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- Doug Ghim leads John Deere as Rickie Fowler, Max Homa also go low</p>
<p>Field Level MediaJuly 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM</p>
<p>May 24, 2025; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Doug Ghim waits to putt on the 11th green during the third round of the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images (Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images)</p>
<p>Doug Ghim made an eagle from the sixth fairway en route to a bogey-free, 9-under-par 62 on Thursday to set the first-round lead at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill.</p>
<p>Ghim made four of his seven birdies on the inward nine at TPC Deere Run to head to the clubhouse with a one-shot lead over Max Homa and Austin Eckroat. There have been nine first-time winners on the PGA Tour this season, and Ghim, a 29-year-old native of Illinois, is trying to become the 10th.</p>
<p>Homa had his best round of 2025 after struggling with his game throughout the first six months of the season. He was in line for a 62 of his own before making his only bogey at his last hole, the par-4 ninth.</p>
<p>Eckroat eagled two of his first five holes, first sinking an 11-foot putt at the par-5 second and then holing out from 137 yards at the fifth.</p>
<p>As the afternoon wave finished their rounds, four players were in the clubhouse with a 7-under 64: David Lipsky, Sam Stevens, Justin Lower and past John Deere champion Michael Kim. Rickie Fowler posted a 6-under 65 that featured a 29 on his second nine, the front nine.</p>
<p>--Field Level Media</p>
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