PGA TOUR 2021 - John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Illinois: 8-11 July: Day One
From the Daily Wrap-up, by AP:
[Sebastian] Munoz was motoring along when he closed with five straight birdies at the TPC Deere Run for an 8-under 63, turning a solid day into a share of the lead with Chesson Hadley...
Cam Davis, a playoff winner in Detroit last week, had to turn down his spot in the Open. Kevin Na decided to withdraw because of travel requirements in place for family members, and next on the reserve list was Davis.
One problem. The Australian can't travel overseas. He got married last September, lives with his American-born wife in Seattle and decided to start the process of getting a green card for ease of travel overseas and going home to Australia.
He's at the stage now where he can't go overseas until he gets a temporary card. He knew that even before winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic. And he will get by... Read more
From GolfMagic, by Matt Chivers:
Cam Davis took the confidence from his win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic last week into the first round of the John Deere Classic, carding a score of 4-under-par.
The Australian, who beat Troy Merritt and Joaquin Niemann in a playoff last week at Detroit Golf Club, began on the 10th hole on Thursday and made three birdies on his first nine.
He then added a birdie on the 1st hole and a fantastic eagle on the 2nd hole to move to six-under-par. Two bogeys thereafter brought him back to 4-under-par, which was a solid round on a low scoring day at TPC Deere Run. Read more
From Pro Golf Now, by Tim Letcher:
It wasn’t long ago that Chesson Hadley appeared to be on his way to a second PGA Tour victory before giving it away at the end. Now, at the 2021 John Deere Classic, Hadley is trying to put himself back into that position.
Hadley has just one win in his PGA Tour career. That came in 2014 when he won the Puerto Rico Open. Outside of that, Hadley has made 191 starts on tour without tasting victory. Read more
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