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.

Tommy Fleetwood is in position to contend for his first career PGA Tour victory at the Travelers Championship. Fleetwood catapulted up the leaderboard on Friday, carding a 5-under 65 at TPC River Highlands in Round 2.

Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler and Tommy Fleetwood battled gusty winds with creativity to share the 36-hole lead at the Travelers Championship.

The Travelers Championship leaderboard bunched together with high-speed winds on Friday, though Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas soared to the front of the pack.

Scottie Scheffler was leading by two strokes late in his second round Friday at the Travelers Championship, but a double bogey at the par-4 17th dropped him into a share of the top spot with Justin Thomas.

South Korea's Si Woo Kim withdrew from the Travelers Championship during second-round play on Friday due to a back injury.

If Jordan Spieth is forced to withdraw from a PGA Tour event, there has to be a pretty significant reason. Since turning pro in 2012, Spieth, a three-time major championship winner, had never withdrawn from a tournament.