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>> THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC IS
FULL OF RECORD-BREAKING MOMENTS.
>> AND HE'S DONE IT!
HE'S DONE IT!
PAUL GOYDOS HAS SHOT 59!
>> GOODNESS GRACIOUS!
JORDAN SPIETH!
WOW, HE'S HOLED IT!
>> AND DRAMATIC FINISHES.
>> LOOKING GOOD!
OH, MY GOODNESS!
>> FOR THREE IN A ROW!
>> STEVE STRICKER!
>> WHAT A PUTT!
ZACH JOHNSON TAKES HOME
HIS HOMETOWN EVENT.
>> HE'S DONE IT!
JORDAN SPIETH,
WINNER OF THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC
ON THE 5th HOLE
OF SUDDEN DEATH.
>> WHO WILL HOIST THE TROPHY
THIS YEAR AT TPC DEERE RUN?
THIS IS THE 2014 JOHN DEERE
CLASSIC.
THE PGA TOUR IS PROUD TO BRING
YOU...
THE RACE FOR THE 2014 FedEx CUP,
AND COVERAGE OF THE 2014
JOHN DEERE CLASSIC.
>> WE'RE AT TPC DEERE RUN,
IN ITS 15th YEAR HOSTING
THIS TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY EVENT
HERE IN THE QUAD CITIES.
THE FORMER ARABIAN HORSE FARM
ONCE OWNED BY THE DESCENDANTS
OF JOHN DEERE HIMSELF IS KNOWN
FOR YIELDING LOW SCORES.
PAUL GOYDOS
SHOT 59 HERE IN 2010.
PLAYERS KNOW YOU BETTER
GO LOW THIS WEEK
TO HAVE A CHANCE AT THE WIN.
HERE'S A LOOK
AT OUR WEATHER CONDITIONS.
YOU CAN'T GET MUCH BETTER
THAN THAT --
76 DEGREES, VERY LITTLE WIND,
AND THE FORECAST IS FOR SUNNY
SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
WITH CURT BYRUM ALONGSIDE,
LET'S CHECK OUT SOME HIGHLIGHTS
FROM EARLIER TODAY IN ROUND 1.
AND THIS IS TODD HAMILTON,
PLAYING FOR THE FIRST TIME
ON THE PGA TOUR THIS YEAR.
THIS FOR BIRDIE AT 9,
AND TODD HAMILTON TAKING
ADVANTAGE.
OPENS WITH A 64.
BRENDON DE JONGE FOR BIRDIE
AT 6.
>> YEAH, THE BIG MAN FROM
ZIMBABWE.
THE MONEYMAKING MACHINE
HAS NOT YET WON ON THE PGA TOUR.
MAYBE THIS WEEK.
>> 65 FOR BRENDON.
ZACH JOHNSON --
HE LOVES THIS PLACE.
JUST 1-- MILES
FROM HIS HOMETOWN
OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA.
WON HERE IN 2012.
WOULD MAKE BIRDIE THERE
AT 16.
AND THEN HIS THIRD
TO THE PAR-5 17th.
>> YEAH, HE'S GREAT
AROUND THE GREENS
WITH THESE LITTLE PITCH SHOTS.
THIS ONE ENDS UP VERY CLOSE
TO THE HOLE.
HE WOULD TAP
IN FOR BIRDIE AT 17.
>> THAT GOT HIM TO 6-UNDER PAR
ON THE ROUND,
THEN HE MADE THE TURN.
THIS WAS HIS SECOND TO THE 1st.
>> YEAH, IT'S A SHORT PAR 4.
HE DROVE IT WELL
AND ONLY HAD 120 YARDS.
THAT'S A WEDGE SHOT FOR HIM.
HE'S ONE OF THE BEST IN
THE BUSINESS WITH THOSE WEDGES.
>> AND THEN FOR THE BIRDIE.
>> MIGHT AS WELL STAY HOT.
AND HE DID. RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
>> THE 59 WATCH WAS OFFICIALLY
ON, 7-UNDER THROUGH 10.
AND THEN AT THE 2nd,
HIS 11th HOLE OF THE DAY.
>> COULDN'T GO FOR THIS PAR 5 IN
TWO SO LAID IT UP TO A GOOD
YARDAGE, 107 YARDS,
AND DID THAT.
AND HE IS SO GOOD WITH THOSE
WEDGES.
ANOTHER TAP IN THERE.
>> THAT GOT HIM TO 8-UNDER PAR,
BUT ALL PARS FROM THEN ON,
AND THIS FOR PAR AT THE 9th.
63 FOR ZACH JOHNSON.
LET'S GO OUT TO THE 5th
AND BRING IN PETER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND STRICKER WITH A CHANCE
FOR A BIRDIE.
EXACTLY HOLE-HIGH
WITH HIS SECOND SHOT.
JUST CARRIED THAT RIGHT-HAND
BUNKER AND CRASHES IT IN.
OUR FIRST LOOK AT STRICKER
TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HE'S HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS HERE.
JUST FEELS SO COMFORTABLE.
THAT ONE WAS REALLY MOTORING.
YOU CAN SEE THE SECOND SHOT.
HE HIT A GOOD DRIVE HERE.
IT'S A VERY INVITING SECOND SHOT
COMING IN, A LITTLE DOWNHILL.
HOLE IN THE FRONT LEFT TODAY.
HE'LL HAVE SOME TRICKY HOLE
LOCATIONS BACK RIGHT.
PHIL PARKIN
IS ACCOMPANYING THIS GROUP.
>> WELL, HOPEFULLY, WE'LL SEE
THREE BIRDIES FROM THESE GUYS.
OF COURSE, STEVE STRICKER'S
WAS BY FAR THE MOST DIFFICULT.
THIS IS FOR A BIRDIE.
SHOULD MOVE A LITTLE LEFT.
JUST ENOUGH LEFT.
AFTER THE BOGEY AT 4,
GETS BACK TO 1-UNDER AGAIN.
>> UP TO THE 6th WITH LUKE
GUTHRIE FOR BIRDIE.
>> YEAH, THERE YOU GO.
>> LET'S GO BACK TO 5.
>> AND A NICE LOOK
AT THE SECOND SHOT HERE
FROM DAVIS LOVE.
LITTLE 3/4 SWING THERE,
CONTROLLING TRAJECTORY
AND SPIN AND...
THREE PERFECT SHOTS --
A PERFECT DRIVE,
A PERFECT SECOND,
AND WE'LL GIVE HIM THE PUTT.
SUPER SHOT!
>> NOW STEVE STRICKER.
THIS FOR BIRDIE
TO GET TO 2-UNDER PAR.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW,
TALK ABOUT SEMI RETIREMENT,
BUT I GUARANTEE, THEY'RE GONNA
USE HIM IN THE RYDER CUP.
HE'S GONNA HAVE
TO COME FULLY BACK FOR THAT ONE.
>> AT THE 18th, SCOTT BROWN
FOR BIRDIE.
RIGHT IN THE HEART!
SCOTT BROWN TO 2-UNDER.
>> LIKE IT WAS ON RAILS,
RIGHT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE HOLE.
>> OVER TO NUMBER 8.
>> STEVE STRICKER'S HOPING TO
SORT THINGS OUT
WITH A NICE BIRDIE HERE.
>> OKAY.
START AGAIN, GO BACK.
DO THE ROUTINE.
>> IF YOU DON'T GET TOO
AGGRESSIVE AT THIS GOLF COURSE,
YOU CAN LEAVE
YOURSELF PUTTS LIKE THIS
ON JUST ABOUT EVERY HOLE
FOR BIRDIES
IF YOU'RE SMART ENOUGH.
>> YOU MAKE IT SOUND EASY.
JUST HIT THE FAIRWAY EVERY TIME
AND THEN JUST GIVE
YOURSELF A BIRDIE CHANCE.
>> YEAH, MIDDLE OF THE GREEN, 15
FEET FOR A BIRDIE.
>> COME ON, TURN.
OH, IN ALL THE WAY!
FOURTH BIRDIE OF THE DAY.
BOGEYED NUMBER 3.
CRUISING ALONG AT 3-UNDER.
>> A LONG WAY FROM THE HOLE,
48 FEET, 7 INCHES.
>> READ IT PRETTY WELL.
>> WOW!
THAT MAKES HIM SMILE.
>> NOW JERRY KELLY TO 5-UNDER
PAR.
>> WELL, STEWART CINK
SEEMS TO BE GIVING HIMSELF LOTS
OF BIRDIE OPPORTUNITIES
LAST THREE OR FOUR HOLES.
>> IT WAS AN AGGRESSIVE
SECOND SHOT.
NO PROBLEM!
JUST A FRACTION RIGHT TO LEFT.
IN ALL THE WAY.
GO BACK TO THE 14th.
CERTAINLY A BIRDIE HOLE
ON THE TOURING PROS' MIND.
GUTHRIE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
NICELY DONE.
>> BACK AT THE 16th TEE
NOW WITH STEWART CINK.
9-IRON TODAY.
>> 150 YARDS.
THEY GOT A SUNDAY HOLE POSITION,
THOUGH, BRINGING IN ROCK RIVER
INTO PLAY, ONLY 5 FROM THE LEFT.
>> YEAH, PHIL, A LOT OF GUYS
HAVE BEEN
RESPECTING THAT HOLE LOCATION,
KEEPING OUT TO THE RIGHT.
ONE OF THE BEST SHOTS
OF THE DAY THERE BY STEWART.
JUST A LITTLE OVER 7 FEET.
>> CHRIS KIRK WITH HIS SECOND
TO THE 15th.
>> WELL, THIS FROM 190 YARDS.
BOY.
>> KIRK WILL TAP THAT ONE
IN FOR BIRDIE TO MAKE IT TO
3-UNDER, BUT HE STILL SITS
FIVE SHOTS BEHIND THE LEADERS --
2012 WINNER ZACH JOHNSON,
RORY SABBATINI AND BRIAN HARMAN,
ALL AT 8-UNDER.
STEVEN BOWDITCH IS
ON THEIR HEELS,
ALREADY A WINNER THIS SEASON,
AND TODD HAMILTON IS ALSO
AT 7-UNDER
IN HIS FIRST SHOWING
OF THE SEASON.
THE SECOND ROUND IS NEXT.
LOW SCORES HERE ARE THE NORM.
IN THE PREVIOUS 14 YEARS
AT THIS COURSE,
THE AVERAGE WINNING SCORE
HAS BEEN 19-UNDER PAR,
AND WE APPEAR TO BE ON THAT KIND
OF PACE AGAIN THIS YEAR
WITH GOOD SCORING CONDITIONS
AGAIN IN THE QUAD CITIES.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME
HIGHLIGHTS FROM EARLIER TODAY.
AND WE TOLD YOU
THAT JORDAN SPIETH
HAD A GOOD BOUNCE-BACK DAY.
>> THIS SHORT PAR 4, 1st HOLE,
THAT FRONT HOLE LOCATION
IS PRETTY ACCESSIBLE,
AND HE WAS ABLE
TO MAKE BIRDIE THERE.
>> THEN HIS THIRD SHOT AT THE
2nd.
>> PAR 5 -- WENT FOR THE GREEN
IN TWO,
SO SIMPLE LITTLE BUNKER SHOT
LED TO ANOTHER BIRDIE THERE.
>> STEVE STRICKER ALSO
HAD A GOOD SECOND ROUND.
>> YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH SAY
THAT ABOUT EVERY ROUND
HE HAS AROUND HERE.
THREE-TIME WINNER.
>> MAKE BIRDIE THERE.
AND THEN AT THE 3rd FOR BIRDIE.
>> LITTLE PAR 3.
GOOD TEE SHOT TO HERE.
HE WAS OFF
TO A REALLY NICE START.
>> AND THEN AT 6-UNDER PAR,
HITTING HIS SECOND TO THE 5th.
>> THIS IS THAT PAR 4
WE JUST SAW THOSE PLAYERS HAVE
TROUBLE GETTING IT CLOSE TO,
BUT STRICKER
WITH GREAT DISTANCE CONTROL.
THAT'S HOW YOU GET IT DONE.
>> MADE BIRDIE THERE
TO GET TO 7-UNDER PAR.
HAD THIS ONE FOR BIRDIE AT 6.
65 TODAY FOR STEVE STRICKER.
STEWART CINK ALSO
HAD A GOOD DAY.
STRICKER WITH A 65.
>> STEWART CINK WAS HIGH
IN THAT GROUP TODAY.
CINK SHOT 66 AND...
DIDN'T WIN THE GROUP MEDAL.
>> NOW AT 7.
>> THE PAR 3, 178 YARDS TODAY.
TODD FOR BIRDIE.
GREW UP RIGHT IN THIS AREA.
3-UNDER PAR FOR THE DAY
NOW FOR TODD.
OFF TO A GREAT START.
>> AT THE 15th, CHARLES HOWELL
III HAS THIS FOR PAR.
>> YEAH, GOOD SAVE THERE.
YESTERDAY, 15
ENDED UP BEING THE HARDEST HOLE
ON THE GOLF COURSE.
IT'S A --
IT'S A REALLY STRONG PAR 4.
>> AT THE 6th, RYAN MOORE
WITH HIS SECOND.
>> JUST FROM 109 YARDS.
A LITTLE BIT OF BREEZE HELPING.
>> PRETTY ACCESSIBLE FRONT
HOLE LOCATION THERE,
ESPECIALLY WITH A SAND WEDGE.
THIS HOLE, THE 6th HOLE
PLAYING UNDER PAR TODAY.
>> LET'S GO OUT TO 17.
>> WHERE THESE PLAYERS
EXPECT TO MAKE A BIRDIE.
BOWDITCH.
NEVER QUITE ON LINE.
ALWAYS GONNA BREAK
A LITTLE BIT LEFT TO RIGHT
TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE GREEN.
>> RYAN MOORE.
>> WELL, YOU HIT THE GOOD SHOTS
EVEN THOUGH THAT BREEZE
HAS PICKED UP.
THERE'S STILL MANY BIRDIE
OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE,
AND IF HE ROLLS THIS ONE IN.
IT'S HIS FOURTH BIRDIE IN SIX
HOLES.
>> RYAN MOORE OFF TO A GOOD
START -- NOW 9-UNDER PAR.
>> HE'S PLAYING
WITH SOME CONFIDENCE.
HE'S COMING OFF A FIFTH-PLACE
FINISH IN HIS LAST START.
THAT WAS AT THE TRAVELERS
CHAMPIONSHIP IN HARTFORD.
>> ZACH JOHNSON.
>> HE'S GOT THE ZACH ATTACK
GOING.
HE DID THE RIGHT THING
ON HIS SECOND SHOT, LEAVING IT
A LITTLE BIT SHORT INSTEAD
OF RISKING GOING IN THE BUNKER.
NOW WITH THE -- SAW
THE SECOND SHOT FROM RYAN MOORE.
INTO THE BANK FRINGE AT 8.
LESS THAN 4 YARDS AWAY.
NOT COUNT AS A GREEN
IN REGULATION,
BUT A REALISTIC CHANCE
FOR A BIRDIE.
AFTER COMING OFF A BOGEY
AT NUMBER 7, THE PAR 3.
HIS FIRST BOGEY
OF THE TOURNAMENT, THAT WAS.
>> YEAH, AND A THREE-PUTT, AS
WELL.
GET IT BACK STRAIGHTAWAY.
DON'T FEEL TOO BAD.
>> YEAH, HE'S A TOUGH GUY.
TOUGH COMPETITOR.
GETS BACK TO 9-UNDER,
JUST THREE OFF THE LEAD.
>> 16.
>> BO VAN PELT NOW FOR BIRDIE.
WENT TO THAT ARMLOCK-TYPE
PUTTER A LA MATT KUCHAR STYLE.
TURNED HIS GAME
AROUND A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR.
>> THERE YOU SEE ZACH.
THAT'S SOME
GNARLY-LOOKING ROUGH THERE
BEHIND THE GREEN, PHIL.
>> YEAH, HE'S GOT LANCE BENNETT,
WHO NORMALLY CADDIES
FOR MATT KUCHAR.
SO HE'LL BE ON MATT KUCHAR'S BAG
NEXT WEEK.
NOT A BAD SUBSTITUTE, EH?
>> OH, YOU SEE THAT LIE.
NOT LOOKING -- NOT EASY
TO GET THE CLUB
ON THE BACK OF THE BALL.
HARD TO JUDGE HOW QUICKLY
IT'S GONNA POP OUT OF THERE.
>> YOU KNOW, THE LAST TIME
THAT DAMON GREEN
WASN'T ON THE BAG HERE
WAS WHEN ZACH WON.
COST HIM SOME MONEY.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEDGE
'EM ALL CLOSE WHEN YOU CAN
CHIP 'EM IN FROM OFF THE GREEN
LIKE THAT.
>> ACTUALLY, A GOOD OPPORTUNITY
TO TAKE A RUN AT IT.
GOOD PITCH THERE
FOR STEVEN BOWDITCH.
RUNS THAT BY ABOUT 3 FEET
NOW LEFT FOR HIS PAR.
GOOD WEEK.
HIT THE BALL SO WELL
DOWN IN SAN ANTONIO
WHEN HE WON EARLIER IN THE YEAR.
NOW ZACH JOHNSON
FOR HIS BIRDIE ATTEMPT ON 13.
RUNS THAT ONE
IN FROM JUST UNDER 21 FEET.
>> NOW HENLEY.
PLAYERS BE ABLE TO CARRY IT.
>> THAT WAS JUST A SMOOTH SWING,
WASN'T IT?
>> IT'S -- IT'S NOT DIFFICULT.
I EVEN FANCY MY CHANCES.
WHOA, LOOK AT THAT SHOT!
>> THAT IS AMAZING!
WHAT A CARRY!
>> I SAID IT'S STRAIGHT.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, PETER.
I'D EVEN FANCY MY CHANCES
OF KNOCKING IT ON HERE.
>> HE CARRIED THAT BALL
ABOUT 305 YARDS.
SUPERB SHOT!
>> JOHNSON WAGNER NOW FOR HIS
PAR.
AH, A GOOD SAVE THERE
FROM THE GREENSIDE BUNKER.
THOSE ARE THE ONES
THAT KEEP A ROUND GOING.
SEE THAT NICE EAGLE
HE MADE AT NUMBER 2.
>> 2-UNDER.
HIS SCORE AT THE MOMENT
IS THE CUT LINE.
IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE
TO BRUSH IT IN FOR AN EAGLE,
BUT HE'S GONNA
MAKE THE EASY BIRDIE.
3-UNDER,
ALL OF A SUDDEN TIED FOR 46th.
VERY BUNCHED LEADERBOARD
AROUND THAT CUT.
SUPERB SHOT, THAT.
NOW ZACH.
>> YOU KNOW,
I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT.
YOU LOOK ANYWHERE WITHIN 40
YARDS OF THIS GREEN
AND POSSIBLY
THE MOST DIFFICULT SPOT WAS
WHERE ZACH JOHNSON HIT IT FROM,
AND HE'S STILL GIVEN HIMSELF
A GOOD CHANCE FOR BIRDIE.
>> WELL, HE HAD A PLAYABLE LIE.
I MEAN, IT'S...
NEEDED A LITTLE LUCK THERE.
YOU GOT A BAD LIE, AND ALL OF
A SUDDEN, YOU JUST HAVE TO PLAY
FOR 25, 30 FEET
BEYOND THE HOLE
JUST TO GET IT ON THE GREEN.
>> YEAH, THE SLOPE WAS SO SEVERE
THAT IF HE HAD A BAD LIE,
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT SHOT
TO EVEN KEEP IT ON THE GREEN.
BUT NOW IT'S A BIRDIE CHANCE
TO GET TO 12-UNDER PAR.
>> FOR THE FIFTH BIRDIE OF THE
DAY.
HAD A BOGEY AT NUMBER 3.
IN ALL THE WAY.
NEVER A DOUBT.
TO 12-UNDER,
TIED FOR THE LEAD.
>> NOW CHARLES HOWELL.
>> ALONGSIDE STEVEN.
THIS IS 7-IRON.
COMING OFF A HOLE IN ONE
AT THE 3rd HOLE
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.
MAKING A BID FOR A SECOND ONE.
THAT'S A GREAT SHOT
IN THERE, ABOUT 5 FEET
UNDERNEATH THE HOLE FOR CHARLES.
HAVING ANOTHER GOOD WEEK HERE --
8-UNDER PAR.
OVER TO 16 NOW WE GO, AND
THE WIND HAS TOTALLY SUBSIDED
PRETTY MUCH, PHIL, HASN'T IT?
>> YEAH, IT'S -- IT'S QUITE
NICE, PLEASANT RIGHT NOW.
IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR
PROBABLY A COUPLE OF HOURS
AT SOME STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
A FRIENDLY HOLE POSITION
HERE, AS WELL, SO PLAYERS CAN BE
AGGRESSIVE -- ONLY 140 YARDS.
>> THIS RIGHT=HAND HOLE LOCATION
MAY BE A LITTLE DIFFICULT
FOR HIS DRAW,
BUT WITH THAT
WIND BLOWING OFF THE LEFT,
HE CAN AIM IT
PRETTY MUCH RIGHT AT IT.
HOLD IT AGAINST HE THE WIND.
THAT'S A GREAT SHOT IN THERE.
FIT HIS SHOT SHAPE VERY WELL.
A GOOD LOOK THERE TO MAKE UP
FOR THAT BOGEY ON 15.
NOW CHARLES HOWELL.
THAT GOOD SHOT IN THERE,
5 FEET FOR BIRDIE ON 7.
OH, NICE ROLL.
NICE, SLOW STROKE.
HE'S GOT A GOOD AVERAGE GOING
ON THOSE PAR 3s THIS SIDE --
1.5.
>> NOW AT 16.
RYAN MOORE FROM 15 FEET.
HAVEN'T SEEN MANY GUYS
MAKE THIS PUTT TODAY.
LOOK AT THAT, THOUGH.
RIGHT IN THERE WITH SOME NICE
PACE.
GOOD BIRDIE 2.
GETS HIM TO 9-UNDER
PAR FOR THE DAY.
EXCUSE ME, FOR THE ROUND.
THIS WEEK.
>> YEAH, HE'S DONE WELL.
HE WAS 9-UNDER,
WENT BACK DOWN TO 7,
TO WORK HIS WAY BACK TO 9,
MUST BE PLEASED WITH HIMSELF.
AND ZACH JOHNSON, AFTER BOGEYING
THE LAST, WOULD BE NICE
TO COME BACK WITH A BIRDIE
ON THE VERY NEXT HOLE.
TALKING ABOUT HIS CADDIE
CADDYING FOR
MATT KUCHAR FULL TIME.
HE'S ALSO WON WITH PAULA CREAMER
AND LORENA OCHOA
ON THE LPGA TOUR.
TWICE WITH EACH OF THOSE WOMEN.
HOPING TO PICK UP ONE THIS YEAR
AT THE JOHN DEERE WITH ZACH.
THIS ONE FROM JUST OVER
5 FEET, PHIL.
>> YEAH, JUST LEAK A LITTLE
RIGHT ON HIM.
>> POURED IT RIGHT IN THE
CENTER.
A LOOK AT HIS BACK SIDE HERE --
FOUR BIRDIES
AND THAT LONE BOGEY ON 15.
SOLID GOLF.
JUST ANOTHER YEAR AT JOHN DEERE
CLASSIC FOR ZACH JOHNSON.
>> AFTER A BIRDIE-BOGEY FINISH,
ZACH JOHNSON REMAINS
AT 12-UNDER,
TIED FOR THE LEAD
WITH WILLIAM McGIRT.
STEVEN BOWDITCH CARDED
A 4-UNDER 67 TO REMAIN ONE BACK,
ALONG WITH JOHNSON WAGNER
AND BRIAN HARMAN.
AND THREE-TIME JOHN DEERE
CLASSIC CHAMPION, STEVE
STRICKER -- HE CAME IN WITH A 65
TO GET TO WITHIN THREE HEADING
INTO THE WEEKEND.
THE THIRD ROUND IS NEXT.
>> TPC DEERE RUN, THIRD ROUND
OF THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC.
BRIAN HARMAN LOOKING
FOR HIS FIRST WIN
ON THE PGA TOUR.
FOR EAGLE AT 2,
MAKING A SATURDAY MOVE.
AND A FEW MOMENTS AGO AT 8,
THIS TO GET IT TO 15-UNDER.
AND BRIAN HARMAN,
WHO OPENED WITH 63,
IS OUR LEADER BY TWO.
IT'S THE THIRD ROUND
OF THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC,
COMING UP ON CBS SPORTS.
>> STEVE STRICKER NOW FROM
ABOVE, AND
THREE CONSECUTIVE TITLES.
HE HAS JUST HAD SUCH
A REMARKABLE RECORD HERE AND
ONCE AGAIN PLAYING
A LIMITED SCHEDULE ON TOUR.
BUT LOVES COMING BACK
TO THE MIDWEST.
FROM WISCONSIN.
>> AND THE MIDWEST LOVES THE
FACT THAT HE AND OTHERS
LIKE HIM DO COME BACK HERE
AND PERFORM WELL
AT THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC.
>> PLAYED HIS COLLEGE GOLF,
OF COURSE,
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.
SO A COMBINATION OF A BADGER
AND ILLINI FANS THAT FOLLOW HIM
AROUND THE GOLF COURSE.
JUST OFF THE GREEN.
>> LOOKING GOOD.
THAT'S WHAT HE'S KNOWN FOR.
FIRST BIRDIE OF THE DAY
HERE AT THE 9th.
>> AS WE GO TO 15.
>> AND HERE'S SCOTT BROWN.
HE'S GOT 180 LEFT.
HE'S HAVING A VERY NICE DAY.
8-UNDER, AND SHOTS
LIKE THAT HAVE PUT HIM RIGHT
IN THE THICK OF THINGS.
HE'S 13-UNDER, ONLY TWO BACK.
>> NOW BRIAN HARMAN
TAKING A LOOK AT THIS ONE.
>> YEAH, HE LEFT IT
IN A GREAT SPOT.
IT'S REALLY PRETTY
MUCH STRAIGHT UP THE HILL.
>> YEP.
>> JUST ADDS ANOTHER ONE,
GOES TO 16-UNDER PAR.
AND GOLF IS THE ONLY THING
THAT HE DOES LEFT-HANDED.
>> JHONATTAN VEGAS AT THE 15th.
>> VEGAS WILL SETTLE FOR PAR
HERE AT THE 15th.
TO THE 10th.
>> OH, AND JOHNSON WAGNER...
IS THAT FOR A PAR?
>> NO, THAT WAS -- THAT
SHOULD'VE HAVE
BEEN FOR BIRDIE.
>> THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE, OKAY.
>> AND HE NEEDS 'EM.
HE NEEDS LOTS OF BIRDIES
THIS WEEK.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S BEEN A REALLY
LEAN YEAR FOR JOHNSON WAGNER.
HE'S WON THREE TIMES.
>> SCOTT BROWN -- THIS FOR
BIRDIE TO GO TO 14-UNDER.
AND HE'S GOT IT, ANOTHER ONE.
HE'S 9-UNDER.
FIVE BIRDIES IN HIS FIRST
SIX HOLES ON THIS SECOND NINE.
>> RUSSELL HENLEY NOW.
HENLEY AT 7-UNDER,
ALSO PLAYING THE PAR 5.
THE GREEN AT 17 SECTIONED OFF
WITH THE WAY
THEY HAVE SHAPED THIS PAR 5.
AND YOU SEE JUST THAT LITTLE
AREA IN FRONT,
AND HENLEY HAS FOUND IT!
HE HAS THAT LEFT FOR EAGLE.
>> TO 10.
>> THIS IS FOR EAGLE
FROM ABOUT 700 FEET.
UP THE HILL, RIGHT TO LEFT,
AND THAT IS A SUPERB LAG.
SUPERB LAG PUTT.
AND DAMON GREEN -- HIS REGULAR
CADDIE NOT ON THE BAG THIS WEEK.
HE'S PLAYING
IN THE U.S. SENIOR OPEN.
SO, LANCE BENNETT
ON THE BAG.
DAMON DID MAKE THE CUT.
LOOK AT THERE --
A VERY, VERY GOOD PLAYER.
>> LANCE IS MATT KUCHAR'S
CADDIE, DAVID.
>> YEAH.
>> HE'S A TOP-10 MACHINE.
>> OH, YES, HE IS.
>> FALLEN ON HIS FEET
HERE WITH ZACH THIS WEEK.
>> HEY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE
A GOOD CADDIE, YOU KNOW,
YOU SHOULD KNOW
HOW TO PICK A GOOD PLAYER.
>> NOW RUSSELL HENLEY AT THE
17th, CLEANING UP HIS EAGLE.
WITH THAT, HE MOVES TO 9-UNDER.
>> TO 12.
>> ALL RIGHT,
BEAUTIFUL TEE SHOT HERE
AT THIS PAR 3 BY STEVE STRICKER.
SEE IF HE CAN GET THAT
BOGEY BACK AND
RETURN TO 13-UNDER.
>> WELL, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT
OF MYSTERY IN THIS PUTT.
IT MIGHT MOVE JUST A LITTLE
TO THE LEFT AT THE END,
BUT IAN BAKER-FINCH
AND I WERE WATCHING HIM WARM UP.
IT IS JUST -- HIS MOTION
IS SO REPETITIVE.
>> YEAH, HE DOESN'T DRINK WATER.
HE DRINKS OIL.
HE'S A MACHINE.
JUST SO
PRECISE AND SO RHYTHMICAL.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> YEAH, I THINK HE WAS ON SITE
WHEN D.A.
WAS DESIGNING THIS GOLF COURSE.
HE KNOWS THE GREENS TOO WELL
TO WIN THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS,
AND LIGHTING IT UP
AGAIN THIS YEAR.
>> YEAH, I THINK HE WAS ON ONE
OF THOSE JOHN DEERE SAND PROS
LAYING OUT THE GREENS,
WASN'T HE?
>> ONLY HIS 10th START OF THE
YEAR.
SIXTH AT THE MEMORIAL
LAST MONTH.
>> NOW CAMILO VILLEGAS FOR
EAGLE.
14 FEET.
AND A CHANCE TO PICK UP TWO
SHOTS ON THE FIELD.
VILLEGAS GETS IT.
VERY IMPORTANT PUTT.
>> WE GO TO 11.
>> BACK TO THAT STRAIGHT-AWAY
PAR 4.
ZACH FOR BIRDIE.
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL,
CONFIDENT RHYTHM THERE --
LOVELY STRIKE.
13-UNDER.
>> WE GO TO 17.
>> A CHANCE FOR AN EAGLE.
IT WILL BE THE 13th
EAGLE TODAY.
EAGLE-BIRDIE GIVES HIM A 59.
OH, HE'S GONNA HAVE
TO HOLE HIS SECOND SHOT AT 18,
WHICH IS GONNA
BE A LITTLE TOUGH.
THAT WAS A BIG OPPORTUNITY
THERE, AN EASY PUTT UP THE HILL.
>> I'M SURE
HE WAS THINKING OF IT, TOO.
>> YEAH, HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
IT WOULD'VE BEEN TOUGH,
LOOK AT THIS SECOND NINE.
>> HERE'S TIM CLARK,
PLAYING WITH JORDAN SPIETH.
HE'S HAD A RUNNER-UP FINISH
HERE BEFORE.
LET'S GO BACK TO 17.
>> JHONATTAN VEGAS --
GREAT SECOND SHOT.
THIS FOR AN EAGLE.
HE JUST BOGEYED NUMBER 16.
AND IN IT GOES
TO TAKE HIM
8-UNDER PAR FOR THE ROUND,
13-UNDER FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
NICELY DONE!
>> TO 14.
>> AND THIS FAMILIAR VIEW
OF THE SECOND SHOT AT 14.
>> WELL, PETER, FROM THIS ANGLE,
HE CANNOT EVEN SEE
THE TOP OF THE FLAGSTICK.
HE REALLY NEEDS TO AIM IT.
OUR CAMERA MAN, ERIC LIDAHL,
WHO'S RIGHT BEHIND THE FLAG,
THEY WALKED UP TO THE TOP
OF THE HILL
TO MAKE SURE THEY GOT THE LINE.
JUST 109 YARDS LEFT.
>> HOLE CUT RIGHT AT THE BACK
OF THE GREEN.
AND HE TRUSTED THE YARDAGE.
TIM CLARK'S THIRD SHOT AT 17.
NOT ABLE TO GO
FOR THE GREEN IN TWO
AS MOST PLAYERS HAVE BEEN DOING.
BUT HE'LL RELY
ON A SHORT IRON APPROACH.
>> CLARK WILL CLEAN THAT UP TO
MOVE TO 14-UNDER PAR.
>> ALL RIGHT, BRIAN HARMAN NOW,
BACK UP THE HILL AGAIN.
HE'S HAD ALL UPHILL PUTTS
SO FAR ON THIS NINE.
AND THAT MAKES THE GAME
A LOT EASIER.
IF YOU'RE UPHILL
AND UNDERNEATH THE HOLE, YOU
CAN BE A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE,
SO GOOD -- GOOD ROUND
HE'S GOT GOING THERE, IAN.
>> HE CERTAINLY DOES,
AND HE'S MISSED TWO OR THREE
OF THAT LENGTH.
IT COULD QUITE EASILY HAVE BEEN
18- OR 19-UNDER.
>> AT 17.
CHARLES HOWELL
III, CHANCE FOR EAGLE.
FANTASTIC SECOND SHOT.
AND DISAPPOINTED
WITH THE BIRDIE.
17th HOLE PLAYING VERY EASY --
EASIEST HOLE ON THE COURSE.
>> AS WE GO BACK TO THE 15th
GREEN.
>> AND ZACH FOR BIRDIE
TO GET TO 14-UNDER, WITHIN 2.
>> HAS NOT BEEN AS GOOD
ON THE GREENS TODAY.
JUST AS I SAY THAT.
WELL, IT'S BETTER
THAN CURSING THEM, RIGHT?
>> EXACTLY.
>> I GAVE HIM AN IN.
>> I THINK THEY'LL TAKE THAT.
THIRD BIRDIE ON THE SECOND NINE
FOR THE FORMER WINNER HERE.
GO BACK TO 17.
>> NOW, ANOTHER GO AT THAT
NARROW TARGET AT 17, THE PAR 5.
>> WELL, 245 YARDS OUT,
AND JOHNSON WAGNER -- FINISH
THE COUPLE OF BIRDIES.
>> OH, RIGHT.
>> LOOKED AS IF HE WAS PRETTY
COMFORTABLE WITH THAT SWING.
SUPERB SHOT! HOW ABOUT THAT?
LOB IT INTO THE GREEN,
THEN STOP IT QUICKLY.
THAT FOR AN EAGLE.
AT 18 NOW.
>> JERRY KELLY.
TO GO TO 14-UNDER.
>> ALWAYS A NICE WAY
TO FINISH FOR JERRY KELLY.
>> HE TIED FOR FOURTH LAST YEAR.
HAD FOUR SOLID DAYS,
INCLUDING A FRIDAY 64.
65 TODAY.
HE'S JUST TWO BEHIND.
17.
>> AND THIS IS A TEST.
>> WELL, I'LL SAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT ABOUT
5 FEET OF GREEN TO WORK WITH.
GOT TO BE PAST THE HOLE.
>> THIS WAS INTERESTING.
HE PLAYED IT
TO USE THE SLOPE!
THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE!
>> I GOT TO TELL YOU,
I DID NOT SEE THAT SHOT.
>> HE HAD A --
>> WHEN I WALKED UP TO HIS BALL,
I THOUGHT HE WAS JUST GONNA
HIT IT ABOUT 10,
15 FEET PAST THE HOLE.
>> HE HAD ABOUT 10 FOOT OF
GREEN.
HE WALKED UP, LOOKED AROUND.
HE HAD ABOUT 10 FOOT
OF GREEN BETWEEN THE FRINGE
AND THE HOLE TO LAND IT,
WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY
NO MARGIN FOR ERROR.
SO HE SAYS, "FORGET IT.
I'M GONNA USE THE SLOPE THE
OTHER SIDE.
>> AND THAT'S PROBABLY
WHY HE'S WON THREE TIMES.
>> THAT WAS --
>> AND ABOUT A THOUSAND UNDER
PAR IN THE LAST SIX YEARS.
>> BUT HE HAD TO HIT IT
ABSOLUTELY PERFECT TO GET THAT
SPIN.
THERE'S PLENTY OF SLOPE,
BUT HE HAD TO GET THE SPIN
RIGHT, AS WELL.
THAT WAS SUPERB!
AND OUR LEADER -- UNLUCKY TO GET
AS FIRM A BOUNCE AS HE GOT.
HE'S ALMOST 50 FEET
PAST THE CUP.
GETTING THE SPEED RIGHT.
>> NO WAY!
>> MR. STRICKER STOOD IN THE
WAY.
IT WAS
A GOOD LINE, AND IT IS AN EAGLE!
EXCUSE ME.
HE'S 18-UNDER.
HE HAS A THREE-SHOT LEAD.
>> THAT'S ABOUT PERCENTAGE-WISE
MAYBE LESS THAN 5%
THAT A PRO WOULD MAKE IT
FROM THAT DISTANCE.
THAT'S OUTSTANDING.
>> IT WAS ABSOLUTELY A LAG.
LET'S MAKE THE BIRDIE.
LET'S HAVE ANOTHER LOOK
THE WHOLE WAY.
JUST KEEPS GOING
THAT SAME SPEED.
ON AND ON AND ON AND...
SMACK IN THE MIDDLE!
SUPERB!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> NOW STEVE STRICKER TRIES HIS
HAND AT PICKING UP A SHOT AT
THE LAST.
>> PRETTY FAST, BREAKING
TO THE LEFT IN THE BEGINNING,
AND THEN I THINK IT JUST
PRETTY MUCH STRAIGHTENS OUT.
>> DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER
THAN THIS STROKE.
>> HE JUST KNOWS HOW TO PLAY
THIS GOLF COURSE.
>> I GUESS HE GOT THE SPEED
RIGHT.
>> CENTER OF THE CUP.
64.
>> LAST GROUP TOMORROW.
>> OUT IN 31 AND HOME,
BACK-TO-BACK BIRDIES IN 33.
STEVE STRICKER,
IAN, RIGHT WHERE HE WANTS TO BE.
>> OH, YEAH.
ALONG THE TURGID BANKS
OF THE ROCK RIVER
THERE AND THE MISSISSIPPI
JUST DOWNTOWN,
STEVE STRICKER LOOKING
FOR HIS FOURTH VICTORY HERE
AT THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC.
>> IT HAS BECOME
A SUMMERTIME TRADITION
HERE IN THE MIDWEST,
SHARED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS HERE
ON THE IOWA/ILLINOIS BORDER.
IT IS A SETTING
THAT IN MANY WAYS
SEEMS LIKE A LIVING PORTRAIT
OF AMERICANA THAT HARKENS BACK
TO SIMPLER TIMES WHEN LIFE
SEEMED MUCH LESS COMPLICATED
AND THE PGA TOUR WAS REALLY
JUST HITTING ITS STRIDE.
BACK IN 1999, A FORMER CHAMPION
OF THIS EVENT, D.A. WEIBRING,
CAME BACK HERE TO THE QUAD
CITIES AND ENVISIONED A LAYOUT
THAT MELDED THE NATURAL BEAUTY
OF THE TERRAIN WITH THE DEMANDS
OF THE PGA TOUR,
AND THE RESULT OF THAT VISION
IS A STAGE
THAT HAS PROVIDED GREAT SCORING
AND SOME OF THE MOST MEMORABLE
FINISHES EVERY YEAR
ON THE PGA TOUR.
TODAY, FROM THE HEARTLAND
OF AMERICA,
ON THE EVE
OF THE THIRD MAJOR OF THE YEAR,
THAT WONDERFUL SUMMERTIME
TRADITION CONTINUES.
IT'S THE FINAL ROUND
OF THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC.
TPC DEERE RUN,
AND THE RACE TO THE FINISH
IS UNDERWAY
AT THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC.
OVERNIGHT LEADER, BRIAN HARMAN,
HIS SECOND AT 2, THE PAR 5.
HE WENT ON TO MAKE EAGLE.
HE'S AT 18-UNDER.
2012 CHAMPION
ZACH JOHNSON FROM CEDAR RAPIDS,
JUST DOWN THE ROAD,
FOR BIRDIE AT 6.
HE'S 3-UNDER FOR THE DAY,
JUST ONE BACK.
TIM CLARK.
ALSO FOR BIRDIE AT 6.
TO GO TO 17-UNDER PAR.
THE RACE IS UNDERWAY!
DOES ANOTHER MEMORABLE FINISH
AWAIT?
IT'S THE FINAL ROUND
OF THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC.
BILL MACATEE, IAN BAKER-FINCH,
CBS SPORTS GOLF TEAM,
LIVE AT THE 7th NOW.
CLARK FOR BIRDIE
TO JOIN HARMAN AT 18-UNDER.
>> HIT A BEAUTIFUL SHOT IN HERE.
USED THE SLOPE ON THE FRONT
RIGHT OF THE GREEN AND
RAN IT ALL THE WAY
DOWN HERE CLOSE.
AND THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL STROKE.
CONFIDENT STROKE EARLY IN
THE ROUND -- THAT'S GOOD TO SEE.
FOUR BIRDIES
IN THE FIRST SEVEN HOLES.
>> FORMER RUNNER-UP FINISHER
HERE AT THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC.
ONLY ONE WIN ON THE PGA TOUR.
THAT WAS AT THE PLAYERS
CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TIM CLARK.
MEANWHILE, SCOTT BROWN.
UNBELIEVABLE ROUND YESTERDAY,
61.
HE DRILLS IT.
BIRDIES ARE
PLENTIFUL ONCE AGAIN TODAY.
AND SCOTT BROWN
IS 17-UNDER PAR.
FINAL ROUND
OF THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC,
AND NOW WE HAVE CO-LEADERS.
TIM CLARK AND BRIAN HARMAN
BOTH AT 18-UNDER PAR.
>> NOW SCOTT BROWN.
>> AND THIS BIRDIE EFFORT
TO GO TO 18-UNDER.
>> YEAH, THREE AT THE TOP
IF HE MAKES IT.
>> COMING OFF THAT CAREER DAY
YESTERDAY, CAREER LOW 61.
THREE BIRDIES,
THE REST PARS, OUT IN 32,
AND HE'S
RIGHT IN THE THICK OF THINGS.
>> AND HIS FIRST TIME UP HERE
AT THE DESK IN THE 18th TOWER.
HE REALLY
ENJOYED THAT EXPERIENCE, AS
WELL, TALKING TO HIM TODAY
ON THE RANGE.
>> TO 10.
>> MM.
POPS THAT ONE IN FOR A NICE
REGULATION BIRDIE
FOR ZACH JOHNSON.
>> TO THE 9th, AND FROM JUST
OFF THE GREEN, BRIAN HARMAN.
HIS TRY FOR BIRDIE.
>> WOW! HOW ABOUT THAT?
>> THAT'S A BONUS.
YOU DON'T EXPECT TO BIRDIE 9.
NO.
>> AND HE GRABS THE LEAD ALONE,
19-UNDER.
>> HE HAS MADE SOME REALLY GOOD
PUTTS THIS WEEK --
TWO BEAUTIES FOR EAGLES
YESTERDAY,
AND HE KNEW THAT WAS GOING IN.
>> TO 10.
>> AND THE EVER
MOBILE JERRY KELLY.
JERRY WILL LET
YOU KNOW WITH BODY LANGUAGE
WHAT'S GOING ON!
NOT QUITE SURE
WHAT HE WAS DOING THERE.
PROBABLY THE FIRST HALF
OF THE MACARENA.
12.
>> ZACH JOHNSON NOW FROM ABOUT
20 FEET FOR HIS BIRDIE.
TRICKY ONE TO READ HERE.
SORT OF A CROSS-HILL
DOUBLE BREAKER.
>> TRYING TO GET TO 19-UNDER.
>> WOW.
MM!
>> ZACH IS 4-UNDER
FOR HIS FINAL ROUND.
>> AND HE'LL TAP THAT IN FOR
PAR.
>> NOW UP AT 14, JORDAN SPIETH.
FOR THE BIRDIE,
DEPENDING CHAMPION.
WELL DONE!
>> AS WE GO OUT TO BRIAN HARMAN
AT THE 10th.
>> AND HE HAS LOOKED
GOOD FROM THIS DISTANCE.
OH, YOU'RE KIDDING!
THERE'S GOOD,
AND THEN THERE'S THAT.
>> AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S WON
FOUR OR FIVE TIMES OUT HERE.
HE'S JUST --
HEAD DOWN, KEEPS MAKING PUTTS.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S EXPECTING
TO MAKE THOSE,
WHICH IS A VERY GOOD FEELING.
>> LET'S GO TO JORDAN.
THIS WOULD BE A NICE
UP-AND-DOWN FROM THAT BUNKER.
MADE THAT LOOK EASY.
STARTED THE DAY SIX BEHIND,
EXACTLY
WHERE HE WAS A YEAR AGO.
>> BACK AT 13 NOW.
LET'S SEE
WHAT JERRY DOES ON THIS.
AH, AH!
ALWAYS WANTS THE PUTTER HEAD
BACK, YOU KNOW,
AND HE'S ALWAYS AWARE OF IT.
YOU KNOW, JUST A LITTLE SHAKE
OF THE HEAD.
BOY, I CAN'T BELIEVE
THAT ONE WENT IN, AS WELL.
WE GO BACK TO 12.
>> WELL, ANOTHER REALLY GOOD
LOOK FOR BRIAN HARMAN.
THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT
OF MOVEMENT,
JUST MOSTLY TO THE RIGHT.
>> THIS TO TAKE THE LEAD
OUTRIGHT AGAIN.
>> COME ON!
>> WELL, HE HASN'T DONE
THAT MUCH TODAY.
HE'S BEEN REALLY GOOD
ON THE GREENS.
THAT COMES UP
ABOUT 6 INCHES SHORT.
SO HE STAYS AT 20-UNDER.
>> PLAYS A LOT OF GOLF WITH
U.S. OPEN CHAMP LUCAS GLOVER
BACK IN ST. SIMON'S ISLAND.
PLAYS OUT AT OCEAN FOREST
IN FREDERICA.
>> 14.
>> AFTER THAT VERY GOOD PITCH
SHOT OVER THE BUNKER.
NICELY DONE.
17-UNDER.
>> OUT TO 13.
>> OH. OH, REALLY?
>> NO, NOT -- IT'S JUST
NOT GONNA HAPPEN TODAY.
>> IT'S JUST NOT FUNNY ANYMORE.
>> AND HE EVEN LOOKED UP
AND LOOKED OVER AT JIMMY
AND LAUGHED, SAID,
"THIS IS JUST NOT MY DAY."
>> REALLY?
THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
OH.
TO 14.
>> JERRY KELLY JUST SHORT OF
THE GREEN, PUTTING FOR AN EAGLE.
NO.
HE'S DISAPPOINTED IT
DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO GO IN.
HE'LL TAKE A BIRDIE.
JORDAN SPIETH,
AFTER MAKING HIS FIRST BOGEY
IN 27 HOLES
AT THE PREVIOUS HOLE,
THIS FOR AN EAGLE.
AND EVERYBODY WAS WISHING
THAT ONE IN.
HE WOULD TAP IN FOR BIRDIE.
>> BUT ZACH JOHNSON SITS ATOP
THE LEADERBOARD WITH BRIAN
HARMAN AT 20-UNDER.
>> 14.
>> SCOTT BROWN FOR AN EAGLE
TO JUMP TO 20-UNDER.
OH.
JUST OVER 20 FEET
AFTER THAT SUPERB TEE SHOT.
JUST ONE BACK.
AT 16 NOW.
>> JOHNNY VEGAS.
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MADE 2 HERE.
TWO PUTTS IS ABSOLUTELY...
OH!
GREAT EFFORT.
HAS TO MAKE 3.
HE'S GOT THE LENGTH
TO MAKE 4 AT THE NEXT HOLE.
AND MAYBE HE CAN GET THE JOB
DONE,
WIN THE MONEY THAT HE NEEDS TO.
HE'S ON A MAJOR
MEDICAL EXEMPTION.
HAS TO WIN $281,000
TO GET HIS CARD, AND LOOK
HOW MUCH HE WANTS THIS!
>> STEVE STRICKER WITH HIS THIRD
SHOT AT THE 14th AFTER HIS
WAYWARD TEE SHOT CAUSED HIM
TO TAKE A DROP
AND HIT FROM THE 13th TEE BOX.
>> THAT'S A PHENOMENAL SHOT!
TRYING TO CALCULATE THE YARDAGE,
THE HILLSIDE,
THE WIND,
STRUGGLING UP THE HILL,
AND IT'S SMILES ALL AROUND.
GREAT SHOT!
TO 18.
>> JORDAN SPIETH.
THIS IS FOR BIRDIE.
FINISH UP AT 17-UNDER.
AND THAT SLIDES JUST PAST.
WHAT A STORY IT WAS
AND WHAT A 12-MONTH
STRETCH IT'S BEEN SINCE THEN
FOR JORDAN SPIETH.
19 YEARS OLD WHEN HE WON HERE.
YOUNGEST WINNER ON THE PGA TOUR
IN MORE THAN...
80 YEARS.
ALL RIGHT, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE
HEADED FOR ANOTHER GREAT FINISH
HERE AT THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC.
TO 14.
>> AND HE MAKES A VERY IMPORTANT
PUTT.
>> IF HE KEEPS IT UP,
THE GEORGIA BULLDOG CAN
JOIN OTHER NOTABLE WINNERS
FROM HIS ALMA MATER THIS SEASON.
>> BUBBA WATSON, OF COURSE,
WINNING THE MASTERS
AND THE NORTHERN TRUST
OUT AT RIVIERA.
CHRIS KIRK,
McGLADREY CLASSIC.
THE SWEET SWINGER,
HARRIS ENGLISH.
WE'LL SEE
A LOT MORE OF THAT SWING,
AND THE SAME WITH RUSSELL
HENLEY, TWO-TIME CHAMPION NOW.
AND BRENDON TODD
ROUNDING OUT THE FIVE WITH
THE H.P. BYRON NELSON CLASSIC.
>> AND STRICKER.
KNOCK IT IN. OF COURSE HE DOES!
COME ON!
>> THAT'D BE THE ONE
HE'D MAKE, RIGHT?
FANTASTIC!
>> WELL,
WHAT A -- WHAT AN UP-AND-DOWN.
OBVIOUSLY, AN UNPLAYABLE LIE
SO HE HAD A PENALTY STROKE,
AND, OF COURSE,
IF YOU'RE NEAR HAZARD,
YOU HAVE TO -- YOU CAN IDENTIFY
IT IF YOU'RE IN A HAZARD,
BUT YOU CAN'T PLAY THE WRONG
BALL OUT OF THE HAZARD.
BACK AT 16 NOW.
>> TIM CLARK. CAN HE MAKE ONE?
SURELY.
OH!
THANK YOU, MY ADORING PUBLIC.
YES, I'VE POURED IN YET ANOTHER.
YEAH, THAT'S BEMUSED.
NOW OUR LEADER.
>> FOR BIRDIE.
>> YEAH, THIS IS A TOUGH READ
'CAUSE IT'S GOING
RIGHT DOWN A SPINE.
IT MIGHT MOVE TO THE RIGHT
AT THE END.
WHOA, THAT IS BIG!
>> PERFECT, AND HE HAS MADE
A LOT OF PUTTS TODAY.
>> HAS HE EVER.
LEADS BY TWO NOW.
>> 22-UNDER.
>> ZACH JOHNSON HAS TO MAKE
BIRDIE AT 17 NOW.
>> JUST UNDER 7 FEET
FOR THE BIRDIE.
A GREAT SAND SAVE THERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OOSTIE, THAT REALLY
WAS A MUST-MAKE, WASN'T IT...
>> YEAH.
>> ...IN THAT SITUATION?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> IT'S A REALLY TOUGH
PUTT TO READ, DAVID,
'CAUSE THE GREEN KIND OF SLANTS
FROM BACK TO FRONT.
SO YOU JUST -- YOU'RE THINKING
IT'S GOT TO GO LEFT,
BUT I REMEMBER THIS PUTT.
DOESN'T BREAK AS MUCH
AS YOU THINK.
MOST OFTEN, THE GUYS
MISS IT HIGH ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
>> CADDIE SCOTT TWAY.
BROTHER OF BOB.
HAS DONE HIS FAIR SHARE
OF READING.
>> HE FIRST STARTED CADDYING
FOR HIS BROTHER, BOB, BACK
IN '84 ON THE OLD TPS TOUR,
THEN HE CADDIED FOR SCOTT
VERPLANK, AS WELL, FOR MANY
YEARS.
>> AND A GOOD LOOK AT THIS ONE.
>> IT'S GOT TO BE RIGHT CENTER.
IT CANNOT BE OUTSIDE
THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOLE.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE HE HIT
IT!
23-UNDER PAR, A TWO-SHOT LEAD.
LOOKING FOR HIS FIRST,
BRIAN HARMAN IN CHARGE
AT THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC.
>> NOW JERRY KELLY.
AFTER PLAYING A LITTLE SAFE
ON THAT PITCH SHOT,
WHICH WAS UNDERSTANDABLE.
BRUSHES IT IN FOR A BIRDIE.
WELL DONE, JERRY.
EVERY PUTT, HE HITS IT,
AND THEN HE KIND OF LOOKS AT IT
LIKE, "PLEASE GO IN,"
AND IT DID THIS TIME.
A BIG SMILE.
TO 18.
>> THIRD ALONE WOULD GET HIM
EXEMPT STATUS
AND OFF THAT MAJOR MEDICAL.
STILL HAS TWO MORE EVENTS
TO ACCOMPLISH HIS GOAL.
THIS FOR BIRDIE.
WOULD HELP A LOT.
>> LOOKING GOOD!
WOW!
>> OH, THAT WAS HUGE!
>> RIGHT NOW, HE'S SHARING THIRD
WITH SCOTT BROWN
AND JERRY KELLY AT 19-UNDER.
>> HE HAS SHOWN US SOMETHING
TODAY.
THAT IS SO IMPRESSIVE.
>> SO, AS OF THIS MOMENT,
HE'S 35,000 SHORT
OF THE MARK HE HAS TO HIT.
HE CAME IN NEEDING $281,000
TO RETAIN HIS CARD.
LOOK AT THE REACTION,
TALKING TO IT.
>> "COME ON, BABY," HE WAS
SAYING.
I TELL YOU WHAT,
THAT WAS AMAZING
UNDER THE HEAT OF THE GUN THERE.
>> SO MUCH ON THE LINE.
LOTS OF FedEx CUP POINTS, AS
WELL.
BUT THAT INVITATION
TO THE MASTERS.
>> OH, YES.
>> ALWAYS SPECIAL.
>> THAT'S A NICE FEELING TO KNOW
HE DOESN'T WANT A THREE-PUTT
FOR BOGEY AND STILL WIN.
HE WANTS TO TWO-PUTT.
ACTUALLY, HE WANTS
TO HOLE IT MORE THAN LIKELY,
BUT NICE TO KNOW YOU'VE GOT
THAT LITTLE BIT OF A MARGIN.
>> IAN, I JUST LIKE HOW HE
STAYED WITHIN HIMSELF ALL DAY
LONG.
I MEAN, THAT'S --
AS A YOUNG PLAYER TRYING
TO WIN FOR FIRST TIME,
HE'S BEEN PRETTY SOLID
THE FIRST 2 1/2 YEARS
ON TOUR, AND NOW, OBVIOUSLY,
HE'S GONNA GET HIS FIRST WIN,
BUT HE JUST -- HE LOOKED
LIKE A VETERAN OUT HERE TODAY.
>> YEAH, HE'LL WIN MORE OFTEN.
HE WAS U.S. JUNIOR CHAMPION
BACK IN 2003.
HE'S BEEN ON TWO WINNING WALKER
CUP TEAMS IN '05 AND '09.
AND HE'S HUNG OUT
WITH A LOT OF CHAMPIONS
FOR A LONG WHILE AT COLLEGE
AND IN THOSE WALKER CUP TEAMS,
SO HE KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES.
>> JUST TRYING TO GET THIS
REASONABLY CLOSE, AND TWO PUTTS
FROM ABOUT 8 OR 9 FEET
FOR THE TITLE.
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER, BRIAN.
LET THAT SILLY THOUGHT GO
THROUGH.
IT DOESN'T MATTER
IF YOU DON'T HOLE THAT.
YOU CAN STILL TWO-PUTT FROM
THERE.
>> I'M REALLY SWEATING.
>> RANDY MEYERS, WHO DOES
HIS STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
OUT HERE.
AND ALREADY A COUPLE OF TEARS.
WIPING THEM AWAY.
IT'S A PRETTY EMOTIONAL
MOMENT WHEN THIS HAPPENS --
LIFE-CHANGING IN SO MANY WAYS.
YOU'RE A WINNER ON THE PGA TOUR.
FOR BRIAN, HE'LL
PLAY IN THE MASTERS.
HE PLAYED AUGUSTA NATIONAL
AS A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY
OF GEORGIA GOLF TEAM
BUT NEVER IN THE FIELD
AT THE MASTERS.
THAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT APRIL.
HEADED ACROSS THE POND,
OF COURSE, FOR THE OPEN
CHAMPIONSHIP AT HOYLAKE, AND...
>> LIFE-CHANGER.
>> YEP.
A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPEN
WHEN THAT WINNING PUTT DROPS.
>> THIS IS GOOD FOR HARMAN, AS
WELL, TO SEE THE LINE --
EXACTLY THE SAME LINE.
JUST A HINT OF RIGHT TO LEFT.
>> SO, ALL PARS.
HAD LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES,
AND THEN
HIT IT INTO THE HAZARD
AT THE 12th,
AND THAT WAS AN ORDEAL.
ENDED UP MAKING DOUBLE THERE.
>> YEAH, HE WANTS TO KNOCK IT
IN, MATT.
THIS IS FOR A 65-65 WEEKEND
AND THE WIN.
>> THAT USUALLY GETS
TOURNAMENTS WON WHEN YOU SHOOT
MID 60s ON THE WEEKEND.
NOT MUCH TO THIS PUTT.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
THIS IS THE ONE THAT MATTERS.
AND THERE IT IS.
>> BIG HUG THERE FROM SCOTTY
TWAY.
>> AND FROM STEVE STRICKER, AND
KELLY AWAITS WITH ANOTHER HUG.
>> FANTASTIC.
>> KELLY.
THAT'S SUCH A GREAT MOMENT.
THEY'LL BE MARRIED IN DECEMBER.
>> HARMAN SECURES HIS MAIDEN
PGA TOUR VICTORY HERE AT
THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC
WITH A FINAL ROUND 66.
WITH THIS
WIN, THE 27-YEAR-OLD EARNS A
TRIP TO THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
NEXT WEEK, AND MOVES TO 14th
IN THE FedEx CUP STANDINGS.
THIS CONCLUDES THIS WEEK'S RACE
FOR THE FedEx CUP
AND THE PGA TOUR'S COVERAGE
OF THE 2014 JOHN DEERE
CLASSIC FROM TPC DEERE RUN
IN SILVIS, ILLINOIS.