Climate Protesters Pull Off Yet Another Stunt—This Time at PGA Tour
Six protesters sprinted onto the 18th green at the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship on Sunday before Scottie Scheffler attempted a tournament-clinching putt, briefly spraying smoke and powder before cops tackled them—erupting spectators into applause and chants of “USA.”
Sunday’s incident saw six protesters arrested, authorities said, matching the number of demonstrators cameras captured sprinting onto and near the green—to a flurry of boos and expletives—before they were tackled and cuffed by cops within 30 seconds.
The tournament, which was held in Connecticut, was in its final moments when the protesters raided the green. They each wore white shirts emblazoned with “NO GOLF ON A DEAD PLANET” and carried smoke bombs that left white and red residue on the putting surface, which were removed with leaf blowers.