Preview

Starts: 3rd July 2025
Course: TPC Deere Run
Par: 71
Length: 7,289 yards
2024 Champion: Davis Thompson

2025 John Deere Classic Tips

Course Info

Designer: D.A. Weibring 
Type of Course: Resort
Used Since: 1971
Fairways: Wide, Bentgrass
Rough: Kentucky Bluegrass with Fine Fescue
Greens: Large, Bentgrass
Par 5's: 2nd, 10th and 17th
Premium on: Birdies, Putting, GIR

2025 John Deere Classic Trends 

Winning score 
Birdies, birdies and more birdies. Only once since 2014 has the winning score been worse than -19 (in 2017 it was -18) and the lowest score was -28 by Davis Thompson last year.

Winning Profile 
Davis Thompson was world number 70 immediately before his win last year. Sepp Strka was world number 37 prior to winning in 2023.  J.T. Poston was world number 99 prior to his win in 2022.  Lucas Glover was ranked 115th in the world when winning in 2021, whilst 2019 champion, Dylan Frittelli, was 133rd in the world (note - there was no event in 2020 due to Covid). Michael Kim provided a shock when winning in 2108.  Kim was world number 473, with only a couple of top 10's on tour prior to winning. The winners before him - Bryson DeChambeau, Ryan Moore, Jordan Spieth, Brian Harman and Steve Stricker - were all established tour players.  

Course form 
Thompson was making only his second start in this event last year, having finished 31st on debut in 2023. Straka had played in this event twice previously and posted a best finish of 26th.  Poston had an abysmal course record, having never bettered 64th place in four starts at this event prior to winning.  Glover had a solid course record with previous finishes of 10-25-15. Frittelli was a debutant and Kim had two finishes of 71-47 prior. Steve Stricker famously won three years in a row between 2009-2011. Course form preferred but not mandatory here. 

Recent form 
Only three winners in the last 13 years arrived in red hot form - Davis Thompson in 2024, Jordan Spieth in 2015 and J.T. Poston in 2022. Lucas Glover was in average form in 2021, Frittelli arrived with form of 46-46-MC in 2019 and Kim was on a run of missed cuts in 2018. Recent form is not a big factor here.

Nationality 
Sepp Straka and Dylan Frittelli were the only non-American winners here since 2010.

2025 John Deere Classic Stats Analysis 

We will look at the stats of the last seven winners here.

SG: Off The Tee
Thompson was 11th, Straka was 7th, Poston was 15th, Glover was 29th, Frittelli was 10th, Kim 34th, DeChambeau 17th and Moore 23rd.  A solid driver is preferred.

Driving Distance 
23-30-93-32-27-21-34. Don't need to be a bomber but hitting it far helps.

Driving Accuracy 
25-9-41-7-2-32-12. Hitting fairways appears to lead to success here despite the wide targets.   

SG: Approach
29-18-10-3-60-11-22-2.  Apart from Frittelli, generally important here. 

Greens in Regulation
7-2-3-20-10-3-11-1. Very important to hit greens regularly this week.

SG: Around The Green
4-34-1-17-2-47-38-32.  Not essential.

SG: Putting
5-4-31-19-2-1-2-8.  A hot putter is key to win here.

2024 John Deere Classic In-Play Advice

Fast or Slow Start 
J.T. Poston led from start to finish in 2022 but it is possible to make up ground after a slow start.  Winner in 2024, Sepp Straka, was eleven shots behind after round one! Jordan Spieth was eight shots behind after the opening round in 2015 and six back after the opening round for his 2013 win. Zach Johnson was seven shots back after round one in 2012 and Lucas Glover was five shots back in 2021.

It is possible to play catch up from halfway, Straka was seven shots behind, Frittelli and Spieth (twice) were five shots back and Zach Johnson was four shots behind. However, five of the last nine winners were leading heading into the final round. 

Closing stretch 
The 16th is a relatively easy 167 yard par 3, 17th is an easy par 5 and 18th is a tough par 4.

2025 John Deere Classic Tips