P – Australian golfer Matt Jones extended his hot streak to post his name on the leaderboard after the first round of the US PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic.
A runner-up at the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia on Sunday, Jones fired a five-under-par 66 to be two shots behind joint leaders Zach Johnson and Camilo Villegas at Silvis in Illinois on Thursday.
Johnson looms as the player to beat.
He is the defending champion and his 64 was his 17th straight round in the 60s at the TPC Deere Run course.
Matt Bettencourt made the field as a late alternate and shot a 6-under 65 to hold a share of third spot with Daniel Summerhays and Brendon de Jonge.