John Deere Classic
Tees Off: Thursday, July 7TPC Deere Run – Silvis, IL
Odds to Win Tournament
(For the latest Odds, connect to Sportsbook.com)| Player | Odds |
| Steve Stricker | 7-to-1 |
| Jason Day | 10-to-1 |
| Zach Johnson | 15-to-1 |
| Charles Howell III | 20-to-1 |
| David Toms | 20-to-1 |
| Jonathan Byrd | 25-to-1 |
| Stewart Cink | 30-to-1 |
| John Rollins | 30-to-1 |
| Steve Marino | 30-to-1 |
| Heath Slocum | 40-to-1 |
| John Merrick | 40-to-1 |
| Bryce Molder | 40-to-1 |
| Brian Gay | 40-to-1 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | 40-to-1 |
| 8 other Golfers | 50-to-1 |
A year ago, Steve Stricker needed a four-day total of 258 (-26) to defend his title at the John Deere Classic, and his opening-round 60 was overshadowed by the 59 Paul Goydos shot on Thursday. In other words, get ready for another shootout at the TPC Deere Run. Here’s a look at who’s most likely to come out on top…
Steve Stricker (7/1): He’ll be fresh after taking two weeks off, and his track record was strong before the break: seven straight top-20 finishes, including a win at the Memorial to kick off June. Obviously, a three-peat is awfully difficult (only seven golfers have ever done it at any tournament), but considering his performance in Silvis, combined with his Tour-leading par breaker percentage (25.83%), Stricker has a great shot to do it.
Charles Howell III (20/1): After taking two weeks off after a T3 finish at St. Jude, Howell picked up right where he left off with four sub-70 rounds at the AT&T National for a second straight T3. If Stricker trips up, Howell has as good a chance as anyone to hoist the trophy on Sunday.
Jason Day (10/1): He’s gone top-10 in five of his past six starts, and Day has hung around at the John Deere each of the past two years, finishing T15 both times.
Zach Johnson (15/1): The Iowa native has been right there at the John Deere each of the past two years, including a T2 in 2009. He was a bit inconsistent at the Travelers two weeks ago, but had two separate runs of five straight birdies en route to a T24.
John Rollins (30/1): He took a week to rest after a T2 at the Travelers, which gave him two top-10s in his past three starts. He missed the cut here a year ago, but Rollins is playing much better this summer than he was a year ago.
Jonathan Byrd (25/1): The winner here in 2007, Byrd hasn’t played since missing the cut at the U.S. Open. But he was on a nice run prior to that with two top-10s and three top-25s in four starts.
David Toms (20/1): He hasn’t played here regularly, but Toms won the John Deere back in 1997 and looked sharp two weeks ago at the Travelers (T17 with four sub-70 rounds, including a 64 on Sunday). He’s probably longer than 20/1 odds, but with his accuracy off the tee (74.41%, best on the Tour) and iron play (71.86% GIR, second on the Tour), he’s clearly a hot putter away from title contention.
Bryce Molder (40/1): After missing 10 cuts in his previous 13 starts, Molder has caught fire with back-to-back top-10 finishes. He’s a darkhorse as long as his putter stays hot (.684 strokes gained putting, seventh on the Tour).
For all others, The Field goes off at 3/1.
