John Deere Classic
July 12th – 15th, 2018
TPC Deere Run
Silvis, IL
Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,268
Purse: $5.8 million
with $1,044,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Bryson DeChambeau

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 13 of the top-100 players and 4 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings. Those in the field in the top 50 are #15 Francesco Molinari, #22 Bryson DeChambeau, #38 Kyle Stanley and #48 Siwoo Kim.
Last year, there were 17 top-100 players and 7 top-50 players.
The field includes 5 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2018, #6 Bryson DeChambeau, #17 Chesson Hadley, #19 Andrew Landry, #24 Austin Cook and #25 Aaron Wise.
The field includes 7 past champions: Bryson DeChambeau (2017), Ryan Moore (2016), Zach Johnson (2012), Steve Stricker (2011, ’10 & 09), Jonathan Byrd (2007), John Senden (2006) and Sean O’Hair (2005).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the John Deere Classic field is our performance chart listed by the average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the John Deere Classic field in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the John Deere Classic field.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the John Deere Classic
Player | Greenbrier | Quicken Loans National | Travelers | U.S. Open | FedEx St. Jude | Memorial | Fort Worth | Byron Nelson | The Players | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | Texas Open | RBC Heritage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bryson DeChambeau (232.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (45) |
T25 (33.33) |
DNP | Win (88) |
T42 (2.67) |
DNP | T37 (6.5) |
4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (30) |
Francesco Molinari (172 pts) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | T25 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T16 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | 49 (0.33) |
Joaquin Niemann (166.33 pts) |
T5 (70) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T6 (40) |
T8 (16.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 6 (20) |
DNP |
Brian Gay (136.33 pts) |
T39 (11) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | T20 (40) |
T12 (25.33) |
T44 (4) |
DNP | 12 (12.67) |
T72 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T70 (0) |
Chesson Hadley (129.17 pts) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | T40 (6.67) |
T20 (10) |
DNP | T11 (19.5) |
T16 (11.33) |
T4 (26.67) |
T20 (10) |
T7 (18.33) |
Zach Johnson (122.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T19 (31) |
T12 (50.67) |
DNP | T40 (6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T75 (0) |
DNP | T15 (11.67) |
5 (23.33) |
T42 (2.67) |
Joel Dahmen (121.33 pts) |
T5 (70) |
T23 (27) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
T16 (11.33) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
T25 (8.33) |
T75 (0) |
DNP |
Andrew Putnam (120.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T27 (23) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
T42 (2.67) |
DNP | T82 (0) |
T15 (11.67) |
T8 (16.67) |
DNP |
Kyle Stanley (113.67 pts) |
DNP | T32 (18) |
T15 (35) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T13 (12.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Austin Cook (104.33 pts) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T6 (40) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T46 (2) |
T34 (5.33) |
DNP | T30 (6.67) |
T50 (0.33) |
Kevin Tway (91.67 pts) |
DNP | 73 (0) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T65 (0) |
T5 (23.33) |
T9 (15) |
T46 (2) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T36 (4.67) |
T67 (0) |
Alex Cejka (89.33 pts) |
T13 (37) |
T32 (18) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | T40 (6.67) |
T66 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T27 (7.67) |
T31 (6.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Ryan Moore (88 pts) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (10) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 7 (18.33) |
T16 (11.33) |
Ryan Blaum (86.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T23 (27) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T6 (20) |
T77 (0) |
T84 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Kelly Kraft (81.33 pts) |
2 (100) |
CUT (-10) |
T47 (3) |
DNP | 66 (0) |
T35 (10) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Richy Werenski (78.83 pts) |
T69 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
T26 (24) |
CUT (-13.33) |
T4 (53.33) |
DNP | T74 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T23 (13.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T25 (8.33) |
T11 (13) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Andrew Landry (78.33 pts) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T65 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T67 (0) |
WD (-1.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Win (44) |
T42 (2.67) |
Steve Stricker (77.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (40) |
T18 (21.33) |
DNP | T32 (6) |
DNP | T23 (13.5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
C.T. Pan (75.67 pts) |
T39 (11) |
T17 (33) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
T32 (6) |
T46 (2) |
T76 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T23 (9) |
Harold Varner III (73.17 pts) |
T5 (70) |
T41 (9) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-13.33) |
T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (27.5) |
T55 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Troy Merritt (69 pts) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | T42 (2.67) |
T10 (13.33) |
T36 (4.67) |
DNP |
Nick Watney (68.83 pts) |
T30 (20) |
T64 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T37 (6.5) |
T2 (33.33) |
T31 (6.33) |
T20 (10) |
T32 (6) |
Tyler Duncan (68.67 pts) |
T39 (11) |
T41 (9) |
T33 (17) |
T56 (0) |
T37 (8.67) |
DNP | T71 (0) |
T26 (8) |
DNP | T84 (0) |
T7 (18.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Chris Kirk (68.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (40) |
T52 (0) |
T11 (13) |
DNP | T46 (2) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T8 (16.67) |
T55 (0) |
Bronson Burgoon (68 pts) |
T30 (20) |
T6 (60) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
David Lingmerth (64.33 pts) |
T11 (39) |
T48 (2) |
T19 (31) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T29 (14) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T51 (0) |
T74 (0) |
J.T. Poston (63.33 pts) |
T39 (11) |
T27 (23) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
T26 (8) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T30 (6.67) |
DNP |
Dylan Meyer (63 pts) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
CUT (-10) |
T20 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sung Kang (62.33 pts) |
DNP | 3 (90) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T57 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T42 (2.67) |
CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
36 (4.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Sam Saunders (58 pts) |
T5 (70) |
CUT (-10) |
T47 (3) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Ben Crane (56.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T31 (6.33) |
T11 (13) |
DNP |
Kevin Streelman (55.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T32 (18) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | T44 (4) |
76 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
T7 (18.33) |
Scott Piercy (53 pts) |
T74 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T45 (6.67) |
WD (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T32 (6) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP | Win (44) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T16 (11.33) |
Patrick Rodgers (53 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T53 (0) |
T26 (24) |
T41 (12) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T53 (0) |
CUT (-5) |
T34 (5.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Keith Mitchell (52 pts) |
T30 (20) |
CUT (-10) |
T56 (0) |
DNP | T37 (8.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T3 (30) |
T77 (0) |
T34 (5.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T26 (8) |
T55 (0) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the John Deere Classic
Player | Greenbrier | Quicken Loans National | Travelers | U.S. Open | FedEx St. Jude | Memorial | Fort Worth | Byron Nelson | The Players | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | Texas Open | RBC Heritage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Every (-45 pts) |
DQ (-5) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T55 (0) |
D.A. Points (-41.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Martin Piller (-40.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T77 (0) |
T21 (9.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Zhang Xin-jun (-40 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T64 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T70 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Shawn Stefani (-32.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T66 (0) |
T26 (8) |
DNP | T42 (2.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Ricky Barnes (-31.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DQ (-1.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T51 (0) |
DNP |
Patton Kizzire (-31.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T74 (0) |
T64 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Andrew Yun (-30.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (9.33) |
T64 (0) |
DNP |
Matt Atkins (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T66 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T68 (0) |
DNP |
Kyle Thompson (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T69 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the John Deere Classic
Best Bets:
Francesco Molinari
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
He is playing great and will contend, just have to wonder if this event and Quicken Loans is more important than getting ready for a major.
Steve Stricker
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T52 | T35 | T11 | T10 | T5 | Win | Win | Win | T51 |
Yes he is over 50 but this is a tournament that he can win, he loves this course, event and area.
Joaquin Niemann
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Has shown a lot since turning pro and someone that should win very soon.
Best of the rest:
Zach Johnson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T34 | T3 | 2 | T2 | Win | T3 | T21 | T2 | T69 | CUT | T33 |
Another person that loves this event and course and does well year in and year out.
Brandt Snedeker
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T2 | T32 |
Guy is starting to get into a groove and will be very dangerous in any event he plays in.
Andrew Landry
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T8 |
Guy is starting to warm up and could win again soon.
Ryan Moore
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | Win | T24 | T7 | T22 | T8 | T34 | T74 | T27 |
Another consistent player who could do well this week.
Solid contenders
Bryson DeChameau
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Being a defending champion is always tough, but he has the game and is playing well.
Brian Gay
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | T61 | CUT | T9 | T12 | T18 |
He has had a great year and continues to do well week in and week out.
Kevin Streelman
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T44 | CUT | CUT | T44 | T8 | CUT | 8 |
Another consistent player who could do some damage this week.
Chris Kirk
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T60 | CUT | T22 | T30 | T22 |
His game seems to get better each week.
Long shots that could come through:
Chad Campbell
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | T28 | T13 | T15 | T36 | T56 | T34 | T15 | 7 |
Guy has a great record at Deere Run.
Sam Saunders
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T25 | WD | T44 |
Showed that he could win after playing well last week at the Greenbrier.
Alex Cejka
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T55 | T25 | WD | T3 |
Guy has been around a long time and always seems to make cuts and checks, could give us a top-20 this week.
You left out Patrick Rodgers. Finished second here last year.