Rickie Fowler overcomes recent struggles to grab early Travelers Championship lead

CROMWELL, Conn. — Rickie Fowler has not had a solid season, failing to contend in every event he has played, coming short of even recording a top-10 finish.

Yet, he discovered something on the greens on Thursday, which explains why he posted a 6-under 64 to open the Travelers Championship. He did not make a single bogey, either. Fowler walked off the golf course with a share of the early lead with Akshay Bhatia and Kurt Kitayama. But Tom Kim went on to post an 8-under 62 later in the day.

“I made a nice putt just to save par and get the round going. Good up-and-down, that

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