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Ghim holes out from fairway again, Thompson hones in
Doug Ghim holed out from the fairway for eagle for the second straight day, sending him to a three-under 68 and a one-shot lead in the John Deere Classic. For the first time in his six years on the tour, he holds the 36-hole lead. Defending champion Davis Thompson (63) and Max Homa (68) were among the five players within one shot of him going into the weekend. Doug Ghim pulls ahead of the rest @JDCLASSIC 👏1. Doug Ghim (-12)T2. Davis Thompson (-11)T2. Brian CampbellT2. David LipskyT2. Max HomaT2. Kevin Yu — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 4, 2025 Ghim holed out on the short par-4 sixth in the opening round. This time it was from 179 yards away on the par-4 15th. "I guess holing out two days in a row is always nice," Ghim said. "It's been a couple years since I holed out from the fairway. To get two back-to-back days is great." Ghim had a two-shot lead until hitting left into the trees and down a cart path, punching out through the green and chipping to 18 feet, missing the putt to make his second bogey of the round. He was at 12-under 130. Mexico Open winner Brian Campbell (66), David Lipsky (67) and Emiliano Grillo (66) were tied for second Ghim still feels a long way off from a chance to win for the first time at a tournament that has produced more first-time winners than any PGA Tour event since 1970. "The person that's going to win this tournament will be in the 20-under par area, so last time I checked I'm not there yet," Ghim said. "I don't feel like I'm in the lead, and I'm just happy that I get to be teeing off late tomorrow in contention." Homa was tied with Ghim late in the afternoon, when the greens were getting dry and crusty. But on the 18th hole, he pulled his tee shot into a bunker, missing the green to the right and wound up missing a 12-foot par putt to fall one back. He's still in good shape going into the weekend as he tries to get his game turned around. "You're going to have to shoot really low. Somebody can go out there and shoot 11 under out there and jump everybody. So just go do what we did today and play another round of golf. 354-yard drive OVER the trees for @MaxHoma 😳 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 4, 2025 "Just keep waiting until the back nine on Sunday basically." Thompson played in the morning and was the first to reach 11-under 131 as he tries to become the first repeat winner of the John Deere Classic since Steve Stricker won three in a row from 2009 through 2011. Former world No 1 Jason Day fired a five-under 66 for a two-under total, but it came too late after his opening 74 left him three outside the cut. Compatriot Karl Vilips was also brilliant with a 65, but his 77 on Thursday ruined any chance he had.
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8 hours ago
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Ghim maintains one-shot lead at PGA's John Deere Classic
American Doug Ghim States reacts after holing out from the fairway at the 15th hole on the way to the halfway lead in the US PGA Tour John Deere Classic (ANDY LYONS) Doug Ghim holed out from the fairway for an eagle for the second straight day on Friday, adding three birdies in a three-under 68 to maintain a one-shot lead in the US PGA Tour John Deere Classic. "I guess holing out two days in a row is always nice," said Ghim, who also chipped in for a birdie on the way to a 12-under total of 130 at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. Advertisement "It's been a couple years since I think I holed out from the fairway," said Ghim -- whose 180-yard second shot at the par-four 15th found the bottom of the cup. "To get two (on) back-to-back days is great." Ghim had teed off on 10 and opened with a birdie, but gave the stroke back with a three-putt bogey at the 12th. He said the hole-out eagle was especially welcome at 15, "not the easiest of the holes out here". "It just felt like a huge, huge boost so it helped me stay more patient because something good happened to me there." Ghim, a 29-year-old hoping he can become the 25th player to claim a first tour title at this event, had five players on his heels at 11-under 131. Advertisement That included defending champion Davis Thompson, who had eight birdies in his eight-under par 63, and US veteran Max Homa -- who started the day one back and posted a three-under 68 to stay there. Argentina's Emiliano Grillo and Americans Brian Campbell and David Lipsky were also at 11-under. Another six players were a further stroke back on 132 going into the third round, which was rescheduled to tee off earlier because of expected evening thunderstorms. Ghim said scoring conditions might be better thanks to the earlier start, but he thought wind could be a factor even if the storms hold off. Advertisement "The leaderboard is so bunched," he said. "(I will) just kind of keep my head down and try to birdie some par-fives and roll in a couple more 15-footers." Former world number eight Homa was tied for the lead after rolling in a 20-foot birdie putt at the 17th, but as on Thursday he bogeyed his final hole, finding a fairway bunker off the tee at 18. "It got really windy," said Homa, a six-time winner on the PGA Tour who has had just one top-25 finish this season. "The greens got pretty crusty. It's just nice to keep playing well. "It's definitely the best 36 holes off the tee I've had in a while consecutively, so that's nice," he added. Campbell shook off an early bogey to post six birdies, including four in a row on the back nine on the way to a five-under 66. Grillo also posted a 66 and Lipsky signed for a 67. bb/aks/acb
Associated Press
8 hours ago
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Ghim holes out from fairway again at Deere for first 36-hole lead on PGA Tour
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Doug Ghim holed out from the fairway for eagle for the second straight day, sending him to a 3-under 68 and a one-shot lead Friday in the John Deere Classic, his first 36-hole lead in his six years on the PGA Tour. Defending champion Davis Thompson (63) and Max Homa (68) were among the five players within one shot of the lead going into the weekend. The starting times have been moved up Saturday because of rain in the forecast. Ghim holed out on the short par-4 sixth in the opening round. This time it was from 179 yards away on the par-4 15th. 'I guess holing out two days in a row is always nice,' Ghim said. 'It's been a couple years since I holed out from the fairway. To get two back-to-back days is great.' Ghim had a two-shot lead until hitting left into the trees and down a cart path, punching out through the green and chipping to 18 feet, missing the putt to make his second bogey of the round. He was at 12-under 130. Mexico Open winner Brian Campbell (66), David Lipsky (67) and Emiliano Grillo (66) were tied for second Ghim still feels a long way off from a chance to win for the first time at a tournament that has produced more first-time winners than any PGA Tour event since 1970. 'The person that's going to win this tournament will be in the 20-under par area, so last time I checked I'm not there yet,' Ghim said. 'I don't feel like I'm in the lead, and I'm just happy that I get to be teeing off late tomorrow in contention.' Homa was tied with Ghim late in the afternoon, when the greens were getting dry and crusty. But on the 18th hole, he pulled his tee shot into a bunker, missing the green to the right and wound up missing a 12-foot par putt to fall one back. He's still in good shape going into the weekend as he tries to get his game turned around. Putting four rounds together, or even three rounds, has been the difficulty and Homa did not sound like he was willing to get too far ahead of himself. 'I don't think really much changes. I mean, just play the golf course,' Homa said. 'You're going to have to shoot really low. If you went out there and tried to do something specific, I'm not so sure that is going to work. Somebody can go out there and shoot 11 under out there and jump everybody. So just go do what we did today and play another round of golf. 'Just keep waiting until the back nine on Sunday basically.' Thompson played in the morning and was the first to reach 11-under 131 as he tries to become the first repeat winner of the John Deere Classic since Steve Stricker won three in a row from 2009 through 2011. There was high drama late in the day that wound up setting the cut at 5-under 137. Rikuya Hoshino and Jesper Svensson each made birdie on their last hole to move the cut line to 5 under, only for Paul Peterson to take bogey on his last hole to move it back to 4 under. But in the final group, Brendan Valdes drilled his tee shot on the par-4 18th, hit his approach to about 8 feet and holed the birdie putt for a 66. That moved the cut back to 5 under, eliminating 14 players from the weekend. Rickie Fowler and Jake Knapp wound up making the cut on the number. Meanwhile, 12 players were separated by two shots going into the third round, a group that includes Camilo Villegas, Sam Stevens and Si Woo Kim. Stevens and Kim are trying to finish high enough to move up the world ranking that will be used next week to set the alternate list for the British Open. ___ AP golf:
