Jordan Spieth moves up 46 spots on Saturday at the John Deere Classic

Spieth fired an 8-under 63, including five straight birdies from holes 4-8.

Jordan Spieth moves up 46 spots on Saturday at the John Deere Classic

Jordan Spieth returns to the tournament after nine years (Image via IMAGO)

The winner of the John Deere Classic 2024 will be decided after one more round. Amidst the competition, Jordan Spieth who was tied for 47th position after Round 2, has made a comeback. He shot 69 and 67 in the last two rounds, respectively.

Spieth charged up the leaderboard at the John Deere Classic on Saturday, firing an 8-under 63, including five straight birdies from holes 4-8. This was the lowest round of the day, vaulting him into contention at T12, just six shots off the lead.

Current leader Davis Thompson holds a two-shot advantage over Eric Cole and Aaron Rai at 21-under par.

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But with Spieth lurking, the leaders will need to be wary of the 30-year-old’s Sunday heroics. Hayden Springer and C.T. Pan are tied for fourth place. They sit four shots behind Thompson at 17-under par.

Current Leaderboard at John Deere Classic 2024

Despite a bogey on the 13th hole, Jordan Spieth nearly holed out an eagle putt on the 17th, tapping in for birdie. He expressed disappointment in his back-nine score, vowing to improve on it in the final round.

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The two-time John Deere champion has a special affinity for TPC Deere Run, having won here in 2013 and 2015. He described the course as “one of the easier ones we play”, allowing him to be aggressive.

Here is the leaderboard after Jordan Speith’s charge:

  • 1: Davis Thompson, 63, 67, 62
  • T2: Eric Cole, 62, 68, 64
  • T2: Aaron Rai, 65, 63, 66
  • T4: Hayden Springer, 59, 71, 66
  • T4: C.T. Pan, 65, 63, 68
  • T6: J.J. Spaun, 65, 67, 65
  • T6: Michael Thorbjornsen, 67, 64, 66
  • T6: Luke Clanton, 63, 67, 67
  • T9: Carson Young, 67, 65, 66
  • T9: Sami Valimaki, 61, 72, 65
  • T9: Rico Hoey, 67, 64, 67
  • T12: Ben Griffin, 68, 67, 64
  • T12: Harry Hall, 63, 66, 70
  • T12: Jordan Spieth, 69, 67, 63
  • T12: Keith Mitchell, 69, 63, 67
  • T12: Jhonattan Vegas, 68, 64, 67
  • T12: Lucas Glover, 64, 68, 67
  • T12: Andrew Novak, 67, 64, 68
  • T12: Chan Kim, 63, 68, 68
  • T12: Denny McCarthy, 64, 66, 69
  • T21: Brendon Todd, 66, 65, 69
  • T21: Kevin Yu, 68, 63, 69
  • T21: Seamus Power, 64, 70, 66
  • T21: Max Greyserman, 66, 66, 68
  • T21: Beau Hossler, 65, 67, 68
  • T21: Sungjae Im, 66, 64, 70
  • T27: Mac Meissner, 67, 68, 66
  • T27: Trace Crowe, 70, 64, 67
  • T27: Ben Silverman, 66, 68, 67
  • T30: Jason Day, 69, 67, 66
  • T30: Scott Gutschewski, 68, 68, 66
  • T30: J.T. Poston, 66, 69, 67
  • T30: Chesson Hadley, 66, 67, 69
  • T30: Chandler Phillips, 64, 68, 70
  • T30: Joshua Creel, 67, 64, 71
  • T36: James Hahn, 68, 69, 66
  • T36: Sam Stevens, 70, 66, 67
  • T36: Robby Shelton, 65, 68, 70
  • T36: Zach Johnson, 65, 67, 71
  • T36: Adam Svensson, 64, 67, 72
  • T41: Hayden Buckley, 64, 72, 68
  • T41: David Lipsky, 65, 71, 68
  • T41: S.H. Kim, 66, 69, 69
  • T41: Austin Smotherman, 66, 68, 70
  • T41: Patrick Rodgers, 66, 68, 70
  • T46: Bud Cauley, 65, 72, 68
  • T46: Mark Hubbard, 68, 68, 69
  • T46: Wilson Furr, 67, 70, 68
  • T46: Jake Knapp, 66, 71, 68
  • T46: Sam Ryder, 69, 67, 69
  • T46: Ben Taylor, 69, 66, 70
  • T46: Ryo Hisatsune, 67, 67, 71
  • T53: Adrien Dumont de Chassart, 66, 68, 72
  • T53: Justin Lower, 67, 66, 73
  • T53: Stewart Cink, 68, 69, 69
  • T53: Kevin Streelman, 68, 69, 69
  • T53: Pierceson Coody, 67, 70, 69
  • T53: Sepp Straka, 66, 71, 69
  • T53: Roger Sloan, 67, 69, 70
  • T53: Doug Ghim, 66, 69, 71
  • T53: Lee Hodges, 66, 67, 73
  • T62: Nico Echavarria, 66, 71, 70
  • T62: Bill Haas, 69, 68, 70
  • T62: Zac Blair, 66, 69, 72
  • T62: Blaine Hale, Jr., 71, 66, 70
  • T62: Henrik Norlander, 67, 70, 70
  • T62: Brice Garnett, 68, 69, 70
  • T62: Joel Dahmen, 68, 69, 70
  • T69: Matt NeSmith, 69, 68, 71
  • T69: Ben Kohles, 71, 65, 72
  • T69: Thorbjørn Olesen, 69, 68, 71
  • T69: Justin Suh, 68, 69, 71
  • T69: Kyle Westmoreland, 65, 71, 72
  • T69: Kevin Dougherty, 65, 71, 72
  • T69: Dylan Frittelli, 70, 65, 73
  • 76: Kevin Chappell, 64, 73, 72
  • 77: Ryan Palmer, 69, 68, 74

Jordan Spieth has a history of coming from behind to win at the John Deere Classic, trailing by as many as five shots with six holes to play in his previous victories. If he can replicate that magic, another title could be within reach.

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