Thompson rolled to a dominant four-shot victory over the field to win the John Deere Classic on Sunday in Silvis, Illinois. The win marked the first of his PGA Tour career, and also earned him one of the final spots in the British Open in two weeks.
Thompson posted a 9-under 62 on Saturday in the Quad Cities, which matched his career low and gave him a two-shot lead over the field. That dropped him to 21-under on the week, too, which gave him the first 54-hole lead of his career.
Then on Sunday, Thompson took off. He made five birdies in his first six holes of the day and carded a 29 on the front nine. That gave him a massive six-shot lead over the field at the turn.
C.T. Pan, Michael Thorbjornsen and amateur Luke Clanton finished in second at 24-under on the week. Clanton made four birdies in his final five holes of the day to post a 63 on Sunday. He’s now the first amateur to record a top-10 finish in back-to-back starts since Billy Patton did so in 1958. Ben Griffin and Carson Young finished in fifth at 23-under.
Thompson, 25, is in his second full year on the PGA Tour. The former Georgia standout entered this week on the heels of a runner-up finish at the Rocket Mortgage Classic last week in Detroit — which was his second T2 finish of the season.
