World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, the 2024 Travelers Championship winner, posted a 60 Friday. His score equaled the lowest second-round score in Travelers Championship history, matching Tommy Bolt's 1954 round at Wethersfield Country Club and Patrick Cantlay's 2011 round at TPC River Highlands.

Scheffler's 60 equaled the best round of the season. Andrew Putnam shot 60 in round two at The American Express, finishing T2. Blades Brown also shot 60 in round two at The American Express, finishing T18. Si Woo Kim shot 60 in round two at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, finishing 2nd. Wyndham Clark shot 60 in round four at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, winning the event.

Scheffler came one stroke shy of joining Jim Furyk as the only players with multiple sub-60 rounds on the PGA TOUR. Scheffler recorded a 59 in the second round at the 2020 FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Boston. Furyk shot 58 in round four at the 2016 Travelers Championship and 59 in round two at the 2013 BMW Championship.

At 16-under 124, Scheffler set the opening 36-hole scoring record at the event. The previous record was 125, set by Denny McCarthy and Keegan Bradley in 2023. His 124 equals his best opening 36-hole score on the PGA TOUR, which he set previously en route to winning the 2025 CJ CUP Byron Nelson. This 124 also equals the best opening 36-hole score this season, matching Si Woo Kim's score at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, where Kim finished 2nd.

Scheffler holds the second-round lead or co-lead for the 21st time on TOUR. He has converted 36-hole leads or co-leads into victory 9 times in 20 attempts. Only twice did he win in his first 11 attempts with the 36-hole lead or co-lead: the 2022 Masters Tournament and the 2023 WM Phoenix Open. However, he won seven of his last nine attempts, with his most recent victory coming at the 2026 American Express. The most recent event he failed to carry the 36-hole lead or co-lead to victory was the 2025 Travelers Championship, where he finished T6.

Scheffler led the field in Strokes Gained: Putting in the second round, posting 4.841.

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Eric Cole, who led after the first round, shot 5-under 65 in the second round. He now sits at T3/-12, positioning himself four shots off the lead. Cole seeks his first TOUR title in his 123rd career start.

Cole remains bogey-free through 36 holes. Ben Griffin and Aaron Rai join him as the only three players maintaining this distinction.

Two weeks after earning his first PGA TOUR victory at the RBC Canadian Open, Bud Cauley demonstrated resilience. He recovered from an opening bogey to card a 4-under 66. This performance placed him T5/-10, sitting six shots back from the lead.

Matt Fitzpatrick stands as the season's only three-time winner. After 36 holes, he holds T5 position at -10. He leads the field in driving accuracy, having hit 27 of 28 fairways. Fitzpatrick also leads in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green with 5.956.

Ben James, a Milford, Connecticut native, earned TOUR membership as the No. 1 player from the 2026 PGA TOUR University Ranking. During his first Travelers Championship start as a professional and third overall, James carded a bogey-free 6-under 64 in the second round. He finished tied for 14th place at 8-under par.