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Xander Schauffele ready to 'take hands off wheel' in Scotland
Xander Schauffele was playing the best golf of his life at this time last year, two months after his major breakthrough at the PGA Championship and one week before capturing The Open Championship.,Back in the United Kingdom for this week's Genesis Scottish Open, the World No. 3 has battled through a...
Max Homa Smart to Unplug from Social Media After John Deere Classic
Max Homa unplugged from social media after a T5 at the John Deere Classic, proving his point about growing online abuse from angry bettors....
Brian Campbell wins second title of year in John Deere playoff
Brian Campbell's par on the first playoff hole gave him his second career victory on the PGA Tour, winning the John Deere Classic on Sunday in Silvis, Ill.,Argentina's Emiliano Grillo scrambled on the extra hole, No. 18 at TPC Deere Run, and Campbell's steady approach was enough.,Campbell, who also ...
4-time PGA Tour champ Ed Fiori dies at 72
Ed Fiori, who won four titles on the PGA Tour, including the 1996 Quad Cities Classic that prevented Tiger Woods from his first victory, passed away from cancer on Sunday at 72. ,A native of Lynnwood, Calif., Fiori won his first title at the 1979 Southern Open, then added victories at the 1981 Weste...
Davis Thompson emerges as leader at John Deere Classic
Davis Thompson shot a birdie putt from 10 1/2 feet on the final hole to shoot 4-under-par 67 and emerge as the leader among numerous third-round contenders in the John Deere Classic on Saturday in Silvis, Ill.,Thompson withstood windy conditions at TPC Deere Run to move to 15-under 198.,He's up one ...
Doug Ghim clings to one-shot lead at John Deere Classic
Doug Ghim shot a 3-under-par 68 and held onto a one-stroke lead over Max Homa and a group of contenders at the John Deere Classic on Friday in Silvis, Ill.,Homa is part of a five-way tie for second after also posting a 68 late Friday afternoon at TPC Deere Run. He matched Ghim at 12 under with a bir...
Andrew Putnam (back) pulls out of John Deere Classic
Andrew Putnam withdrew from the John Deere Classic midway through Friday's second round due to a back injury.,Putnam, 36, started on the back nine and carded a double-bogey at the par-4 18th hole before pulling out.,He was 3-over for his round after opening with an even-par 71 on Thursday at TPC Dee...
Doug Ghim leads John Deere as Max Homa, Rickie Fowler also go low
Doug Ghim made an eagle from the sixth fairway en route to a bogey-free, 9-under-par 62 on Thursday to set the first-round lead at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill.,Ghim made four of his seven birdies on the inward nine at TPC Deere Run to head to the clubhouse with a one-shot lead over Max Hom...
Doug Ghim leads John Deere as Rickie Fowler, Max Homa also go low
Doug Ghim made an eagle from the sixth fairway en route to a bogey-free, 9-under-par 62 on Thursday to set the first-round lead at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill.,Ghim made four of his seven birdies on the inward nine at TPC Deere Run to head to the clubhouse with a one-shot lead over Max Hom...
PGA Tour overhauls playoff bonus structure for this season
The PGA Tour has restructured the distribution of playoff bonuses, including the FedEx Cup champion this season earning $10 million in prize money instead of $25 million as in the past two years.,The new payouts from the $100 million total in bonus money -- first reported Wednesday by Front Office S...
Max Homa after a little extra nourishment at John Deere
Max Homa needs a new hobby.,The six-time PGA winner pointed to the importance of feeling refreshed and admitted to having trouble getting away from the game when he spoke with reporters ahead of the John Deere Classic on Wednesday in Silvis, Ill.,So, the question is - what's the solution?,"Golf, you...
Rickie Fowler, Max Homa make rare appearance at John Deere Classic
Rickie Fowler and Max Homa are some of the most well-liked players on the PGA Tour, but their results of late have not come close to matching their popularity.,With the regular season entering its home stretch and the playoffs no guarantee, Fowler and Homa are playing a tournament they don't always ...
2025 John Deere Classic: Preview, Props, Best Bets
With only five weeks remaining before the start of the FedExCup Playoffs, the John Deere Classic serves as a critical opportunity for players hovering around the cutoff bubble for the top 70 players who will qualify for the first leg.,The event begins Thursday at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill., and o...
Golf Glance: Critical FedExCup points up for grabs at John Deere Classic
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Rocket Classic (Aldrich Potgieter),THIS WEEK: John Deere Classic, Silvis, Ill., July 3-6,Course: TPC Deere Run (Par 71, 7,289 Yards),Purse: $8.4M (Winner: $...
Gary Woodland named final U.S. Ryder Cup vice captain
U.S. captain Keegan Bradley named Gary Woodland as his fifth and final vice captain for this September's Ryder Cup on Wednesday.,Woodland, 41, joins fellow vice captains Jim Furyk, Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson and Brandt Snedeker for the biennial golf competition against Team Europe, scheduled for Sep...
Zach Johnson feeling right at home at John Deere Classic
Unofficial host Zach Johnson feels right at home at the John Deere Classic, where he starts for the 24th time on Thursday at the course where he has made the cut 16 consecutive times. ,The tournament is played at TPC Deere Run, just over the Iowa border and across the Mississippi River in Silvis, Il...
Open Championship adopts 'last chance' Monday qualifier starting in 2026
The R&A is adopting a last-chance qualifier to pit a maximum of 12 players in a playoff for a final spot in the 2026 Open Championship next year at Royal Birkdale.,Mimicking the once-popular Monday qualifier at PGA Tour events, the thinking of the organizers of the oldest major in golf is to expand ...
Rickie Fowler aims to find success in return to John Deere Classic
Rickie Fowler arrived in Silvis, Ill., eager to put a disheartening performance last week behind him and improve his standing in the race for the FedExCup Playoffs when he tees of at the John Deere Classic on Thursday.,Fowler, who is No. 111 in the Official World Golf Ranking, will compete at the ev...
Sergio Garcia earns exemption to The Open Championship
Sergio Garcia has earned an exemption to play in The Open Championship at Royal Portrush thanks to his standing on the LIV Tour.,The 45-year-old Spaniard, who failed to qualify for the last two Opens after playing every year from 1998 through 2022, secured his slot because the exemption list welcome...
Aldrich Potgieter, 20, wins Rocket Classic in five-hole playoff
South Africa's Aldrich Potgieter drained an 18-foot birdie putt on the fifth playoff hole to secure his first PGA Tour victory by winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday at Detroit Golf Club.,Potgieter outlasted Max Greyserman in an extended playoff that began with three golfers. Chris Kirk's ...