John Deere Classic

Sebastian Munoz birdied his last five holes, Nos. 14-18 en route to an 8-under (63), his lowest round of the season (previous: (64) at R-1 of ZOZO Championship.

Chesson Hadley opened with 8-under (63), his lowest score on Tour since 2017.

Coming off top-five finishes in his last two PGA Tour starts, Hank Lebiodaopened with 7-under 64

Eleven players completed their round bogey-free, including Chesson Hadley, Camilo Villegas and Chez Reavie.

Leaderboard After 18 Holes at John Deere Classic

Sebastian Munoz 63 (-8)

Chesson Hadley 63 (-8)

Hank Lebioda 64 (-7)

Chez Reavie 64 (-7)

Camilo Villegas 64 (-7)

The 2021 John Deere Classic – First Look

COURSE: TPC Deere Run (Silvis, Illinois)

ARCHITECT: D.A. Weibring & Chris Gray

YARDS/PAR: 7,261 yards/Par 71

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $6,200,000 /$1,116,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Dylan Frittelli (July, 2019)

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points Total/Winner: 2,989/500

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @JDClassic

PGA TOUR SITE: (John Deere Classic)

TV COVERAGE: Thursday, July 8 and Friday, July 9:  3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT) on Golf Channel. 

On Saturday, July 10, Round 3 coverage 1:00pm to 3:00pm (EDT) on Golf Channel. CBS takes over from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT). On Sunday, July 11: Golf Channel opens final round coverage 1:00pm to 3:00pm (EDT) and CBS wraps it up from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT).

STREAMING: Streaming coverage with Featured Groups via PGA Live from 7:45am to 6:00pm (EDT) on Thursday and Friday. PGA Live Coverage expands on the weekend with Featured Groups streaming 7:45am to 3:00pm (EDT) and Featured Holes 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT) on both Saturday and Sunday.

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio returns for Thursday and Friday coverage 12:00pm Noon to 6:00pm (EDT). Weekend coverage on PGA Tour Radio airs from 1:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT) or until conclusion. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92) or online on PGATour.com

The John Deere Classic will be played for the 50th time, dating back to the inaugural event in 1971. The tournament was not played in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was replaced on the schedule by the Workday Charity Open at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

The John Deere Classic has produced 23 first-time winners, most of any TOUR event since 1970. Nine players have won in their tournament debut, including defending champion Dylan Frittelli (2019). The tournament has a long tradition of offering sponsor exemptions to deserving up-and-coming young stars, such as Zach Johnson (2003), Jason Day (2006), Patrick Reed(2012), Jordan Spieth (2012), Justin Thomas (2013), Bryson DeChambeau (2015), Jon Rahm (2016), Viktor Hovland (2019) and CollinMorikawa (2019).

No one has won the same PGA Tour event three times in a row since Steve Stricker won the John Deere Classic in 2009, 2010 and 2011.