What was the cutline at the 2023 John Deere Classic? How many players made the cut?
With Day 2 of the 2023 John Deere Classic now in the bag, here’s a look at the field and who made the cut for to continue playing this weekend.
TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois, is the location that is hosting this week’s John Deere Classic and we’ve got to say it’s the perfect locale for one of the more underrated events on the Tour. There are several golfers looking for a variety of things. From those hoping to climb in the FedEx Cup Standings to those who essentially playing for survival on the PGA Tour, and then we’ve got those who are trying to fine-tune their game ahead of the Scottish Open and the Open Championship. Whatever the case, it’s going to be an intriguing showcase in the Quad Cities.
The 2023 John Deere Classic explained
The format for the 2023 John Deere has seen no changes. What that means is that the PGA Tour event played at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois will once again have a field of 156 players, who qualify for the tournament by means of the PGA Tour’s eligibility criteria, or via open qualifying.
Regarding the format itself, the tournament is a 72-hole event with the field divided into threesomes across the first two rounds. During those first two rounds, the threesomes remain paired together. It’s also worth mentioning that is one twosome among the pairings and all of them are given tee times in the morning as well as the afternoon. Each of the pairs will be allowed to start one round on the first tee and the other on the 10th, with the field split evenly on each day of play between the morning and afternoon.
Where the third and fourth rounds are concerned, the pairings and tee times are determined by each player’s total score through two and three rounds, respectively. Understandably, players with the highest total scores go first, while the rest go in descending order until the two players with the lowest total scores in the final group. The player with the lowest total score after 72 holes is declared the winner and takes home the winner’s share of the purse, as well as 500 FedEx Cup points, and approximately 33.5 Official World Golf Ranking points.
What is the cutline at the John Deere Classic?
At the end of play the cutline for the day’s play was 4-under par. With the end of play, we’re now looking at an interesting weekend. Do remember that after 36 holes have been played, a cut is made with the top 65 players and those tied with them advancing and the rest going home. All players who make the cut are eligible to finish the event.
John Deere Classic playoff format
In the event of a tie after 72 holes, play is governed by PGA Tour rules. With that in mind, the John Deere Classic playoff format is sudden death, with playoff holes being 18, 18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 17, then 18 played repeatedly by any qualifying players. Playoff participants then compete hole-by-hole until a winner is determined by a player scoring the lowest among those who remain.