We are on to the weekend at the 30th of 36 regular-season FedEx Cup tournaments on the PGA Tour’s 2025 slate.
The 2025 John Deere Classic started on Thursday in Silvis, Illinois, and with 36 holes in the books, it’s time for the third round at TPC Deere Run.
A year ago, Davis Thompson won the event for his first PGA Tour victory. He was the 24th golfer to make the JDC his first PGA Tour win. He is in contention once again at TPC Deere Run, tied for second, a shot back, in his effort to defend his title.
Last week’s winner, Aldrich Potgieter, started the third round three shots off the lead.
John Deere Classic 2025 leaderboard
Check out the John Deere leaderboard all weekend right here. Here’s the top of that board as of 2 p.m. ET which showed an eight-way (!!!) tie for the lead.
| Position | Name | Score | Hole |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Austin Eckroat | -12 | 15 |
| T1 | Cameron Champ | -12 | 12 |
| T1 | Kevin Roy | -12 | 12 |
| T1 | Camilo Villegas | -12 | 11 |
| T1 | David Lipsky | -12 | 11 |
| T1 | Emiliano Grillo | -12 | 11 |
| T1 | Davis Thompson | -12 | 10 |
| T1 | Brian Campbell | -12 | 10 |
The top of the leaderboard is fluid, to say the least, on Saturday at TPC Deere Run. Cameron Champ, Kevin Roy and David Lipsky briefly were all tied for the lead but now it’s wild.
And don’t look now but here comes Matt Kuchar. Kooch shot 4-under 67 on Saturday to get to 11 under overall.
Doug Ghim has holed out five times already, twice for eagle, this week at TPC Deere Run. Joel Dahmen got in on the fun Saturday.
Roy, who is making his 50th PGA Tour start this week, shot a 62 in Detroit eight days ago and went on to finish T8 in the Rocket Classic. In Saturday’s third round at TPC Deere Run he posted birdies on his first four holes and has taken the lead in his quest for his first Tour win.
Which big names missed the cut at the John Deere Classic?
Some of the notables to miss the cut include Tom Kim (4 under), Ben Griffin (3 under), Jason Day (2 under) and Sungjae Im( 2 over).
Who’s leading the John Deere Classic?
Doug Ghim, who opened with a 62, followed that up with a 68 and is at 12 under, one shot ahead of a five-way tie for second.
Saturday tee times moved up to (hopefully) avoid weather
With expected bad weather in the forecast, the PGA Tour announced Friday afternoon that the Saturday tee times were moved up, with the first groups going off at 7:45 p.m. local time (8:45 a.m. ET) with the leaders going off at 10 a.m. local time. The field will go off split tees in threesomes with hopes of finishing around 3 p.m. local time.
Where to watch, stream, listen John Deere Classic 2025
This is the TV channel, streaming and radio schedule, with Golf Channel, CBS, PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, Paramount+ and PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM all teaming up for the coverage. All times listed are ET.
Third round, Saturday, July 5
- 8 a.m.-6 p.m., PGA Tour Live onĀ ESPN+
- 1-6 p.m., SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
- 1-3 p.m.,Ā Golf Channel, NBC Sports app
- 3-6 p.m., CBS,Ā Paramount+
Final round, Sunday, July 6
- 8 a.m.-6 p.m., PGA Tour Live onĀ ESPN+
- 1-6 p.m., SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
- 1-3 p.m.,Ā Golf Channel, NBC Sports app
- 3-6 p.m., CBS,Ā Paramount+
What is the purse, prize money at John Deere Classic?
The John Deere Classic purse is $8.4 million, with $1.512 million going to the winner in addition to 500 FedEx Cup points.
Where is the John Deere Classic played?
The D.A. Weibring and Chris Gray designed TPC Deere Run is located in Silvis, Illinois. It is a par 71 course that will measure 7,289 yards for the tournament. It is the No. 2-ranked golf course in Illinois in theĀ Golfweek’s Best 2025: Top public-access golf courses in every stateĀ list.
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