In his 63rd start, can officially call himself a PGA Tour winner. He carded a final round 7-under 64 to post a 28-under total and win the by four shots over , amateur and C.T.
Pan, who tied for second place at 24-under. Thompson became the 24th first-time tournament winner at this event. He did it in grand fashion by setting the John Deere Classic’s 72-hole scoring record.
Michael Kim initially set it at 27-under in 2018. He stayed stoic all week long, but Thompson once he saw his wife. “Just seeing my wife means a lot,” Thompson said to CBS Sports analyst Amanda Balionis after his win.
“I love her so much and so thankful she was able to make it. I tried to stay present all day. When that putt finally went in, it was a big sigh of relief.
” An emotional winning moment ❤️ Davis Thompson seals the deal with his first TOUR victory . Throughout his interview with Balionis, Thompson could not hold back the tears. He wiped them away multiple times.
All that hard work finally paid off for the 25-year-old. “I’ve been working hard this year. It was okay for a while then I got going this last month and played well last week,” he said.
“Tried to keep it rolling this week; was able to get the win.” Davis Thompson is feeling all of the emotions The former Georgia Bulldog set the tone from his opening tee shot. He went five-under through his first six holes and added his sixth birdie on the ninth to go out in 29 shots.
Through nine holes, Thompson made 120 feet of pu.
