Blades Brown praises Preston Stout after three John Deere rounds together.

Brown shot a third-round 67 at TPC Deere Run after playing alongside Stout for the first three rounds. He praised Stout's driving, putting and short game after their Saturday round.

Stout, the top-ranked amateur and an Oklahoma State senior, was tied for eighth entering Sunday, four shots behind the John Deere Classic leaders. Brown narrowly missed a putt on 18 that would have paired them again.