CBS Sports sees impressive John Deere Classic numbers despite July 4th holiday weekend
CBS Sports garnered record ratings for the John Deere Classic, even though the Fourth of July holiday fell on a Thursday, giving millions of Americans days off over the weekend. The final round on Sunday, when Davis Thompson won his first PGA Tour title, averaged 2.102 million viewers, a 32 percent increase from last year, […]
John Deere Classic: Davis Thompson’s attractive fits lead best dressed
Golf fashion continues to be a big topic in the 2024 PGA Tour season, as players showed it off at the John Deere Classic. That being said, fashion is a subjective topic and there are no right answers. Not everyone likes to take a risk and dress traditionally, but there are ways to dress traditionally […]
John Deere Classic prize money payout: How much Davis Thompson made in first PGA Tour victory
Davis Thompson became the 24th player to win his first PGA TOUR title at the John Deere Classic when he finished 28 under par to set the TPC Deere Run 72-hole scoring record. In his last two tournaments, he tied for ninth at the U.S. Open and tied for second at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, […]
John Deere Classic: Davis Thompson’s sensational, historic first PGA Tour victory brings out the emotions
Davis Thompson can officially call himself a PGA Tour winner in his 63rd start. He shot a 7-under 64 in the final round to win the John Deere Classic at 28 under par, four strokes ahead of Michael Thorbjornsen, amateur Luke Clanton and C.T. Pang, who tied for second at 24 under par. Thompson became […]
AI Company Resurrecting Classic Hollywood Stars to Read Audiobooks
Artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing Hollywood stars like Judy Garland, James Dean and Burt Reynolds back to life, with the approval of the late actors’ estates. AI voice cloning software company ElevenLabs says it’s creating AI-generated voices of deceased actors to read audiobooks in its recently released Reader app. report From CNN. For example, Garland’s […]
John Deere Classic Round 4 tee times for a competitive final day
Welcome to Playing Through’s morning ritual, Golf Talk Today. Each morning on “Golf Talk Today,” our staff discusses various elements of the PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf and more. Today is the final round of the John Deere Classic. Davis Thompson shot an incredible 9-under 62 on Saturday to put him in the lead at […]
John Deere Classic: Davis Thompson knows it’s time to complete unfinished business
Heading into the final day of the John Deere Classic, Davis Thompson appears to have some unfinished business. He shot a bogey-free 9-under 62 at TPC Deere Run to take the 54-hole lead at 21 under par. Thompson followed up a strong start of 63-67 with a phenomenal performance. After finishing tied for second at […]
John Deere Classic: The 5 PGA Tour players who took complete advantage of Moving Day
Saturday’s John Deere Classic saw plenty of birdies at TPC Deere Run. Davis Thompson, who led after 54 holes, had nine birdies for a nine-under 62. He’s two strokes back in the lead at 21 under. The former Georgia Bulldog wasn’t the only PGA Tour player to take advantage of Moving Day. Thirty-four players posted […]
John Deere Classic: Jordan Spieth skyrockets up leaderboard with a really strong Moving Day round
Jordan Spieth came out red hot at the John Deere Classic on Saturday with his lowest score of the season, shooting an 8-under 63 to move to 14-under overall. Spieth worked his way up to 33rd place on a moving day and made the most of an early tee time. The former University of Texas […]
John Deere Classic Round 3 tee times for an exciting Moving Day
Welcome to Playing Through’s morning ritual, Golf Talk Today. Each morning on “Golf Talk Today,” our staff discusses various elements of the PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf and more. It’s John Deere Classic Moving Day. CT Pang and Aaron Lai shot 8-under 63 and are tied for the lead at 14 under. TPC Deere Run […]