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Sunday 5 July 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Gotterup wins John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 July 2026 · Chris Gotterup’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,800,000 USD · John Deere
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/25°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 39 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/22°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 10.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/22°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 2.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/21°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 31 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Max Homa USA · 265four straight back-nine birdies for a closing 64 to post 19 under, one short; alone second after Ben Kohles double-bogeyed the 72nd hole Chris Gotterup wins John Deere Classic with a 62 and late help from Ben Kohles (AP via News4JAX)
144 started · cut -3, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Chris Gotterup
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP (via News4JAX)
5 July 2026
I really like this tournament. They've been super nice to me. To have Patrick out here with me ... it's just so awesome.
AP (via News4JAX)
5 July 2026
Thought if I hit a full 8, it could have a chance of going over. So I was just trying to hit kind of a three-quarter punch shot.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Gotterup | 66 · 68 · 68 · 62 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Max Homa | 67 · 66 · 68 · 64 | 265 | −19 |
| T3 | Ben Kohles | 65 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 266 | −18 |
| T3 | Lee Hodges | 64 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 266 | −18 |
| T3 | Lucas Glover | 63 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 266 | −18 |
| T6 | Mac Meissner | 67 · 70 · 66 · 64 | 267 | −17 |
| T6 | Doug Ghim | 69 · 65 · 65 · 68 | 267 | −17 |
| T6 | Jackson Suber | 68 · 64 · 66 · 69 | 267 | −17 |
| T9 | Ryo Hisatsune | 67 · 65 · 69 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T9 | Zach Johnson | 64 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T9 | Zac Blair | 63 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 268 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1999-07-20, Easton, Maryland; USA; turned pro 2022; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 14 -> rankAfter 7), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet