2025 John Deere Classic leaderboard: Max Homa in contention as Doug Ghim holds first 36-hole lead on PGA Tour
Silvis, ill. (AP) – Doug Ghim moved away from the Fairway for Eagle for the second consecutive day, sending it to a 38 of less than 68 and an advance in a blow in the John Deere Classic, his first advance of 36 holes during his six years on the PGA Tour.
The defending champion Davis Thompson (63) and Max Homa (68 years old) were among the five players unless the advance was shot before the weekend.
The beginning times were distant on Saturday due to the rain in the forecasts. The Trios will leave early with a primary end -of -round cover broadcast from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on CBS, Paramount +, Cbssports.com and the CBS Sports application.
Ghim took place on the short par-4 of the first round par-4. This time, he was 179 yards on the par-4 15th.
“I guess the withdrawal of two days in a row is still nice,” said Ghim. “It has been a few years since I got out of the fairway. To get two consecutive days, it’s great.”
Ghim had a two -stroke advance until he struck left in the trees and on a cart path, striking through green and flakes at 18 feet, missing the putt to make his second Bogey de la Ronde. He was 12-five of 130.
The winner of the Mexico Open, Brian Campbell (66), David Lipsky (67) and Emiliano Grillo (66) were tied for second place
Ghim still feels far from a chance to win for the first time during a tournament that produced more winners for the first time than any PGA Tour event since 1970.
“The person who will win this tournament will be in the 20 sous area, so the last time I have checked, I’m not there yet,” said Ghim. “I don’t feel like I am in mind, and I’m just happy that I can get rid of late tomorrow in discrepancies.”
Homa was tied with Ghim late in the afternoon, when the Greens became dry and crisp. But on the 18th hole, he pulled his tee shot in a bunker, missing green on the right and ended up missing a 12 -foot putt to fall back.
He is still in good shape in the weekend when he tries to turn around. The gathering of four laps, even three laps, was the difficulty and Homa did not seem that he was ready to go too far on himself.
“I don’t really think about changes. I mean, just play on the golf course,” said Homa. “You are going to have to shoot very low. If you have gone and try to do something specific, I’m not sure it will work. Someone can go there and shoot 11 sous and jump everyone. So go do what we have done today and play another golf round.
“Continue to wait until the nine of the back on Sunday on Sunday.”
Thompson played in the morning and was the first to reach 11-me from 131 when he tried to become the first repeated winner of John Deere Classic since Steve Stricker won three in 2009 to 2011.
There was a high drama late in the day which ended up putting the cup at 5-mine of 137.
Rikuya Hoshino and Jesper Svensson each sought on their last hole to move the cup line at 5 sous, only for Paul Peterson to take Bogey on his last hole to put it back to 4 sous.
But in the final group, Brendan Valdes pierced his TEE shot on the 18th par-4, struck his approach at around 8 feet and pressed the Birdie putt for a 66. This pushed the cup 5 sous, eliminating 14 players from the weekend.
Rickie Fowler and Jake Knapp ended up cutting the number.
Meanwhile, 12 players were separated by two shots before the third round, a group that includes Camilo Villegas, Sam Stevens and if Woo Kim. Stevens and Kim try to finish high enough to mount the world ranking which will be used next week to establish the alternative list for the British Open.
