Davis Thompson wins John Deere Classic with record score. Ewen Ferguson wins in Germany

Thompson finished at 28-under 256, breaking by one the John Deere Classic record set by Michael Kim in 2018. The victory moves him into the next three majors, starting with the British Open in two weeks at Royal Troon. He will also make his Masters debut next April.

CT Pan birdied the 16th and 17th holes and shot 64 to finish tied with Florida State sophomore Luke Clanton and Michael Thorbjornsen, the No. 1 player in the PGA Tour University rankings. Each shot 63. Pan was awarded the British Open spot based on his better world ranking.

Clanton became the first amateur since Billy Joe Patton in 1958 to finish in the top 10 in consecutive PGA Tour appearances.

MUNICH — Ewen Ferguson closed with a 4-under 68 to win the BMW International Open by two strokes for his third European Tour title and a spot in the British Open this month in his native Scotland.

Ferguson opted not to qualify for the British Open at the start of the week. The win moved him from No. 61 to No. 16 in the Race to Dubai, and he became the last player to take one of the five available spots for those in the top 20 of the rankings who had not already qualified.

The other players who got an open spot were Jesper Svensson, Laurie Canter, Nacho Elvira and Matteo Manassero.

Ferguson, whose other two European Tour victories came in 2022, was level with Jordan Smith going into the final round. Smith shot 70 to finish tied for second place with David Micheluzzi (68).

New Zealand’s Ben Campbell overcame a three-stroke deficit to John Catlin with two holes to go with an eagle-birdie finish for a 2-under 71, then birdied the playoff to win the International Series Morocco on the Asian Tour. … Yuta Sugiura held on for an even-par 72 to take a one-stroke victory over Taiga Semikawa (71) and Yuki Inamori (67) in the Japan PGA Championship on the Japan Golf Tour. The 22-year-old Sugiura, who won the Dunlop Phoenix last year as an amateur, claimed his first title as a professional. … Leona Maguire prepared for the next major by closing with an even-par 73 to take a one-stroke victory in the Aramco Team Series-London. The Ladies European Tour event concluded on Friday.

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