Several climate protesters briefly disrupted the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, on Sunday.
Video posted to social media showed the demonstrators run onto the 18th green and release a red or white powdery substance as players watched.
The Associated Press reported the event was delayed for about five minutes as police intervened and the crowd heckled the activists.
Images from the venue showed that some of the demonstrators wore a white shirt that read “NO GOLF ON A DEAD PLANET.”
A climate group called Extinction Rebellion took responsibility for the incident, according to CNN.
Cromwell police said each protester was charged with first-degree criminal mischief, first-degree criminal trespass, and breach of peace.
ESPN noted that the protesters were released on a bond of $5,000…
