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First Round Coverage of the 2026 John Deere Classic | Deere Run
SILVIS - There will be a new PGA Tour professional this weekend, should he make the 36-hole cut.
Jackson Koivun is making his professional debut and first as a TOUR member. The San Jose, California native earned PGA TOUR membership through PGA TOUR University Accelerated, which rewards high-achieving college juniors, sophomores or freshmen the opportunity to earn PGA TOUR membership through their accomplishments in college, amateur or professional golf events.
Koivun crossed the required 20-point threshold during his sophomore year at Auburn with a Top-10 finish at the 2025 NCAA Championship and elected to accept TOUR membership following the conclusion of his junior season at Auburn. He after led the Tigers to their second national championship in three years Joins Gordon Sargent and Luke Clanton as the only players to earn PGA TOUR membership through PGA TOUR University Accelerated.
Preston Stout, the new No.1-ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, will make his tournament debut at the John Deere Classic after receiving a sponsor exemption. stour has three starts on the PGA TOUR: MC/2025 3M Open, MC/2026 CJ CUP Byron Nelson, MC/2026 U.S. Open. The Oklahoma State junior won the 2026 NCAA Individual title in June to close his season with five wins, the most by a junior in program history.
The John Deere Classic | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC Deere Run, Silvis, IL
YARDS/PAR: 7,327 yards/Par 71
ARCHITECTS: D.A. Weibring and Chris Gray
PRIZE Money - Purse/Winner’s Share: $8,800,000/$1,584,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Brian Campbell
OVERVIEW: (PGATourCom)
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @JDCLASSIC @JohnDeere
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
John Deere | The Basics
The Tee Times at the John Deere started today at 7:40am (EDT) and continue to 2:51pm (EDT). (Local time is Central)
Weather: – Today’s forecast is for 94 degree temperatures and partly could with a 16% chance of rain. Winds at 16 mph.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 8:00am (EDT) Friday
John Deere Classic | How to Watch
Thursday, July 2, 2026 - (All Times EDT)
7:30am - 7:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
1:00pm - 7:00pm - Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio (and Online)
4:00pm - 7:00pm - Golf Channel
How to Watch: (link)
John Deere - Field, Update and Tee Times
The Field: (link)
Updates:
Monday, June 29
Taylor Montgomery WD / Noah Goodwin IN
Nico Echavarria WD / Cameron Champ IN
Jhonattan Vegas WD / Will Gordon IN
Tee Times: (link)
What They’re Saying
Five to Pounce? (PGATourCom)
CBS Sports Golf News (CBSSportsCom)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy News
Expert Picks for John Deere - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks for John Deere - (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
July 2, 2000 - Notah Begay, then best known as the Stanford teammate of TigerWoods, won a second consecutive event on the PGA Tour with his victory at the Greater Hartford Open. Begay also won the previous week at the St. Jude Classic in Memphis. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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