Doug Ghim (62) sets early pace on low scoring John Deere Classic

Silvis, sick. – Doug Ghim open to the eagle on a PAR-4 six hole and held Bogeas from his card on a day of low scoring on Thursday. He opened with 9-less 62 on offer to become the latest winner of the first time PGA tour in John Deere Classic.

Ghim had a leader over Max Homa and Austin Eckuat on TPC Deere Run, where the winning score was 20 in a couple or bottom 12 in the last 15 years.

He was long enough – six years on the PGA tour, 160 tours begin as a professional – to know that it is just the beginning. The conditions were so ideal Ghim was not even sure that his 62 would hold as leading by the end of the day.

With a little more wind in the afternoon, the best anyone could have done 65 of the four players, including Cameron Champ and Mexico open winner Brian Campbell.

“Sincerely, anytime you can reach 20 or better if you had a chance,” Ghim said. “It’s more golf. It’s still a challenge. You have to hit the veins. I hit them today. So I’m just trying to shoot at 6 underneath every day and look at him.”

Aldrich Potgieter from South Africa, 20-year-old coming out of the first victory of the PGA tour in Detroit, was challenging for the lead until he stopped at the end of his circle, and had to settle for 67. To 17. year.

John Deere Classic produced 24 winners of the first time, most of any PGA tour of 1970. in 2017. In 2013. year included Davis Thompson Thompson, Brydon Dechambeau in 2017. and Jordan Spieth in 2013. Years.

Homa and Eckoat won before and both try to rediscover their games. The Homa is the most attention, especially since he played in the last breakthrough Ryder and arrived at 8 in the world until he entered a decline that includes new equipment, new coach and new Caddy.

Eckoat won twice 2024. years, but it was a struggle this year. He finished last year at the number 35 in the world, and now it is at 75, leaving him from the last two Mažorec. He has not finished in the first 10 in 19. At the beginning of this year.

Homa ran out early from four flat birds and tied up with ghim for leadership until he missed his last green on the hill 9 in the bunker and failed to descend, the only bogovine. Eckoat had a pair of eagles, one on a couple of 5 seconds with a 12-foot fire and the other when he opened a Gap Wedge from 137 meters on the fifth hole of 4 meters.

Homa Shut 8-Under 63 In the first round of Thursday at John Deere Classic.

The scoring was so small that 18 players were at 65 or better, and more than half of the 156-male fields were broken 70.

Michael Kim and Sam Stevens were part of the group at 64. Kim was one of those winners who were for the first time in 2018. year when he finished 27-floor 257 to win eight shots. And then he was ordered in the worst way, even returning to Korn Ferry Tour, before he connects to Sean Foley’s swing coach and turned his game.

Kim and Stevens are among the players who could use a good tournament to improve their world rank, which will be used next week as an alternative sheet for Britance Open. Kim is on number 55 in the world and seems to be in reasonable form.

Kim-this would be the first time playing all four mothers of the same year.