Protestors stormed the 18th green during the final round of the Travelers Championship Sunday afternoon.
As Tom Kim stood on the final green with a chance to force a playoff against World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, with the pair poised to take their final putts on the 18th, the gripping finale of the PGA Tour's final non-cut signature event took another twist.
A group of climate change protesters representing 'Extinction Rebellion' slipped under the ropes, bypassed Cromwell police and stormed the putting surface in astonishing scenes.
The fairway invaders, who appeared to be wearing climate change messages on their t-shirts, tossed red, white and yellow powder at the golf course, with one even trampling through a greenside bunker.
The group of at least five were swiftly arrested by law enforcement on site and carted away. However, the destruction they left in their wake delayed the thrilling end to the tournament.
Tour officials were called to the green where groundskeepers waited with leaf blowers ready to be called into action.
Some of the intruders wore t-shirts with the message 'No Golf On A Dead Planet' emblazoned across the front.
Police handcuffed at least five people, according to CBS play-by-play man Jim Nantz.
Extinction Rebellion released a statement shortly after Sunday's protests at the Travelers Championship, insisting they were aiming to highlight the 'worldwide danger of climate breakdown'.
'With this action, Extinction Rebellion is NOT protesting any individual or organization,' the statement reads. 'Rather, the protest highlights the worldwide danger of climate breakdown.
'Case in point: the last 13 months were the hottest on record, with extreme weather events around the globe. The activists pointed out that natural disasters are already causing large-scale loss of human, animal, and plant life, as well as significant damage to infrastructure, property, and agriculture.'
