McDonald]

Rory starts his final round

The five-time major champion battled back from a brutal start on Friday to keep himself in this tournament. He will need a much better start on Saturday as scoring could not be better. A number of players have already fired rounds in the low 60s and Rory will look to put together a similar effort from 4 adrift.

[Jun 21, 2025 at 12:49 pm ET · Patrick McDonald]

Quite the improvement!

[Jun 21, 2025 at 12:09 pm ET · Patrick McDonald]

Scott needs three in final four holes

The Australian was unable to take advantage of the par-5 13th, but he makes up for it with a dart into the very next down the hill into No. 14. Adam Scott is now 8 under and will need three birdies in his final four holes. The good news is Nos. 15 and 18 are real chances, but the other two have flummoxed players so far this week.

[Jun 21, 2025 at 11:07 am ET · Patrick McDonald]

An early 59 watch

Adam Scott turns in 6 under and will need to play his back nine in just 5 under to become the latest to join the sub-60 round. The Australian had seven 3s on his scorecard on the front nine including on the par-5 6th which really jolted his cause.