Horses for Courses: John Deere Classic
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The Quad Cities will be front and center on Fourth of July weekend as the PGATOUR arrives for the 51st edition of the John Deere Classic.
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Lucas Glover celebrated the Golden Anniversary of the event last summer as he birdied five of the last seven holes to post a final round 64 to win by two to collect his fourth title. The veteran became the 12th consecutive winner to post 18-under or better here as his winning total was 19-under. The event was not held due to COVID-19 in 2020.
Another week, another shootout and that requires finding GIR and converting birdie opportunities. DA Weibring's Par-71 (35-36) stretches to just shy of 7,300 yards and is known for its risk-reward component. Perfect L-93 Bentgrass on the 5,500 square foot greens allow plenty of putts to get to and find the hole so birdies more than plentiful. There was ONE round above par from players in the top 20 last season so birdies are the way forward.
The 2022 edition will have shifted reshaped and enlarged bunkers to provide an extra test off the tee. The last five winners all have been T6 or better in Ball-Striking and I wouldn't expect that to change this time around.
Glover has never been known for his putting so it's hardly surprising he's the only winner of the last six to finish outside of T8 in SG: Putting.
Michael Kim holds the tournament record on 27-under 257 while Paul Goydos joined the 59 club here 2010 but didn't win.
Zach Johnson has posted exactly one round over par here since 2008 and is a former champion.
First time winners thrive here as five of the last 11 winners fit that description.
A full field of 156 will be chasing a prize pool of $7.1 million with the winner taking home $1.278 million plus 500 FedExCup points.
Let's find some horses for courses!
Horses for Courses
| Recent Winners Entered this week (cuts made/events entered) | Top 10 | Top 25 | 2022 BET MGM ODDS Win, Top 10, Top 20 |
| 2021: Lucas Glover (8/12) | 2 | 5 | +5000; +450; +200 |
| 2019: Dylan Frittelli (1/2) | 1 | 1 | +8000; +600; +250 |
| Veteran Presence Entered this week (cuts made/events entered) | Top 10 | Top 25 | 2022 BET MGM ODDS Win, Top 10, Top 20 |
| Ryan Moore (11/12) | 4 | 7 | +8000; +750; +350 |
| Scott Brown (7/9) | 3 | 7 | +12500; +1100; +450 |
| Brian Stuard (3/7) | 1 | 2 | +15000; +1100; +450 |
| Chris Stroud (10/11) | 2 | 5 | +25000; +1600; +650 |
| Charles Howell III (12/13) | 3 | 9 | +2800; +275; +140 |
| Vaughn Taylor (10/14) | 2 | 5 | +12500; +1000; +400 |
| Nick Watney (6/10) | 1 | 2 | +40000; +2800; +1100 |
| Bill Haas (3/8) | 1 | 2 | +15000; +1000; +450 |
| Kevin Streelman (5/9) | 3 | 3 | +5000; +450; +200 |
| John Huh (4/7) | 1 | 1 | +5000; +450; +200 |
| Patrick Rodgers (5/8) | 1 | 3 | +3300; +333; +150 |
| Zach Johnson (16/19) | 7 | 10 | +10000; +800; +333 |
| Jonathan Byrd (11/16) | 3 | 5 | +20000; +1400; +550 |
| Scott Stallings (5/9) | 1 | 4 | +3300; +333; +150 |
| Ben Martin (3/5) | 1 | 1 | +10000; +900; +400 |
| Johnson Wagner (6/11) | 3 | 4 | +50000; +4000; +1800 |
| Gaining Traction Entered this week | Top 10 | Top 25 | 2022 BET MGM ODDS Win, Top 10, Top 20 |
| Adam Schenk (2/3) | 2 | 2 | +5000; +450; +220 |
| Hank Lebioda (2/2) | 1 | 1 | +8000; +750; +350 |
| Andrew Landry (4/4) | 2 | 2 | +30000; +2000; +800 |
| Roger Sloan (3/3) | 1 | 2 | +25000; +1600; +650 |
| Sam Ryder (3/3) | 1 | 2 | +12500; +800; +350 |
| Wesley Bryan (2/3) | 2 | 2 | +25000; +1600; +700 |
| Adam Hadwin (2/2) | 1 | 2 | +1800; +190; -125 |
Odds sourced on Tuesday, June 28th at 2 p.m. ET. For live odds visit betmgm.
Notes
2021
Lucas Glover (WIN) backed up his T10 from 2019 and T25 from 2018 as he's figured it out here. ... 2016 champ Ryan Moore (T2) sits No. 3 on the all time money list. ... Scott Brown (T4) has never cashed a check worse than T27. ... Adam Schenk (T4) worst round from 10 tries is 70 and was T1 Birdies with 24. ... Hank Lebioda (T8) opened with 64 and closed with 65. ... Brian Stuard (T8) found the top 10 for the first time in eight starts. ... Chesson Hadley (T34) shared the first round lead after 63. ... Brandon Hagy (T18) played in the final group on Sunday and posted 73. ... The top 40 players were 10-under or better. ... 41 bogey free rounds. ... Scoring average 69.513.
2019
Dylan Frittelli (WIN) became the first international winner since John Senden in 2006 and first debutant since 2005. ... Andrew Landry (3rd) backed up his T8 2016 debut as he played from the final group on Sunday. ... Chris Stroud (T4) picked up his second top 10 in his last five and circled 25 birdies. ... Charles Howell III (T6) made it six straight with T23 last year and also cashed T19 in 2018. ... Adam Schenk (T6) played in the penultimate group on Sunday. ... Vaughn Taylor (T6) ran his streak to four straight in 2021. ... Nick Watney (T6) cashed T60 before and T50 after yet is ice cold on TOUR in 2022. ... Bill Haas (T10) picked up his only top 10. ... Roger Sloan (T10) only made three bogeys. ... Top 46 players were 10-under or better. ... 38 bogey free rounds. ... Scoring average 69.510.
Recent Event Winners Stats
| Year | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Winnner | Lucas Glover | Dylan Frittelli | Michael Kim | B. DeChambeau |
| Score | 265 | 263 | 257 | 266 |
| MOV | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Cut | 4-under | 3-under | 4-under | 2-under |
| Age | 41 | 29 | 25 | 24 |
| Pre Tournament Odds | +5000 | +500 (field) | +20000 | +5000 |
| Disantance - All Drives | T30 | 37 | 38 | T18 |
| Driving Accuarcy | T24 | T7 | T2 | T32 |
| GIR | T15 | T10 | 3 | T11 |
| Ball-Striking | 2 | 3 | 1 | T6 |
| Proximity | 9 | T21 | 1 | 13 |
| Putting: Birdie or Better % | 5 | 35 | 1 | 6 |
| SG: Off-the-Tee | 30 | 10 | 34 | 17 |
| SG: Approach-the-Green | 3 | 60 | 11 | 27 |
| SG: Around-the-Green | 17 | 2 | 47 | 38 |
| SG: Putting | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| SG: Tee-to-Green | 4 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Scrambling | 5 | 1 | T1 | T29 |
| Bogey Avoidance | T9 | 1 | 1 | T10 |
| Par-3 Scoring | T10 | T10 | T7 | T1 |
| Par-4 Scoring | 1 | 1 | 1 | T30 |
| Par-5 Scoring | T38 | T8 | T37 | T6 |
Key stat leaders
Top golfers in each statistic on the 2021-22 PGA TOUR are listed only if they are scheduled to compete this week;
| Rounds in the 60s | |
| Rank | Player |
| 1 | Sahith Theegala |
| 7 | Denny McCarthy |
| 10 | Adam Svensson |
| 10 | Adam Hadwin |
| 15 | Scott Stallings |
| 15 | Brendon Todd |
| 20 | Tyler Duncan |
| 20 | Nate Lashley |
| 20 | Peter Malnati |
| 20 | Maverick McNealy |
| 30 | Adam Long |
| Ball Striking | |
| Rank | Player |
| 8 | Charles Howell III |
| 9 | Lucas Glover |
| 17 | Hayden Buckley |
| 17 | Alex Smalley |
| 25 | Martin Laird |
| 29 | Taylor Pendrith |
| 32 | Emiliano Grillo |
| Birdie of Better Perecentage | |
| Rank | Player |
| 13 | Vince Whaley |
| 17 | Jim Knous |
| 23 | Maverick McNealy |
| 31 | Cam Davis |
| 38 | Scott Stallings |
| 40 | Jason Day |
| 41 | Brandon Hagy |
| 46 | Seth Reeves |
| 49 | Peter Malnati |