John Deere Classic: Doug Ghim holds on to lead at halfway stage ahead of Max Homa-led chasing pack | Golf News

Doug Ghim moved away from the Fairway for an eagle for the second consecutive day to help him keep his head halfway through John Deere Classic.

The second round of 68 of less than 68 of the American moved it 12 under normal for the tournament and saw him take his first advance of 36 holes during his six years on the PGA Tour. There is a blow in front of a five-men’s prosecution pack in the weekend which includes defending champion Davis Thompson (63) and Max Homa (68).

Ghim took place on the court-four of the first match during the opening round. This time, he was in 179 yards during the 15th per four.

“I guess the withdrawal of two days in a row is still nice,” said Ghim. “It has been a few years since I got out of the fairway. To get two consecutive days, it’s great.”

Ghim had held a two -stroke advance before his second Bogey de la Ronde came to his last hole of the day, the ninth by four. Struck on the left in the trees and down a carriage path, he then hit the green and chipped at 18 feet before missing the putt.

The start of Saturdays have advanced due to the planned rain, the winner of Mexico Brian Campbell (66), David Lipsky (67) and Emiliano Grillo (66) are also tied with Thompson and Homa during the second.

Ghim still feels far from a chance to win for the first time during a tournament that produced more winners for the first time as any other PGA Tour event since 1970.

“The person who will win this tournament will be in the 20 subparameters area, so the last time I checked, I’m not yet there,” said Ghim.

“I don’t feel like I am in mind, and I’m just happy that I can get rid of late tomorrow in discrepancies.”

Homa was tied with Ghim late in the afternoon, when the Greens became dry and crisp. But on the 18th hole, he pulled his tee shot in a bunker, missing green on the right and ended up missing a 12 -foot putt to fall back.

“You will have to shoot very low,” said Homa.

“If you went there and try to do something specific, I’m not sure it will work.

“Someone can go there and pull 11 below and jump everyone. So go do what we have done today and play another golf series. Continue to wait for the new back on Sunday.”

Thompson played in the morning and was the first to reach 11 sous while he was trying to become the first repeated winner of John Deere Classic since Steve Stricker won three in a row from 2009 to 2011.

There was a high drama late in the day that ended up putting the cup five sous.

Rikuya Hoshino and Jesper Svensson each sought on their last hole to move the five -sous cup line, only for Paul Peterson to take Bogey on his last hole to put him back to four sous.

But in the final group, Brendan Valdes pierced his TEE shot on the 18th by four, struck his approach to about eight feet and pressed the Birdie putt for a 66. This brought the cup back to five sous, eliminating 14 weekend players.

Rickie Fowler and Jake Knapp ended up cutting the number.

Meanwhile, 12 players were separated by two shots before the third round, a group that includes Camilo Villegas, Sam Stevens and if Woo Kim.

Stevens and Kim try to finish high enough to get into the world ranking which will be used next week to define the alternative list for The Open at Royal Portrush, live Sky Sports, From Thursday, July 17.

The coverage of the third round of John Deere Classic continues live Sky Sports Golf From 5 p.m. on Saturday – or running without contract.