Davis Thompson (-21) has stormed the lead of the John Deere Classic after delivering a card of 62 strokes this Saturday, the best round of the day. The American golfer from Atlanta, who has the Spaniard Ramón Bescansa on his work team, has a two-stroke lead over Eric Cole (-19) and Aaron Rai (-19) and four over Hayden Springer (-17) and C.T. Pan (-17). Logic dictates that the victory should be among one of these five players, although Michael Thorbjornsen (-16) and Luke Clanton (-16) have also gained attention.
Thompson will have to deal this Sunday with the always heavy burden of not having won yet on the PGA Tour. It is never easy to finish first and much less when you go out as a leader with an advantage. The pressure is even greater because you are more aware of the opportunity that presents itself and you do not want to let it escape.
In any case, Thompson has been playing great golf for a while, his season is being solid and he has been warning for weeks. Maybe his time has come. He has a victory on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2022. Certainly, if he plays like today the former Number One in the world amateur, he will pocket the trophy. He has delivered a service sheet with nine birdies and no mistake.
The other proper name of the day is Jordan Spieth (-14). Logic dictates that he has no chance of victory, as he is eight strokes behind, but his round of eight under for this Saturday suggests that he can liven up the scene coming from behind.
Be that as it may, he is sharpening his weapons before landing in Europe to play the Scottish Open and the Open Championship.
