Todd takes lead at Travelers golf

Cromwell: Brendon Todd and Dustin Johnson each shot career-low 61s at the Travelers Championship, leaving Todd with a two-stroke lead over the 2016 U.S. Open champion. The 34-year-old Georgian, playing a couple holes behind Johnson, had a chance at the tournament’s second 60 of the week but missed a 10-foot putt to the left on the 18th hole. He finished with a 54-hole score of 192, 18 under par, after shooting 66-65 the first two rounds. Johnson, who is looking for his 21st win on tour, also has improved each day, opening with a 69-64. Both shot bogey-free rounds, with Todd making five birdies on the front nine and Johnson five on the back. Todd said the round became a game of whatever you can do, I can do just as well. “It's hard to miss the leader boards obviously, so (Johnson’s) name was up there from a pretty early point,” Todd said.