With a busy climax to the season that includes the fourth major set to take place in a few weeks, many big names on the PGA Tour are using the time to rest. As a result we have a slimmed down field assembling in the Quad Cities area for the John Deere Classic. Two notable players resurfacing in this event for the first time in several years are two-time winner Jordan Spieth and Jason Day. Spieth won his first PGA title here in 2013 and hasn’t been back since winning again in 2015. Day returns for the first time since 2011. The favorite in the outright market is Sungjae Im with defending champion Sepp Straka the next favorite and one of eight former winners of this tournament in the field. Visit BookMaker.eu to check out the latest matchup odds and to place your wager.
John Deere Classic Matchup Odds
Sepp Straka -105 vs. Aaron Rai -115
Jordan Spieth -129 vs. Jason Day +108
Maverick McNealy -110 vs. Denny McCarthy -110
Davis Thompson -125 vs. Keith Mitchell +105
Sam Stevens -110 vs. Lucas Glover -110
Kevin Yu -120 vs. Ben Griffin +100
Nick Dunlap +106 vs. Luke Clanton -127
Beau Hossler -110 vs. Eric Cole -110
Ryo Hisatsune -110 vs. Seamus Power -110
Mark Hubbard -120 vs. Patrick Rodgers +100
Adam Schenk +110 vs. Doug Ghim -132
Thorbjorn Olesen +137 vs. Daniel Berger -165
Adam Svensson -150 vs. Andrew Novak +125
Lee Hodges -117 vs. Jhonattan Vegas -103
Michael Kim -120 vs. JJ Spaun +100
Andrew Putnam -120 vs. Nate Lashley +100
Luke List -110 vs. Christopher Gotterup -110
Davis Riley -127 vs. Alejandro Tosti +106
Mac Meissner -120 vs. Brendon Todd +100
Chandler Phillips +100 vs. Justin Lower -120
Dylan Wu -123 vs. S.H. Kim +103
Greyson Sigg -135 vs. Alex Smalley +113
Jake Knapp +103 vs. Joel Dahmen -123
Zach Johnson +103 vs. Matt Kuchar -123
Rico Hoey -120 vs. Vincent Whaley +100
C.T. Pan -120 vs. K.H. Lee +100
Chesson Hadley -115 vs. Patton Kizzire -105
Cameron Champ -123 vs. Garrick Higgo +103
Sungjae Im -123 vs. Sepp Straka +103
J.T. Poston -194 vs. Michael Thorbjornsen +160
Need to Know
The good news is that TPC Deere Run, which has hosted this event since 2000, has yielded low scores over the years. The last 14 winners averaged 21-under with 10 of them finishing at -20 or better on the 7,289-yard, par-71 layout. Last year Straka made up a deficit carding a final round 62 moving up 13 spots on the leaderboard for his second Tour title, finishing two swings better than Alex Smalley and Brendon Todd. All three are scheduled to peg it up on Thursday. In 2018 Michael Kim set a tournament scoring record at 27-under 257 to win by eight swings. Deere Run is largely unchanged from previous years with generous fairways keeping balls in play giving short accurate hitters an edge to the green. The course typically offers up a number of birdie opportunities and the field has taken advantage in the past.
John Deere Classic Matchup Picks
Sepp Straka -105 vs. Aaron Rai
On a track that yields plenty of low scores Straka proved it’s possible to win in comeback style last year. Sitting outside the top 10 after 54 holes, Straka had a Sunday for the ages carding a 62 and he was 11-under through the first 14 holes. Though he scored a double on the 72nd, Straka finished two swings ahead of the field. Recent form is encouraging as well with a pair of T5s in his last four starts and seven top 25s in his last nine starts.
Maverick McNealy -110 vs. Denny McCarthy
I went back and forth on this matchup initially siding with McNealy before a change of heart. However, issues with his irons caused me to back off McCarthy and return to the player who’s been more consistent not only with his sticks but on the leaderboard as well. McNealy hasn’t missed a cut in his last 13 starts on his own ball finishing among the top 25 in six of them. With few flaws in his game Maverick has a good chance to go low.
Seamus Power -110 vs. Ryo Hisatsune
Since debuting in this event in 2017 Power has been a consistent threat placing among the top 25 four times in five starts. His two best finishes came in his last two starts at Deere Run with a T8 in 2021 and T13 last year while also boasting a career scoring average of 67.95 on the track. When Power finishes a start it’s typically a nice ending. The last four times he played the weekend he finished among the top 27.
Patton Kizzire -105 vs. Chesson Hadley
Following a rough start to the season that saw him with six straight MCs, Kizzire has seemingly found his stroke recently making him a strong pick at a decent price in this matchup. He’s gone 5 for 6 starting with a T23 at the Corales Puntacana Championship and continuing through his T20 last week. His best finish in that span was a T10 in Myrtle Beach showing he plays and finishes better in similar field events.
Nick Dunlap +106 vs. Luke Clanton
Maybe the betting markets haven’t caught up with Dunlap, but buying him at plus odds in this matchup looks like a good move. The world’s top amateur won the American Express in January shortly before turning pro and he hasn’t slowed down. A T11 at the Texas Open in March was the first of four top 25s with his best finish as a pro coming last week in Detroit with a T10. The kid has composure and a solid golf game worth backing at plus odds.
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