Scottie Scheffler showered praise on Akshay Bhatia for feeding him off during the third round of the Travelers Championship.
On Saturday, June 22 Scheffler and Bhaita were paired with each other for the third round at TPC River Highlands. Both had an identical round as they fired a 6-under 64 to tie for second at 17-under after three rounds.
During the post-round interview, Scheffler lauded Akshay Bhatia's company.
"Sometimes when you're in pairs you can feed off each other the wrong or the right way," he said. "Today, especially at the end, we were feeding off each other what I would say in the right way. It's always a good thing."
Scheffler made eight birdies in the third round of the Travelers Championship but bogeyed two of the holes. Bhaita made a lone bogey on the par 4, 12th but picked up seven birdies.
Scottie Scheffler had an odd week at the US Open where he finished T41, his worst performance of the season. However, it didn't take him long to return to his from.
"It's nice to be in contention, for sure," he said while reflecting on his performance. "I think I would be feeling it a lot more if I was playing a bit worse this week. So it's good to be in the heat of it. I was pretty frustrated after that bogey on 14, felt like I was putting myself out of the tournament, so it was nice to bounce back and finish it the way I did."
Scottie Scheffler is grouped with Akshay Bhatia and Tom Kim for the final round of the Travelers Championship. The duo will tee off on Sunday, June 23 at 11:15 am ET. Both Bhatia and Scheffler are one shot behind Tom Kim, who is leading at 19-under ahead of the final day.
Here are the complete tee time details for the Travelers Championship, Round 4: