Doug Ghim does what only three other players have done in PGA Tour history after his 62 at the John Deere Classic

Doug Ghim leads the John Deere Classic after day one at TPC Deere Run.

Ghim shot a stunning round of nine-under par 62 at the John Deere Classic, one that included seven birdies and an eagle.

He leads Max Homa by one shot after the six-time PGA Tour winner returned to form with a round of eight-under par 63.

The 29-year-old, who was the runner-up in the 2017 U.S. Amateur Championship, has experienced a really challenging 2025 season.

He has no top-10s to his name in the 17 PGA Tour events he has played so far, with six missed cuts to his name.

Ghim has played 162 PGA Tour events and is still without a win.

Maybe this week at TPC Deere Run will be his time.

Doug Ghim makes PGA Tour history at the John Deere Classic

Ghim fired his career low round on Thursday in Silvis, Illinois.

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It was his 488th round on tour, and he beat his previous best of 63 (shot four times) by one stroke.

However, that was not the most incredible statistic from his round.

The 29-year-old did something that has been done only three times in the shot-link era on the PGA Tour.

Ghim lost 0.765 strokes putting. In doing so, he became only the fourth person in the last 20+ years on the PGA Tour to shoot 62 while losing more than half a stroke on the greens.

Shooting a round of nine-under par whilst losing strokes on the greens really is quite something. He only made 44 feet of putts on Thursday, and that tells its own story really, doesn’t it?

Doug Ghim shot a 9-under-par 62 today at TPC Deere Run despite losing more than half a stroke putting.

It ties the lowest score in the PGA Tour ShotLink era by a player losing more than half a stroke on the greens. Only 4 such rounds in 20+ years.

— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) July 3, 2025

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Doug Ghim’s career PGA Tour stats

Ghim has an underwhelming record on the PGA Tour to say the least.

Here are his numbers during the past eight years on the tour:

Results Ghim’s career stats Events played 162 Wins 0 Top-5s 2 Top-10s 4 Cuts made 93 Money earned $7,733,613

A win at the John Deere Classic for Ghim would make up for all those missed cuts and his lack of top-10 finishes.

There is still a very long way to go, of course, but he could not have got off to a better start at TPC Deere Run this week.