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Sunday 7 July 2024PGA TourYear in Review
Thompson wins John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 July 2024 · Davis Thompson’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · John Deere
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/20°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 25 · 12.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/19°C · wind 23 km/h W, gusts 45 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/17°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 26 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/19°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 38 · 4.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Michael Thorbjornsen USA · 260birdied 18 from 18 feet for a closing 63; never got within three of Thompson Davis Thompson wins John Deere Classic with lowest score in tournament history (AP via CBS Sports recap)
- Luke Clanton USA · 260amateur; holed a 25-foot birdie on 18 for a 63, first to reach 24 under Davis Thompson wins John Deere Classic with lowest score in tournament history (AP via CBS Sports recap)
- C.T. Pan TPE · 260closed with 64 and took the British Open spot on world ranking from the three-way tie for second Davis Thompson wins John Deere Classic with lowest score in tournament history (AP via CBS Sports recap)
156 started · cut -5, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Davis Thompson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
7 July 2024
I'm just thankful it worked out. I got off to a great start today and was able to just kind of cruise on the back nine
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
7 July 2024
Honestly going to be hectic to arrange all the travel details last minute, but it will be a good problem to have
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
7 July 2024
We came into the week with pretty high expectations I guess you could say after last week … I think I kind of reached that expectation for sure.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 July 2024
This week my goal was to just kick the door down and get a win honestly.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Thompson | 63 · 67 · 62 · 64 | 256 | −28 |
| T2 | Michael Thorbjornsen | 67 · 64 · 66 · 63 | 260 | −24 |
| T2 | Luke Clanton | 63 · 67 · 67 · 63 | 260 | −24 |
| T2 | C.T. Pan | 65 · 63 · 68 · 64 | 260 | −24 |
| T5 | Ben Griffin | 68 · 67 · 64 · 62 | 261 | −23 |
| T5 | Carson Young | 67 · 65 · 66 · 63 | 261 | −23 |
| T7 | Andrew Novak | 67 · 64 · 68 · 64 | 263 | −21 |
| T7 | Denny McCarthy | 64 · 66 · 69 · 64 | 263 | −21 |
| T7 | Hayden Springer | 59 · 71 · 66 · 67 | 263 | −21 |
| T7 | Eric Cole | 62 · 68 · 64 · 69 | 263 | −21 |
| T7 | Aaron Rai | 65 · 63 · 66 · 69 | 263 | −21 |
The golfer
born 1999-06-05, Atlanta, Georgia; USA; turned pro 2021; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 70 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the John Deere Classic (2024 week 27), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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