SILVIS, Ill. — The PGA Tour’s annual stop at the John Deere Classic is well known for two things: first-time winners and rising stars stepping into the spotlight.
Both were on display during Friday’s soggy second round at TPC Deere Run, seeing as seven players within four shots of the lead have yet to win on Tour. Two are PGA Tour rookies, and one is playing on a sponsor exemption. Only a handful of notable names missed the weekend cut, and the highest-ranked player in the field sits atop the leaderboard with 36 holes to play.
Here are five things that we learned from the second round of the 2023 John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run.