The PGA Tour makes its first of two stops in Illinois this week for the John Deere Classic, played at TPC Deere Run in the Quad Cities community of Silvis, IL. It’s the final event in the Open Championship Qualifying Series, with one remaining spot at Royal Birkdale available to the leading player who is not otherwise exempt who finishes in the top five and ties.
While the John Deere has difficulty attracting the world’s top players as they prepare for the Open Championship, it’s still managed to provide some of the most exciting finishes on the PGA Tour in recent memory. Since the event moved to TPC Deere Run in 2000, it’s been decided in a playoff or by just one stroke 12 times, the most notable coming in 2015 when Jordan Spieth holed out a bunker shot on the 72nd hole to force a playoff, which he would go on to win for his first career victory. Spieth won’t be there this week, but three-time champion Steve Stricker and defending champion Ryan Moore are in the field.
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TV Coverage
The Golf Channel will carry live coverage on Thursday and Friday from 3:00 to 6:00 PM ET. CBS will provide coverage on Saturday and Sunday starting at 3:00 PM.
Leader board
Follow all the action from Silvis, IL on the Golf Digest PGA Tour leader board.
Thursday Tee Times
No. 1 Tee
7:10 AM — Rory Sabbatini, Patton Kizzire, Kevin Tway
7:20 AM — Morgan Hoffmann, Steve Wheatcroft, Andrew Loupe
7:30 AM — Kevin Streelman, Bill Lunde, Ryo Ishikawa
7:40 AM — Greg Chalmers, Billy Hurley III, J.J. Henry
7:50 AM — Nick Taylor, Ben Martin, K.J. Choi
8:00 AM — Steven Bowditch, Chris Kirk, Hunter Mahan
8:10 AM — Geoff Ogilvy, Kyle Reifers, Mark Hubbard
8:20 AM — Eric Axley, Patrick Rodgers, Bryson DeChambeau
8:30 AM — Brendon de Jonge, Cameron Tringale, Kelly Kraft
8:40 AM — George McNeill, Stuart Appleby, Troy Matteson
8:50 AM — Brandon Hagy, Max Homa, Dylan Meyer
9:00 AM — Sam Saunders, Richy Werenski, Nick Hardy
9:10 AM — Bobby Gates, Brett Drewitt, Darin Fisher
12:20 PM — Dicky Pride, Chad Collins, J.T. Poston
12:30 PM — Jason Bohn, Ryan Palmer, Ryan Blaum
12:40 PM — Chesson Hadley, Derek Fathauer, Trey Mullinax
12:50 PM — Charley Hoffman, Davis Love III, Troy Merritt
1:00 PM — Kyle Stanley, Ryan Moore, William McGirt
1:10 PM — Kevin Kisner, Bubba Watson, Steve Stricker
1:20 PM — Angel Cabrera, Chad Campbell, Shane Bertsch
1:30 PM — Brendon Todd, Scott Stallings, Mark Wilson
1:40 PM — David Hearn, Roberto Castro, Martin Flores
1:50 PM — Lucas Glover, Cameron Percy, Andres Gonzales
2:00 PM — Hiroshi Iwata, Tyler Aldridge, Curtis Luck
2:10 PM — Tom Hoge, Seamus Power, Sam Horsfield
2:20 PM — Julian Etulain, Ryan Brehm, Matt Lee
No. 10 Tee
7:10 AM — Daniel Summerhays, Ricky Barnes, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano
7:20 AM — Ken Duke, Kevin Na, Dominic Bozzelli
7:30 AM — John Rollins, Tim Herron, Grayson Murray
7:40 AM — Peter Malnati, Danny Lee, Robert Streb
7:50 AM — Brian Harman, Wesley Bryan, Cody Gribble
8:00 AM — Daniel Berger, Zach Johnson, Charles Howell III
8:10 AM — Robert Garrigus, Jamie Lovemark, Brett Stegmaier
8:20 AM — Spencer Levin, Greg Owen, Harold Varner III
8:30 AM — Camilo Villegas, Andres Romero, Tag Ridings
8:40 AM — Scott Brown, Chez Reavie, Michael Kim
8:50 AM — Jonathan Randolph, Steven Alker, Brian Campbell
9:00 AM — Mark Anderson, Miguel Angel Carballo, Cliff Kresge
9:10 AM — Willy Wilcox, Ryan Armour, Maverick McNealy
12:20 PM — Jonathan Byrd, Chris Stroud, Zac Blair
12:30 PM — John Huh, Johnson Wagner, Ollie Schniederjans
12:40 PM — John Merrick, Bryce Molder, Charlie Wi
12:50 PM — Smylie Kaufman, Brian Gay, K.J. Choi
1:00 PM — D.A. Points, Vaughn Taylor, Alex Cejka
1:10 PM — Brian Stuard, Matt Every, Nick Watney
1:20 PM — Boo Weekley, Bud Cauley, Tyrone Van Aswegen
1:30 PM — Bob Estes, Shawn Stefani, Luke List
1:40 PM — Y.E. Yang, Tim Wilkinson, J.J. Spaun
1:50 PM — Ben Crane, Matt Jones, Carl Pettersson
2:00 PM — Bobby Wyatt, Rick Lamb, Wyndham Clark
2:10 PM — Brad Fritsch, Joel Dahmen, David Lawrence
2:20 — Sebastian Munoz, Nicholas Lindheim, Kurt Slattery
2017 John Deere Classic tee times, viewer’s guide
Source: Golf Digest