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SPORTS Monday 17 July 2017
John a foot.
Deere DeChambeau became
the 10th first-time winner on
the PGA Tour this season.
Continued from Page 17 “Our tendency when you
have the lead is to kind of
The win punctuated a hold on and play safe and
comeback of sorts for De- guard against making mis-
Chambeau, who capped takes.
a string of missed cuts with But I had guys coming at
a 6-over finish last month in me with some really low
the U.S. Open. rounds. Obviously Bryson
“I show everybody that, shot a great one,” said
‘Look. There’s plenty of Rodgers, who remained
ways to do it.’ I do it my winless on the PGA Tour.
way and I feel comfort- Bryan, who won the RBC
able doing it my way,” De- Heritage for his first career
Chambeau said. victory in April, shot a 30 on
Rodgers closed with 70. the back nine.
DeChambeau made a 14- Lamb was 13 under for the
foot birdie putt on No. 18 final two rounds but was
to pull even with Rodgers. done in by pedestrian ef-
Rodgers then had a par forts in the first two rounds. Bryson DeChambeau celebrates with the trophy after winning the John Deere Classic golf tourna-
putt on No. 17 lip out, and Stricker, who won at TPC ment, Sunday, July 16, 2017, at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill.
sent his tee shot on 18 into Deere Run from 2009-11, Associated Press
the rough. grabbed a share of the six times in his last eight ap- picked up bogeys on a pair “My goal was to birdie ev-
Wesley Bryan (64) and Rick lead before Rodgers teed pearances, challenged of par 4s on the back nine, ery hole and give myself a
Lamb (66) tied for third at off Sunday. the leaders yet again be-
and he missed a 4-foot chance on every hole.q
16 under, and past tour- Stricker, 50, went 8-under fore falling back. Johnson birdie putt on 14.
nament champions Steve par through 14 holes to
Stricker (64) and Zach jump all the way up from
Johnson (67) topped the 34th place. But Stricker’s
group at 15 under. only bogey came on the
DeChambeau played the 18th hole, when his par
front nine in even par, then putt grazed the cup.
birdied six of the final nine “Realistically, if I could have
holes to surge to the top of made a couple more bird-
the leaderboard. ies there and could have
Rodgers, on the other got it to 18-under, who
hand, had four bogeys — knows? Just couldn’t get it
and his approach on No. in there,” Stricker said.
18 sailed past the green. Johnson, who won the
Rodgers nearly chipped tournament in 2012 and
in from 50 feet to force a has finished in the top three
playoff, missing the cup by