SILVIS – The John Deere Classic is the 30th event of the FedEx Cup regular season. Only five weeks remain until the start of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. There are 119 players in the field who competed last week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, including ten who finished in the Top 10 (Aaron Rai/T2, Davis Thompson/T2, Eric Cole/T6, Rico Hoey/T6, Luke Clanton/T10, Nick Dunlap/T10, J.J. Spaun/T10, Hayden Springer/T10, Sam Stevens/T10, Dylan Wu/T10).
The John Deere Classic is part of The Open Qualifying Series (OQS) and two spots will be available to qualify for the 152nd Open at Royal Troon.
Defending champion and World No. 24 Sepp Straka captured his second career TOUR title in 2023 following a final-round (62). Straka carded a 1-over (73) to sit T133 after the opening round last year, the lowest position for a PGA TOUR winner since 1983. Straka will attempt to become the first repeat winner at the John Deere Classic since Steve Stricker won three in a row from 2009-11.
The 2012 champion Zach Johnson will make his 22nd career start at the John Deere Classic, four more than any player on TOUR since 2002 (Jonathan Byrd, 18). Including his win, Johnson owns seven career Top-five finishes at TPC Deere Run. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa native has made 15 consecutive cuts at the John Deere Classic (most recent MC: 2007) and enters the week tied with D.A. Weibring‘s for most total made cuts in tournament history (18). Johnson has recorded seven top-10s at the event, highlighted by a win in 2012 and runner-up finishes in 2009, 2013 and 2014.
The John Deere Classic | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
YARDS/PAR: 7,289 yards/Par 71
ARCHITECTS: D.A. Weibring and Chris Gray
PRIZE Money – Purse/Winner’s Share: $8,000,000/$1,400,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Sepp Straka
PAST RESULTS: (link)
OVERVIEW: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
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John Deere | The Basics
The Tee Times at the John Deere on Thursday begin at 7:45am (ET) and continue to 3:17pm (ET).
Weather: – Thursday will come along with mostly sunny skies but humidity high in the mid 70s% with a 24% chance of rain. Winds blowing at 16 mph.