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| Ryan Moore - Winner of the John Deere Classic |
Ryan Moore won the John Deere Classic for his fifth PGA Tour title, closing with a four-under-par 67 for a two-stroke victory over Ben Martin.
The 33-year-old Moore finished at 22-under 262 at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill., playing the final 46 holes without a bogey and making only one in 72 holes. He won for the first time since successfully defending his CIMB Classic title in Malaysia in 2014.
Moore birdied Nos. 2, 4, 9 and 10 and closed with eight pars. .
Moore hit 13 of 14 fairways in the final round and 14 of 18 greens in regulation, including the 18th, which he two-putted from 47 feet for the victory.
He opened with three straight 65's in the event thrown off schedule by rain Thursday and Friday.
From a tournament purse of $4.8 million, Moore took home $864,000.
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