Tom Kim Builds a 2-shot Lead Over Scheffler and Morikawa at Travelers Championship

Tom Kim of South Korea plays a third shot on the fourth hole during the second round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., on June 21, 2024. Andy Lyons/Getty Images

CROMWELL, Conn.—Tom Kim is looking at the long term with his golf game and is getting short-term results at the Travelers Championship, where he followed an opening 62 with a 5–under 65 on Friday for the lowest 36-hole score of his career and a two-shot lead.

Kim had to settle for eight straight pars on the soggy TPC River Highlands and still finished at 13-under 127, two shots ahead of a group that includes Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and Collin Morikawa.