Subject Degree Media’s Golf Look offers weekly information and storylines from every of the key North American golf excursions.
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Rocket Basic (Aldrich Potgieter)
THIS WEEK: John Deere Basic, Silvis, In poor health., July 3-6
Course: TPC Deere Run (Par 71, 7,289 Yards)
Purse: $8.4M (Winner: $1.512M)
Defending Champion: Davis Thompson
FedEx Cup chief: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 4-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 7:45 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @JDCLASSIC
NOTES: Solely 5 weeks stay earlier than the beginning of the FedExCup Playoffs. The highest 70 gamers will qualify for the primary leg. Notable gamers on the bubble on this week’s area embrace Chris Kirk (No. 67), Thompson (No. 70), Rickie Fowler (No. 72) and Karl Vilips (No. 73), who was the primary participant to signal as a model ambassador with Tiger Woods’ “Sunday Day Crimson.” Fowler is enjoying the John Deere for the primary time in 15 years, opting to compete within the U.S. as a substitute of on the Scottish Open forward of The Open Championship. … John Deere is the second-longest operating title sponsor on tour (1998), behind solely AT&T (1986), and has signed an extension to function the occasion’s title sponsor by way of 2030. … The sphere consists of the highest three ranked amateurs on this planet: Auburn’s Jackson Koivun, Virginia’s Ben James and Ole Miss’ Michael La Sasso. … Thompson, who set the match scoring report of 256 final 12 months, is looking for to turn into the primary participant to efficiently defend on the John Deere since Steve Stricker received three straight from 2009-11. … Former U.S. Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson will make his twenty third occasion begin — 5 greater than every other participant. He received in 2012 and has three runner-up finishes.
BEST BETS: Ben Griffin (+1600 at DraftKings) is a pre-tournament favourite for the primary time, and for good motive. The very best-ranked participant within the area at No. 17, Griffin has already received twice this 12 months and has six consecutive top-14 finishes. … Jason Day (+2500) is coming off a T4 on the Vacationers for his fourth top-10 of the 12 months. … Michael Thorbjornsen (+3000) completed T4 final week and it is only a matter of time earlier than the previous Stanford star wins on tour. … J.T. Poston (+3000) is a three-time winner on tour whose resume stacks up nicely towards this area. … Potgieter (+3500) notched his first tour win final week after being denied in one other dramatic playoff earlier this 12 months. … Chris Kirk (+3500) misplaced in a playoff final week after posting a T12 on the U.S. Open. … Jake Knapp (+3500) shot a course report final week en path to a T4 and simply must put collectively 4 stable rounds. … Nicolas Echavarria (+5000) affords very intriguing odds for somebody who has received twice previously 9 months and is coming off a T6 in Detroit.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Genesis Scottish Open, North Berwick, Scotland, July 10-13; ISCO Championship, Louisville, Kent., July 10-13
LPGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Dow Championship (Somi Lee, Jin Hee Im)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Race to the CME Globe chief: Jeeno Thitikul
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Evian Championship, Evian-les-Bains, France, July 10-13
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
LAST TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Dallas (Particular person: Patrick Reed; Crew: Crushers GC)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Season Leaders: Particular person: Joaquin Niemann; Crew: Crushers GC
NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Andalucia, Valderrama, Spain, July 11-13
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: U.S. Senior Open Championship (Padraig Harrington)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Charles Schwab Cup chief: Miguel Angel Jimenez
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Dick’s Open, Endicott, N.Y., July 11-13
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