Golf betting tips: Preview and picks for the 2023 John Deere Classic

The John Deere Classic is played at TPC Deere Run in the Quad Cities community of Silvis, Illinois. The tournament began as the Quad Cities Open in 1971 and was a “satellite event” on the PGA Tour. It became an official Tour event in 1972 and John Deere have been the title sponsors since 1999.

The tournament has been played at TPC Deere Run since 2000 which was designed as a stadium course by DA Weibring.

In 2005 and 2006 the tournament generated much attention due to a sponsor’s exemption given to Michelle Wie.

The 2013 edition of the John Deere Classic saw Jordan Spieth emerge victorious two weeks before his 20th birthday to become the first teenager to win on the PGA Tour since 1931.

Course Overview

TPC Deere Run is a Par 71 that stretches to 7,200+ yards from the championship tees. The course continually ranks among the easiest Par 71s on Tour and annually yields high percentages for both fairways hit and greens in regulation.

At TPC Deere Run, how far and in which direction you hit the ball off the tee is basically immaterial. This week is all about aggressive play, accurate short irons and good putting.

Past results show that low scores are the norm and the average winning score since 2000 is just shy of -20. Steve Stricker won the tournament three years in a row from 2009 – 2011 and in 2010 he shot -26 (258).

In 2018, Michael Kim set a tournament record shooting a total -27 (257) to finish eight strokes clear of his nearest rivals.

TPC Deere Run Scorecard

Hole	Par	Yards	Hole	Par	Yards
1	4	416	10	5	596
2	5	561	11	4	432
3	3	186	12	3	215
4	4	454	13	4	424
5	4	433	14	4	361
6	4	367	15	4	484
7	3	226	16	3	158
8	4	428	17	5	569
9	4	503	18	4	476
Out	35	3574	In	36	3715
			Par		71
			Total		7289

Par	#	Shortest	Longest	Average
3	4	158	226	196
4	11	361	503	434
5	3	561	596	575

John Deere Classic Past Champions (since 2000)

Year	Player	Country	Score	To par
2022	J.T. Poston	United States	263	-21
2021	Lucas Glover	United States	265	-19
2020	Cancelled due to Covid
2019	Dylan Frittelli	United States	263	-21
2018	Michael Kim	United States	257	-27
2017	Bryson DeChambeau	United States	266	-18
2016	Ryan Moore	United States	262	-22
2015	Jordan Spieth	United States	264	-20
2014	Brian Harman	United States	262	-22
2013	Jordan Spieth	United States	265	-19
2012	Zach Johnson	United States	264	-20
2011	Steve Stricker	United States	262	-22
2010	Steve Stricker	United States	258	-26
2009	Steve Stricker	United States	264	-20
2008	Kenny Perry	United States	268	-16
2007	Jonathan Byrd	United States	266	-18
2006	John Senden	Australia	265	-19
2005	Sean O’Hair	United States	268	-16
2004	Mark Hensby	Australia	268	-16
2003	Vijay Singh	Fiji	268	-16
2002	J. P. Hayes	United States	262	-22
2001	David Gossett	United States	265	-19
2000	Michael Clark II	United States	265	-19

Last year, the John Deere Classic was played for the first time on the week before the Genesis Scottish Open. Traditionally, both tournaments were played on the same week before the year’s final major, the British Open.

However, the Scottish Open is now part of the PGA Tour schedule offering up full FedEx Cup points. The change forms part of the PGA Tour’s schedule update announced in 2020 and is co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour.

There will be three tee-times up for grabs at the British Open for the leading three players (not otherwise exempt) who finish in the Top 10 and ties at this year’s John Deere Classic.

Key stats to consider this week include Proximity to Hole, Strokes Gained Putting and Par 4 Scoring Average.

John Deere Classic Picks 2023

Denny McCarthy 16/1 (E/W) – a regular at TPC Deere Run, he finished T6 in last year’s edition of the tournament. Arriving to the Quad Cities off the back of some excellent form. He followed a solo 2^nd at the Memorial with a T20 in the US Open and a T7 on his last outing at the Travelers Championship. The 30-year-old places 5^th in this week’s Stats Analysis, he also tops the pile on Tour for Putting Inside 10′ and is 9^th for Scrambling. Noted for his top class putting, it is his improving tee-to-green metrics that has helped translate to the scoreboard. Standout pick this week.

Adam Schenk 28/1 (E/W) – followed up a a T6 in the 2019 edition of the John Deere Classic with a T4 in 2021. Has 4 x Top 10’s among 8 x Top 25’s this season including runner-up finishes in both the Valspar Championship and Charles Schwab Challenge. The 31-year-old also finished 7^th in his last outing at the Travelers Championship. Despite having only average stats so far this season, he has no real weakness to his game. He just simply does a lot of things well. All things considered, good each way value.

Please note that PGAgolfbets will not be previewing the Genesis Scottish Open next week