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NBC Sports
12 hours ago
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- NBC Sports
Ghim holes out from fairway again at Deere for first 36-hole lead on PGA Tour
Watch the best shots and top moments from the second round of the PGA Tour's 2025 John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. 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:
USA Today
14 hours ago
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- USA Today
Max Homa cards second-round 68, enters weekend in contention at 2025 John Deere Classic
SILVIS, Ill. — Max Homa shot 3-under 68 Friday in the second round of the 2025 John Deere Classic to enter the weekend in contention at TPC Deere Run. Homa has struggled all season, failing to make the cut in seven of 16 starts and finishing inside the top 25 just once. His 63 on Thursday had him one shot off the lead entering Friday, and he's in the same position as the focus turns to the weekend. Doug Ghim leads at 12 under and Homa is part of a five-way tie for second at 11 under. "I thought everything was good," Homa said. "Rolled it well. Hit the irons awesome. Wedged it well. Drove it well... Similar to yesterday, just nothing sticks out. Just was really good golf kind of through the bag. Yeah, those are my favorite kind of days." Homa made five birdies in the second round, offset by two bogeys, one of which came on the last hole when a wayward tee shot found the fairway bunker down the left side of No. 18. "It was a lot harder today with the wind, especially the back nine. Couple of those tee shots played pretty tricky as opposed to yesterday when we played with no wind." Other than that, though, Homa was dialed in off the tee all day, especially on the par-5 17th when he sailed a 354-yard drive over the trees to set up a second shot of just 189 yards. "I like to cut the ball and that hole, you know, sets up for a bit of a draw. But what's nice is the way I was swinging it it didn't have a ton of curve on it the last two days, so I'm able to hit a have you small cut, and if I just get some air under it. It's definitely an uncomfortable tee shot, but I like the way I wedge it, so it feels like a free ball. If I miss the fairway, I layup and get to hit a wedge in there 10 feet." He didn't need to lay up. He hit his second shot to the left side of the green and got up-and-down for birdie. Homa enters the weekend firmly in contention for the first time this season as he seeks his seventh PGA Tour victory and his first since January 2023. The job is far from over, though, especially considering the fact that 12 of the last 15 winners at the John Deere Classic have finished at 20 under or better. "I don't think really much changes [over the weekend]. I mean, just play the golf course. 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." The solo leader, Doug Ghim, echoed that sentiment. "Being in the lead this early in the tournament doesn't really mean that much. Obviously having a lead is awesome at any point in the tournament, but with 36 holes left to play and that many people at 11-under par, I mean, doesn't feel like much of a lead. If anything, I feel like I'm chasing to try to get to 20-, 22-under par, even deeper if possible. You know, as far as I know I'm nine, ten shots back of that right now." Due to thunderstorms in the forecast at TPC Deere Run on Saturday afternoon, players will be going off both No. 1 tee and No. 10 tee in threesomes for the third round, starting at 7:45 a.m. ET. Homa will tee off in the second-to-last group with David Lipsky and Emiliano Grillo, just ahead of Ghim, Brian Campbell and defending John Deere Classic champion Davis Thompson.
NBC Sports
14 hours ago
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- NBC Sports
Highlights: 2025 John Deere Classic, Round 2
Watch the best shots and top moments from the second round of the PGA Tour's 2025 John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois.
USA Today
18 hours ago
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- USA Today
Davis Thompson, Brian Campbell tied for lead in second round of 2025 John Deere Classic
SILVIS, Ill. — A familiar face tops the leaderboard at the 2025 John Deere Classic in Friday's second round. Davis Thompson, who secured his first PGA Tour victory at this very event last year, fired an 8-under 63 to join a tie with Brian Campbell for the clubhouse lead at 11 under early Friday afternoon, one shot ahead of Camilo Villegas. The 26-year-old from Atlanta went bogey-free with eight birdies. "Just tried to not let anything bother me," Thompson said. "Just tried to just play I guess nonchalantly. Just go about my business and give myself a lot of chances." Even when he hit poor shots, Thompson made up for it. He found the bunker in front of the green on No. 6 after having just 112 left to the hole from the fairway, but got up-and-down to save par. "Just felt like I hit a lot of fairways and a lot of greens. It was a pretty stress-free round today with the exception of No. 6. Even on 14 I was in kind of an awkward position and was able to hit a really good pitch and make birdie there. It was nice to kind of keep the momentum going from 17 yesterday." Thompson's 2025 season has been disappointing compared to how he performed 2024. Last year, he racked up five top 10s and two runner-up finishes to go along with his win at the John Deere Classic. This season, he has just one top 10. But there's no better cure for a struggling player than competing in an event at a course where they feel comfortable. "I feel like I love tree-lined golf courses and there are a lot of trees out here. I love bent grass greens and that's kind of good recipe for me," Thompson said. "Hopefully I can keep it rolling this weekend." Meanwhile, Campbell went on an absolute heater down the stretch Friday to put himself firmly in contention entering the weekend. He was even through 13 holes before making birdie on five of the last six, ultimately signing for a 5-under 66 to follow up his bogey-free 65 on Thursday. Asked what flipped the switch in the latter half of his round, Campbell said, "Honestly, no idea. Just told myself to keep getting birdie looks. Didn't make anything on my front nine, but I knew it was doing the right stuff, putting it in play. I guess I opened the lid there and made four in a row, so that definitely felt good." Like Thompson, Campbell only has one win on the PGA Tour so far, which this year at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld in February. The 32-year-old University of Illinois alum is feeling right at home in Silvis. "It's been awesome. Friends and family out here and people I haven't seen since college coming out. So it's been really special. I went over to campus on Sunday before coming here. Didn't get to see coach, but got to hang out with a few of the team members and get some practice in." While Thompson and Campbell each seek their second victory on Tour, Villegas is looking to earn his sixth win, but only the second since 2014. The seasoned veteran from Colombia shot 5-under 66 to follow up the 66 he signed for on Thursday, putting him at 10 under and in contention entering the weekend. Aside from a T-7 at the American Express, Villegas has failed to crack the top 30 in any other event this season, missing eight cuts in 16 starts. "It's been a frustrating year," said Villegas. "I've struggled with my ball striking. I guess couple weeks ago I kind of told myself to stop thinking so much crap and try it simplify things. Last week I hit the ball a little bit better. This week I hit some nice shots, rolled the putter good, and I am trying to keep it a little more simple than normal." That simplified approach has kept Villegas, at 43 years old, in contention among a field full of young guns like Aldrich Potgieter, Luke Clanton and World No. 1 amateur Jackson Koivun. "I was one of them, too, back in the day," Villegas said. "But it goes quick, so to all those youngsters, enjoy it. I've been fortunate to play out here for 24 years or play as a pro for 22 years, I guess. I feel good. I work on my body. I work on my nutrition, flexibility and stuff. Yes, the game has changed. There is guys that are ripping it, hitting it very, very far. You try to keep up when it comes to that, but you try to just use your experience and then play some good golf out there." And while he made birdie after birdie on Friday, his daughter, Mia, was on his mind. She always is, according to Villegas. In 2020, Mia passed away a few months before her second birthday after a battle with brain tumors. John Deere Classic: Live leaderboard updates for Friday's second round at TPC Deere Run "She's always up there, man. Going back to Bermuda when I won [in 2023], looking up in the sky and thinking about her was very special. Having Mia's Miracles Foundation has been really healing and it's been really cool to see the support. This country is unbelievable when it comes to charity." The charity work has provided Villegas fulfillment away from the golf course. "We got a chance to do it in connection with the PGA Tour and just raise a lot of dollars for people that need it. Now my wife and I and the whole Mia's Miracle team gets a chance to do it more personally. "Our donors have been unbelievable. The energy, my peers have been great when it comes to my event. Yeah, we're trying to turn what was a tricky story into something very positive, bring smiles to those in need. Like I said, it kind of fills our hearts." With Mia in his thoughts, Villegas hopes to carry his momentum into the weekend and come away with another victory. "[I'm going to] keep doing what I've been doing the last couple days," Villegas said. "I'm going to have a later tee time. Kind of nice to be in contention. I haven't been in that position recently. Last few times I was it was in Mexico, which I finished second and Bermuda which I won. So I was very proud of the way I performed those two events. Looking forward to just trying to do the same thing this week."
New York Post
a day ago
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- New York Post
Bet365 bonus code NYPBET: Claim $150 bonus or $1K first bet safety net for the John Deere Classic
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The John Deere Classic is well underway. American Doug Ghim is on top of the leaderboard at 9-under after Day 1, but 23 other golfers are within four shots of the lead, making this tournament anybody's to win. Let's take a look at how we plan to live-bet this warm up for the Open Championship. Bet365 bonus code NYPBET for the 2025 John Deere Classic Use the bet365 promo code NYPBET to snag a bonus for the 2025 John Deere Classic. If you're looking for a more robust boost, you can also consider a first bet reset, which gives your first bet a chance at redemption if it loses. How to sign up for bet365 Sportsbook What our Post expert thinks about the 2025 John Deere Classic In a field lacking star players, I'm targeting a much less-heralded golfer to have a good finish to the tournament. Cameron Champ has finished top-20 in three of his past four starts, including a T-9 finish at the RBC Canadian Open, which had a much stronger field than the one at TPC Deere Run this weekend. Champ shot 6-under Thursday — take a look at how he's doing Friday and consider a top-10 bet on the Texas A&M product. New customers only, 21+ (18+ in KY). Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Available in AZ, CO, NJ, IA, IL, KY, IN, LA, NC, VA, PA, TN, OH only. Bet $5 and Get $150 in Bonus Bets at bet365. Registration required. A deposit (minimum $10) is required to participate in this offer. You must claim the offer via the bet365 app, within 30 days of registering your account. Once released, your Bonus Bets will be held in your account balance and are non-withdrawable.T&Cs, time limits and exclusions apply. New players only, 21+ (18+ in KY). Gambling Problem? Call or Text 1-800-GAMBLER. Available in AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, NC, NJ, OH, TN, VA only. Place a qualifying bet of up to $1000 to be eligible for a matched refund in Bonus Bets if your qualifying bet loses. A deposit (minimum $10) is required to participate in this offer. T&Cs, time limits and exclusions apply. Registration required. Why Trust New York Post Betting Dylan Svoboda is a versatile writer and analyst across many sports. He's particularly knowledgeable about the big three — MLB, the NFL and the NBA.
