Ryan Moore watches his tee shot on the sixth hole during the final round of the John Deere Classic golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, in Silvis, Ill.
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The Quincy native took a double bogey on the third hole, fought back to get to red numbers by making eagle following a 3 1/2-hour weather delay and gave a stroke back when he came up short of the green on No. 18, leading to another bogey.
“I’m seeing the line very well, and I seem to be able to hit the ball where I’m looking, and so far it’s been a fun week with the putter”, said Sindelar, whose best finish in a senior event was a second in 2009.
Stover said, “It just shows the importance they put on volunteers, and a lot of them that they are honoring have given so much to the tournament”.
“I was playing well and you hate to drop a shot on the last hole”, the four-time tour victor said.
Bryan, who tops the rankings on the secondary Web.com Tour thanks to three wins in 13 starts, carried his form up to the PGA Tour with a seven-under 64 at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois.
“It was a long day, Moore said”. The final twoball of Moore and Martin boards the first tee at 6.40pm United Kingdom and Ireland time.
“It’s one I’ve grown to like more over the past few years”, Moore said of the Deere Run. 12, 13, 14, 17 and 18 en route to a 31 on the back nine.
Johnson opened with a 65 on Thursday. Making his PGA Tour debut as a pro, the former OR player won a PGA Tour Canada event two weeks ago in Edmonton, Alberta.
The 49-year-old Edgerton native, a former University of IL player from Wisconsin, won the event in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Defending champion Jordan Spieth was not entered this week after also deciding to skip the Olympic Games.
University of IL grads D.A. Points and Scott Langley are among those in a 22-way tie for 15th in – or after – the first round of the John Deere Classic.
Three-time champion Steve Stricker had a 70. The 2012 tournament victor is from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The U.S. Golf Association had hoped to get at least the first groups through during a break in the rain Sunday, but the course was too wet to play. Notes: The PGA Tour is the only major tour that has a tournament scheduled the same week as the Olympics. The top 25 after the final two regular-season events will earn PGA Tour cards.
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Three-time victor Steve Stricker carded a one-under-par 70 to be seven shots off the pace, while 2014 champion Brian Harman is a stroke back.
