Before the world’s best head over to Scotland and Northern Ireland for a busy two-week stretch of golf, there’s the matter of the John Deere Classic.
Taking place at TPC Deere Run, the event features some big names, as well as an $8.4 million tournament purse, a $400,000 increase over 2024.
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Last year, Davis Thompson secured his first PGA Tour title via a dominant four stroke victory, setting a 28-under-par tournament record in the process in Illinois.
Pocketing the $1,440,000 first prize, this year’s winner will bag himself $1,512,000, an increase of $72,000. What’s more, the champion will also secure the usual 500 FedEx Cup points, which goes towards the FedEx Cup standings.
Check out the full tournament purse breakdown for the John Deere Classic below.
John Deere Classic Prize Money Payout 2025
|
Position |
Prize Money |
|---|---|
|
1st |
$1,512,000 |
|
2nd |
$915,600 |
|
3rd |
$579,600 |
|
4th |
$411,600 |
|
5th |
$344,400 |
|
6th |
$304,500 |
|
7th |
$283,500 |
|
8th |
$262,500 |
|
9th |
$245,700 |
|
10th |
$228,900 |
|
11th |
$212,100 |
|
12th |
$195,300 |
|
13th |
$178,500 |
|
14th |
$161,700 |
|
15th |
$153,300 |
|
16th |
$144,900 |
|
17th |
$136,500 |
|
18th |
$128,100 |
|
19th |
$119,700 |
|
20th |
$111,300 |
|
21st |
$102,900 |
|
22nd |
$94,500 |
|
23rd |
$87,780 |
|
24th |
$81,060 |
|
25th |
$74,340 |
|
26th |
$67,620 |
|
27th |
$65,100 |
|
28th |
$62,580 |
|
29th |
$60,060 |
|
30th |
$57,540 |
|
31st |
$55,020 |
|
32nd |
$52,500 |
|
33rd |
$49,980 |
|
34th |
$47,880 |
|
35th |
$45,780 |
|
36th |
$43,680 |
|
37th |
$41,580 |
|
38th |
$39,900 |
|
39th |
$38,220 |
|
40th |
$36,540 |
|
41st |
$34,860 |
|
42nd |
$33,180 |
|
43rd |
$31,500 |
|
44th |
$29,820 |
|
45th |
$28,140 |
|
46th |
$26,460 |
|
47th |
$24,780 |
|
48th |
$23,436 |
|
49th |
$22,260 |
|
50th |
$21,588 |
|
51st |
$21,084 |
|
52nd |
$20,580 |
|
53rd |
$20,244 |
|
54th |
$19,908 |
|
55th |
$19,740 |
|
56th |
$19,572 |
|
57th |
$19,404 |
|
58th |
$19,236 |
|
59th |
$19,068 |
|
60th |
$18,900 |
|
61st |
$18,732 |
|
62nd |
$18,564 |
|
63rd |
$18,396 |
|
64th |
$18,228 |
|
65th |
$18,060 |
|
66th |
$17,892 |
|
67th |
$17,724 |
|
68th |
$17,556 |
|
69th |
$17,388 |
|
70th |
$17,220 |
|
71st |
$17,052 |
|
72nd |
$16,884 |
|
73rd |
$16,716 |
|
74th |
$16,548 |
|
75th |
$16,380 |
|
76th |
$16,212 |
|
77th |
$16,044 |
|
78th |
$15,876 |
|
79th |
$15,708 |
|
80th |
$15,540 |
|
81st |
$15,372 |
|
82nd |
$15,204 |
|
83rd |
$15,036 |
|
84th |
$14,868 |
|
85th |
$14,700 |
|
86th |
$14,532 |
|
87th |
$14,364 |
|
88th |
$14,196 |
|
89th |
$14,028 |
|
90th |
$13,860 |
Which Big Names Are Playing In The John Deere Classic?
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Along with defending champion, Thompson, Major winner Jason Day is the biggest name in the field, with last week’s Rocket Classic winner, Aldrich Potgieter, present after his maiden PGA Tour victory.
Rickie Fowler and last year’s John Deere Classic runner-up, Luke Clanton, is also among the big names, while Major winner Lucas Glover is also in the field.
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