The 2017 John Deere Classic will once again be hosted by TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois.
The JDC started as a satellite event called the Quad Cities Open in 1971, and became an official Tour event the following season. The Hawkeye State only had hosting honors for four years before the tournament moved to Coal Valley, Illinois, and in 2000, the event permanently moved to TPC Deere Run.
The inaugural event was won by Deane Beman, who went on to become PGA Tour commissioner. Beman won again in 1972, making the John Deere Classic half of his four career victories.
The defending champion is Ryan Moore, who will return to Quad Cities to defend his title. Like last week’s Greenbrier Classic, the field is one of the weakest you will find on the PGA Tour schedule, with only one player, Daniel Berger (No. 20), ranked in the world top 20.
Along with Moore and Berger, other ‘name’ players in the field include Kevin Kisner, Brian Harman, Wesley Bryan, Bubba Watson, Steve Stricker, and Zach Johnson.
As we do each week, here’s a look at the field, by the numbers.
World Top 50
Seven of top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking.
- Daniel Berger (201)
- Kevin Kisner (24)
- Brian Harman (26)
- Charley Hoffman (39)
- Wesley Bryan (41)
- Ryan Moore (43)
- Bubba Watson (44)
Former John Deere Classic Winners
Six past John Deere Classic winners are in the field.
- Sean O’Hair (2005)
- Jonathan Byrd (2007)
- Steve Stricker (2009-2011)
- Zach Johnson (2012)
- Brian Harman (2014)
- Ryan Moore (2016)
Major Championship Winners
There are six major championship winners totaling nine major wins.
- Bubba Watson (2012, 2014 Masters)
- Zach Johnson (2007 Masters, 2015 Open Championship)
- Angel Cabrera (2007 U.S. Open, 2009 Masters)
- Lucas Glover (2009 U.S. Open)
- Geoff Ogilvy (2006 U.S. Open)
- Davis Love III (1997 PGA Championship)
2016-17 PGA Tour Season Winners
Six players are in the field who have won on Tour this season.
- Cody Gribble (Sanderson Farms Championship)
- Wesley Bryan (RBC Heritage)
- D.A. Points (Puerto Rico Open)
- Brian Harman (Wells Fargo Championship)
- Kevin Kisner (Dean & Deluca Invitational)
- Daniel Berger (FedEx St. Jude Classic)
Full Field
2017 John Deere Classic Field: Sorted By World Ranking
RK | NAME |
---|---|
20 | Daniel Berger |
24 | Kevin Kisner |
26 | Brian Harman |
39 | Charley Hoffman |
41 | Wesley Bryan |
43 | Ryan Moore |
44 | Bubba Watson |
55 | William McGirt |
56 | Charles Howell III |
59 | Kyle Stanley |
69 | Kevin Na |
72 | Sean O'Hair |
74 | Zach Johnson |
76 | Danny Lee |
81 | Steve Stricker |
84 | Jamie Lovemark |
92 | Daniel Summerhays |
103 | Lucas Glover |
104 | Bud Cauley |
115 | Ryan Palmer |
118 | Kevin Streelman |
127 | Roberto Castro |
128 | Chris Kirk |
130 | Chez Reavie |
131 | Billy Hurley III |
132 | Ollie Schniederjans |
134 | Robert Streb |
135 | J.J Spaun |
137 | Luke List |
138 | Harold Varner III |
142 | Scott Brown |
144 | Bryson DeChambeau |
145 | Smylie Kaufman |
151 | Grayson Murray |
160 | Kelly Kraft |
162 | Morgan Hoffmann |
164 | Ryo Ishikawa |
165 | Chad Campbell |
167 | Brian Stuard |
168 | Dominic Bozzelli |
171 | Fabian Gomez |
175 | Vaughn Taylor |
177 | Patrick Rodgers |
180 | Andres Romero |
188 | Nick Taylor |
190 | Kevin Tway |
191 | David Hearn |
196 | JT Poston |
197 | Ben Martin |
211 | Michael Kim |
214 | Alex Cejka |
218 | Geoff Ogilvy |
219 | Patton Kizzire |
223 | D.A. Points |
230 | John Huh |
235 | Matt Jones |
236 | Kyle Reifers |
246 | Johnson Wagner |
249 | Brian Gay |
250 | Derek Fathauer |
252 | Cameron Tringale |
253 | Cody Gribble |
255 | Trey Mullinax |
262 | Robert Garrigus |
268 | Juan Sebastian Munoz |
271 | Ricky Barnes |
276 | Brandon Hagy |
281 | Chesson Hadley |
285 | Curtis Luck |
287 | Nick Watney |
289 | K.J. Choi |
290 | Bryce Molder |
293 | Ryan Brehm |
294 | Scott Stallings |
295 | Boo Weekley |
300 | Martin Flores |
301 | Troy Merritt |
305 | Spencer Levin |
306 | Tyrone van Aswegen |
307 | Jonathan Randolph |
309 | Zac Blair |
310 | Ryan Blaum |
317 | Richy Werenski |
327 | Andres Gonzales |
332 | Sam Saunders(July1987) |
337 | Seamus Power |
338 | Greg Chalmers |
353 | Andrew Loupe |
370 | Camilo Villegas |
374 | Cameron Percy |
378 | Chad Collins |
380 | Tim Wilkinson |
408 | Chris Stroud |
411 | Mark Anderson |
413 | Joel Dahmen |
417 | Ben Crane |
424 | Brett Stegmaier |
435 | Greg Owen |
438 | Will Wilcox |
440 | Rick Lamb |
447 | Julian Etulain |
453 | Ken Duke |
462 | Brian Campbell |
465 | J.J. Henry |
472 | Shawn Stefani |
473 | Nicholas Lindheim |
475 | Steve Wheatcroft |
490 | Y.E. Yang |
490 | Hiroshi Iwata |
503 | Jason Bohn |
505 | Rory Sabbatini |
515 | Brad Fritsch |
516 | Bill Lunde |
521 | Ryan Armour |
530 | Tom Hoge |
552 | Stuart Appleby |
558 | Peter Malnati |
570 | Eric Axley |
596 | Jonathan Byrd |
609 | Miguel Angel Carballo |
614 | Mark Hubbard |
637 | Tag Ridings |
648 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano |
660 | Angel Cabrera |
675 | Davis Love III |
678 | Brett Drewitt |
679 | Max Homa |
699 | Bobby Wyatt |
702 | Hunter Mahan |
709 | Steven Alker |
717 | Tim Herron |
765 | Mark Wilson |
804 | Tyler Aldridge |
819 | Brendon de Jonge |
831 | George McNeill |
915 | Matt Every |
1030 | Carl Pettersson |
1033 | Steven Bowditch |
1101 | John Merrick |
1204 | Dicky Pride |
1342 | Bob Estes |
1377 | Charlie Wi |
1403 | Shane Bertsch |
1749 | Maverick McNealy |
1959 | John Rollins |
1959 | Troy Matteson |
1959 | Bobby Gates |
1959 | Nick Hardy(am) |
1959 | Wyndham Clark |
1959 | Dylan Meyer |