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Bryson DeChambeau reacts
after making a birdie putt
on the 18th green during the
final round of the John Deere
Classic golf tournament,
Sunday, July 16, 2017, at TPC
Deere Run in Silvis, Ill.
Associated Press
Bryson

DeChambeau

rallies to

win John
Deere Classic

By LUKE MEREDITH
AP Sports Writer
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Third-
round leader Patrick Rodg-
ers knew that it would take
a ton of birdies Sunday to
win the John Deere Clas-
sic.
Bryson DeChambeau took
that advice to heart.
DeChambeau overcame
a four-stroke deficit to beat
Rodgers by a stroke for his
first PGA Tour title — and a
spot next week in the British
Open. Federer claims
The 23-year-old DeCham-
beau birdied four of the
final six holes at TPC Deere historic eighth
Run for a 6-under 65 and
an 18-under 266 total. In Wimbledon title
2015, the unconventional
former SMU star became
the fifth player to win the
NCAA individual title and Switzerland’s Roger Federer holds the trophy after
beating Croatia’s Marin Cilic in the Men’s Singles
U.S. Amateur in the same final match on day thirteen at the Wimbledon Tennis
year. Championships in London Sunday, July 16, 2017.
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