In the third round of the 2024 John Deere Classic, Davis Thompson shot a 9-under par round of 62 and has the solo lead heading into the final round.
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With just five weeks remaining before the FedExCup Playoffs, the PGA TOUR heads to the Quad Cities for the John Deer Classic. Jordan Spieth returns to the John Deere Classic for the first time since 2015. Spieth is a two-time winner at TPC Deere Run including in his last appearance nine years ago when he shot a third-round 61. Spieth’s 2013 victory at the John Deere Classic was his first TOUR title. Reigning champion Sepp Straka aims to become the first repeat winner since Steve Stricker won three in a row from 2009-2011. The Austrian is currently 17th in the FedExCup standings and has four top-10 finishes so far this year. Jason Day is another contender with four top-10 finishes in 2024 and returns to TPC Deere Run for the first time since 2011. Day has never missed the cut at the John Deere Classic in five appearances, with his best finish (T15) coming in back-to-back years, 2009-10. Other names to look out for this week include Sungjae Im, J.T. Poston, Jake Knapp, Aaron Rai and Joel Dahmen.
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what’s easier to try to stay focused on I think something like this honestly cuz you you don’t get ahead of yourself so much when there’s so many people around you when you when there’s only one guy here one guy there you start to think in a little more cautious terms you start to worry about what the other people are doing this the second to last group what in there Thompson we’ve seen so many slide to the right here and that one just hung on so Thompson an opening birdie to get to one back back one in the fifth David Thompson went birdie birdie on one and two out of the bunker finds it birdie at Five Short sided too Davis Thompson got very fortunate it kind of rattled off the trees a kick left into Fairway now just 109 yards that’s our trackman Tracer technology and that’s tracing towards the hole should come off the slope yeah a lot of ways to get it close there Jim and one SL perfect yeah four out of the last six uh events of top 17s including the ninth at the US Open another good week this week [Applause] just 111 yards just a sand wedge in here for him so I about controlling that spin for him straight up in the air with it okay controls are right to Hole High good shot absolutely for birdie in the lead got it why not so a nice birdie there and that takes him out of that tie five birdies in the first eight holes that’s getting her done and here’s Davis Thompson our co-leader at the par 312 that is seven iron painting the flag stick he does a lot of that Mar what a shot man that is a work of art Davis Thompson was a great B basketball player in high school as well won a state championship at Lee Scott Academy and that was a layup for birdie at 12 after that beautiful t-shot up to 13 it’s our leader Davis Thompson just trying to work it from that left bunker back into the fway That Swing Frank is in full operational order right now it’s in the front side of the divot which will help he has driven that in there really low Frank oh that’s superb from there none better as we go up to 13 and Thompson oh what a three especially after being in the divot Hall and an uphill second 300 front he squared that up can’t quite tell if it caught the bunker maintain the knee Flex must accelerate and the spine angle just like that just like [Applause] that carry right hand side of the tea to give that fade some room boy and he’s going to need one of your squirrels to throw it out didn’t hear any trees yeah he threads the needle well we’ll wait to see what he has but the sound was certainly good it’s got to attention it’s aggressive it’s spectacular oh my goodness copy that one yeah beautiful it’s been pting well old day for a two- shot lead absolutely what a four look like four all day long all day [Applause] long as he got the speed he’ll take it fantastic very smart play the great putter Ben kencha said to me I used to talk to him about putting a lot and he said he he’d go and he’d figure out the last four feet and figure that out he’d spend more time on that and then figure out how to get it to that position and that’s a 62 there ties his low round as a professional on the PGA T it you just tied your career low round with that 62 you’ve been playing so well the last couple weeks what’s it going to take for you to turn this into a victory tomorrow yeah I just got to stay present-minded um the guys behind me are playing really well and uh I know it’s going to be tough to finish off a golf tournament but um I’ve done it before and just got to stay present– minded and just try and execute good golf shots can you explain the importance of when you figure out something like your driver that something that you said was a strength it hasn’t been this season but now that it is again how much do that free you up not only with your game but mentally as well yeah I mean I feel like I’m hitting the shots I want off the te which is just freeing up my iron game and uh helping me hit a lot of greens and get a lot of good looks and um you know they’ve been going up going in this week so hopefully we can uh keep that going it’s been fun to watch are you actually feeling as calm internally as you seem to emote externally uh not really no I mean it’s hard to not let your mind Wonder but um like I said just got to put one foot in front of the other try to stay present-minded and um yeah just go play well tomorrow thanks for watching the PJ Tour on YouTube to watch more click here here to subscribe click here
