PGA Tour Brunch - John Deere 1st Look

@PGATourBrunch Begins Its Coverage of the 2021 John Deere Classic

@TerryLyons

Jul 7, 2021

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

How to Watch: In case of changes, see: (PGATourCom)

John Deere Classic: Pre-Tourney Notebook

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 Collin Morikawa (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.

John Deere Classic @JDCLASSIC

Hold back your tears 😭 This is our LAST champion post until we crown a new winner at #JDC50.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ In 2019, @Dylan_Frittelli gracefully and impressively won his first PGA TOUR event, and earning himself the final spot in @TheOpen! He made just one bogey in all rounds. ⁠

The Basics:

Tournament Tee Times begin Thursday at 7:45am (EDT) through 3:22pm (EDT).

Weather: Thursday’s forecast is for mostly cloudy skies with a 10% chance of rain. Winds blowing 9 mph from the North. Humidity at 71% and rising to 83% on Friday when there’s a 70% chance of rain.

PGATourBrunch will post at 7:00am (EDT) on Thursday and Friday.

Next Week: The Open (Royal St. George’s GC) & Barbasol Championship

Last Week: Rocket Mortgage Classic (Results)

Field Update:

Erik van Rooyen OUT / J.J. Henry IN

Charlie Beljan OUT / Arjun Atwal IN

The Field - (link)

Odds for The John Deere Classic

(Odds by William Hill)

Daniel Berger 9-1
Brian Harman 14-1
Sungjae Im 16-1
Russell Henley 18-1
Kevin Streelman 22-1
Cameron Davis 28-1
Alex Noren 30-1
Seamus Power 33-1
Si-Woo Kim 33-1
Troy Merritt 40-1
Maverick McNealy 40-1
Ryan Moore 40-1
Hank Lebioda 40-1
Zach Johnson 40-1
Patton Kizzire 40-1
Steve Stricker 40-1
Aaron Wise 40-1
Kevin Na 40-1
Lucas Glover 50-1
Doug Ghim 50-1
Jhonattan Vegas 50-1
Doc Redman 50-1
Kyle Stanley 50-1
Harold Varner 55-1
Chez Reavie 60-1
Sepp Straka 60-1
Sebastian Munoz 60-1
Tom Lewis 66-1
Dylan Frittelli 66-1
Charles Howell 66-1
Beau Hossler 66-1
Richy Werenski 66-1
J.T. Poston 66-1
Pat Perez 70-1
Patrick Rodgers 70-1
Mito Pereira 80-1
C.T. Pan 80-1
Keith Mitchell 80-1
Luke List 80-1
Kramer Hickok 80-
Scott Stallings 80-1
Henrik Norlander 90-1
Mark Hubbard 90-1
Brice Garnett 100-1
Roger Sloan 100-1
Brian Stuard 125-1
Hudson Swafford 125-1
Nick Taylor 125-1
Byeong Hun An 125-1
Bo Hoag 125-1
Satoshi Kodaira 125-1
Denny McCarthy 125-1
Ryan Armour 125-1
Matthew NeSmith 125-1
Michael Thompson 125-1
Andrew Putnam 125-1
Robert Streb 125-1
Scott Piercy 125-1
Jim Herman 125-1
Chesson Hadley 125-1
Cameron Champ 125-1
Tyler Duncan 125-1
Vaughn Taylor 125-1
Brandon Hagy 125-1
Harry Higgs 150-1
John Huh 150-1
Rafa Cabrera Bello 150-1
Andrew Landry 150-1
Vincent Whaley 150-1
Martin Laird 150-1
Will Gordon 150-1
Mark Anderson 150-1
Rory Sabbatini 150-1
Ben Martin 150-1
Adam Schenk 150-1
Danny Lee 150-1
Adam Long 150-1
Joseph Bramlett 150-1
Sam Ryder 150-1
Bronson Burgoon 175-1
Richard S. Johnson 200-1
Johnson Wagner 200-1
Camilo Villegas 200-1
Wes Roach 200-1
Anirban Lahiri 200-1
Fabian Gomez 200-1
Cameron Percy 200-1
Peter Malnati 200-1
J.J. Spaun 200-1
Kevin Tway 200-1
Jason Dufner 200-1
Sean O'Hair 200-1
Scott Brown 200-1
J.B. Holmes 200-1
Aaron Baddeley 250-1
Chris Baker 250-1
Austin Cook 250-1
Bill Haas 250-1
Sung-Hoon Kang 250-1
Josh Teater 250-1
Chase Seiffert 250-1
Sangmoon Bae 300-1
Kris Ventura 300-1
David Lingmerth 300-1
Rhein Gibson 300-1
Jonas Blixt 300-1
Andres Romero 300-1
Bo Van Pelt 300-1
George McNeill 300-1
Ted Potter 300-1
Robby Shelton 300-1
Shawn Stefani 300-1
Nick Watney 300-1
Michael Gellerman 300-1
Scott Harrington 350-1
Jonathan Byrd 350-1
Martin Trainer 400-1
David Hearn 400-1
Kevin Stadler 400-1
Greg Chalmers 400-1
Sebastian Cappelen 400-1
Rob Oppenheim 400-1
Michael Gligic 400-1
Chad Proehl 500-1
John Senden 500-1
K.J. Choi 500-1
Luke Kluver 500-1
Dominic Bozzelli 500-1
Grayson Murray 500-1
Nelson Ledesma 500-1
Brian Gay 500-1
Ryan Blaum 500-1
D.J. Trahan 500-1
Matt Every 500-1
Michael Kim 500-1
Ben Taylor 500-1
Ryan Brehm 500-1
Alex Schaake 500-1
Hunter Mahan 500-1
Rafael Campos 500-1
Michael Feagles 500-1
Ricky Barnes 500-1
Zack Sucher 500-1
Willie Mack 500-1
David Perkins 1000-1
D.A. Points 1000-1
Jason Bohn 1000-1
Mark Wilson 1000-1
Harrison Frazar 1000-1

TL’s Wedge for an Edge: For the weekly PGA Tour Fantasy game, my starting foursome will include: Daniel Berger, Sungjai Im, Steve Stricker and Troy Merritt. The bench players will be: Si-Woo Kim and Ryan Moore. For my one and done, I’m going with Steve Stricker.

What They’re Saying:

DeChambeau and Rodgers win “The Match” (Golf Week/USA Today)

The First Look (PGATourCom)

Power Rankings (PGATourCom)

John Deere Classic Turns “50” (PGA Tour Com)

Yardage Book for TPC Deere Run (Golf Week/USA Today)

About TPC Deere Run Golf Club (Official Site) - (Course)

John Deere Classic - General Info (Golf Week/USA Today)

How to Watch This Week (PGATourCom)

#SportsBiz, Sports Gambling and Golf Industry News

(Fantasy) Preview of the John Deere Classic (Golf Week/USA Today)

Expert Picks - (PGATourCom)

Sleeper Picks - (PGATourCom)

Horses for the Course (PGATourCom)

Predictions, Odds for John Deere Classic - (CBS Sports HQ)

On This Day in Golf History:

July 7, 1985 - Curtis Strange won the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Country Club in Oakville, Ontario, defeating Greg Norman and Jack Nicklaus by two strokes. Nicklaus finished as the runner-up for the seventh time as the Canadian Open was the biggest event he could never win. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE