The Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands has a great field following the U.S. Open as players look to lock down a huge payday. Here's a look at the opening round of action from Connecticut.

CROMWELL — The title defense is in full throttle already for Scottie Scheffler. The world’s No. 1 golfer fired an 8-under-par 62 at TPC River Highlands in Thursday’s opening round of the Travelers Championship. He is tied with Austin Eckroat.

Scheffler is at it again, standing atop the leaderboard through 18 holes in the the last signature event of the season