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Climate protestors disrupted the play on 18th green at the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship on Sunday (June 23). The incident happened before the playoff between eventual winner Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim.

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At least five people ran out on the course who later identified themselves as 'Extinction Rebellion NYC' protesting against the 'worldwide danger of climate breakdown.'

The security personnel, however, were proactive in handling the trouble makers and swiftly removed them from the surface. The red and white powder, sprayed by the protestors, although remained on the surface. Have a look at the the incident below:

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Golfer Akshay Bhatia, who was in the final group with Scottie and Kim, said: "I was scared for my life. I didn't even really know what was happening. All of a sudden, four, five people come running on the green ... I was in shock and my heart rate was high. It got low and then once that kind of happened I was just freaked out, I just tried to get over where everyone was. It was hard to do it, I think it was just weird."

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After the removal of disruptors, Scottie Scheffler won the tournament - his sixth PGA Tour victory before July. He's only the second player after Arnold Palmer in 1962 to manage these many wins before July in a season.

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Speaking to CBC after the win, Scheffler who had a heartbreak at the recently concluded U.S. Open, said: "It's pretty special. It's been a great season, I've been fortunate to come away with some wins and it's been a lot of fun. Tom, Tom played his heart out today. He's a great player, a great champion. It was fun battling with him today."

It is to be noted that Scheffler had finished at T41 in the U.S. Open - the third major of the year - in his worst finish in a competition since October 2022.