Overview

• The 2025 John Deere Classic begins Thursday at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois, as a 72-hole stroke-play event offering a $8.4 million purse and 500 FedExCup points.
• Deere & Company has reaffirmed its role as title sponsor through 2030, building on charity fundraising that has topped $189 million and an annual $70 million boost to the local economy.
• Late withdrawals by Norman Xiong, Danny Walker, Aaron Baddeley and Davis Riley led to alternates Zac Blair, Matt NeSmith, James Hahn and Austin Cook filling out the final field.
• Thursday and Friday’s opening rounds air exclusively on Golf Channel, with weekend coverage split between Golf Channel and CBS and full streaming on ESPN+, Disney+ and NBC Sports platforms.
• Ben Griffin arrives as the +1600 betting favorite after two PGA Tour wins this season, with Jason Day, Denny McCarthy and defending champion Davis Thompson also among the leading contenders.