How much prize money does the winner get at the 2025 John Deere Classic?
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy head the big names taking a week off, with The Open Championship just two weeks away.
The 2025 John Deere Classic takes place between Thursday July 3 and Sunday July 6 at TPC Deere Run in Illinois, with the tournament finding itself in a somewhat awkward spot in the schedule. With most of the PGA Tour’s top stars having played two Signature Events either side of the US Open in June, and with the Open Championship two weeks away, the likes of Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy have opted to take the week off again this year.
Only three top-30 players
World No. 17 Ben Griffin will be the highest-ranked player in the field this week. Sungjae Im is another one of the favourites with most bookmakers, with world No. 28 Jason Day, the highest-ranked player left in the field, also backed to do well.
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Sungjae Im is now listed as the favourite with most bookmakers, with world No. 24 Sepp Straka, the highest-ranked player left in the field, also backed to do well.
2025 John Deere Classic prize purse
The lack of star names taking part is also as a result of a reduced prize purse of $8.4 million, which is the lowest of any “regular” PGA Tour events all year.
The only tournaments on the 2025 schedule which are less lucrative are “additional” events, which take place at the same time as Signature Events or majors and are designed for players who haven’t qualified.
The winner on Sunday will take home $1.44 million, along with 500 FedEx Cup points.
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Spieth and DeChambeau among previous winners
In 2013, Jordan Spieth, became the first teenager to win a PGA Tour title since 1931 thanks to his victory at the John Deere Classic. He went on to win again two years later.
Steve Stricker, meanwhile, won the tournament a record three times in a row between 2009 and 2011.
Recently crowned US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau recorded his maiden triumph at the 2017 event. Davis Thompson is the defending champion after shooting a tournament-record 28 under par.
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