PGA Tour Brunch | J Deere Preview
PGA Tour Brunch Previews the '26 John Deere Classic | Quad Cities
SILVIS - The John Deere Classic returns to the Quad Cities for its 54th year, with TPC Deere Run serving as host venue for the 26th consecutive year. The John Deere is the PGA TOUR’s second-longest running title sponsor (1998), behind only AT&T (1986).
Hole No. 4 Renovation: following the loss of the Hewitt Tree dividing the landing zone on Hole No. 4, the fairway was narrowed with two new fairway bunkers on the right, while the existing fairway bunker on the left was relocated 40 yards closer to the tee. A new professional tee was also added 35 yards further back and to the left to accommodate the new bunkers and fairway re-contouring. All sod work was completed prior to June 1 and is now being actively cultured to blend with existing turf. Full establishment and recovery will depend on favorable weather patterns leading into the tournament.
The field includes:
Nine past champions: Jonathan Byrd (2007), Zach Johnson (2012), Jordan Spieth (2013, 2015), Michael Kim (2018), Dylan Frittelli (2019), Lucas Glover (2021), J.T. Poston (2022), Davis Thompson (2024), Brian Campbell (2025)
Eight of the Top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking: Chris Gotterup (No. 14), Ben Griffin (No. 16), Jacob Bridgeman (No. 27), J.T. Poston (No. 32), Keegan Bradley (No. 38), Rickie Fowler (No. 42), Daniel Berger (No. 47), Michael Kim (No. 48)
Sixteen of the Top 50 players from the 2025 FedExCup, led by Keegan Bradley (7th), Chris Gotterup (T10) and Ben Griffin (T10)
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 start on Thursday at 7:40am (EDT) and continue to 2:51pm (EDT). (Local time is Central)
Weather: – Thursday’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 (ET) Thursday.
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)
The John Deere Classic | Tournament Odds
Source: Betting Hero
Ben Griffin +1500
Chris Gotterup +1600
Jackson Koivun +2200
Keegan Bradley +2200
Keith Mitchell +2200
J.T. Poston +2700
Jacob Bridgeman +2700
Tom Kim +3000
Eric Cole +3000
Jordan Spieth +3300
Michael Thorbjornsen +3300
Pierceson Coody +3500
Michael Brennan +3500
Denny McCarthy +4000
Rickie Fowler +4000
Andrew Novak +4000
Ryo Hisatsune +4000
Sungjae Im +4500
Daniel Berger +4500
Doug Ghim +4500
Michael Kim +4500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +5000
Mac Meissner +5000
Davis Thompson +5000
Matt Wallace +5500
Jackson Suber +5500
Sudarshan Yellamaraju +5500
Aldrich Potgieter +5500
Richard Hoey +5500
Max Homa +6000
Max Greyserman +6000
Taylor Pendrith +6000
Johnny Keefer +6000
Blades Brown +6000
Emiliano Grillo +6500
Max McGreevy +6500
Tony Finau +6500
Ben Kohles +7000
Zach Bauchou +8000
Haotong Li +8000
Andrew Putnam +8000
Taylor Moore +8000
Lee Hodges +10000
Chad Ramey +10000
Zac Blair +10000
Preston Stout +10000
Steven Fisk +10000
A.J. Ewart +10000
Stephan Jaeger +10000
Neal Shipley +10000
Lucas Glover +10000
Seamus Power +10000
Kevin Yu +10000
Mackenzie Hughes +10000
Keita Nakajima +10000
Hayden Springer +10000
Adrien Dumont de Chassart +10000
Beau Hossler +10000
Carson Young +10000
Austin Smotherman +10000
Thorbjørn Olesen +10000
William Mouw +10000
What They’re Saying
Power Rankings for the 2026 John Deere Classic (PGATourCom)
CBS Sports Golf News (CBSSportsCom)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy & Industry News
Best Bets for The John Deere Classic - (Covers)
Expert Picks for John Deere - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks for John Deere - (PGATourCom)
ESPN’s Planned FEDEx CUP Coverage (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
July 1, 1956 - Arnold Palmer won his first PGA Tour event at the Insurance City Open in Hartford, Connecticut, defeating Ted Kroll on the second hole of a sudden death playoff. Palmer won the tournament with a putter given to him by Kroll months earlier. - 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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