The PGA Tour is at TPC Deere Run for the 2011 John Deere Classic, Thursday July 7th, as Steve Stricker looks for the three-peat. PGA oddsmakers like his chances as Steve Stricker is listed as 7/1 odds favourite to win the 2011 John Deere Classic. Let’s take a look at the Top-3 favourites and my underdog pick. Be sure to make your 2011 John Deere Classic Predictions early to beat the rush.
TPC Deere Run ranked as the second-easiest par 71 of 11 used in non-majors last year. Paul Goydos opened last year's edition of the John Deere Classic with the fourth 59 in PGA TOUR history, and Steve Stricker posted rounds of 60 and 62 en route to a successful title defense. Greens in regulation and birdie averages are premiums and guys that have shown a propensity to go low with a hot putter deserve attention as well.
Steve Stricker is the two-time defending champion. In last eight rounds at TPC Deere Run, owns a 6.625 birdie average. He is currently No. 1 on TOUR in that stat (4.53). Stricker has Top 20s in his last seven starts this season, including a victory at the Memorial.
Zach Johnson, native of nearby Cedar Rapids, Iowa has finished inside the top 25 here the last two years, including a T2 in 2009. Coming off a T24 at the Travelers, where he ranked fifth in greens hit and had two runs of five birdies in a row.
Charles Howell has Top 25s in his last four starts, including T3s in the last two — St. Jude Classic, AT&T National. He ranks 40th on TOUR in greens in regulation and 65th in birdie average. Howell has four top 25s in five starts here dating back to 2000.
UNDERDOG Pick! Heath Slocum is a four-time TOUR winner who was T11 at the U.S. Open and T17 at the Travelers and now comes here after a week off. He likes TPC Deere Run, with two top-10s in 2006-07.
PGA Tour – Odds To Win The 2011 John Deere Classic – July 7th @ 7:00 AM ET
Steve Stricker 7/1
Jason Day 11/1
Zach Johnson 18/1
Charles Howell III 20/1
David Toms 20/1
Jonathan Byrd 22/1
Stewart Cink 25/1
Louis Oosthuizen 28/1
John Rollins 33/1
Steve Marino 33/1
Andres Romero 40/1
Brian Gay 40/1
Bryce Molder 40/1
Heath Slocum 40/1
Brandt Jobe 50/1
Chad Campbell 50/1
Charlie Wi 50/1
Chris Stroud 50/1
D.J. Trahan 50/1
Davis Love III 50/1
J.J. Henry 50/1
Jason Dufner 50/1
John Merrick 50/1
Mark Wilson 50/1
Pat Perez 50/1
Ricky Barnes 50/1
Robert Garrigus 50/1
Ryuji Imada 50/1
Brian Davis 66/1
Chris Dimarco 66/1
Chris Kirk 66/1
Jhonattan Vegas 66/1
Kevin Stadler 66/1
Scott Verplank 66/1
Troy Matteson 66/1
Vaughn Taylor 66/1
Brendon De Jonge 80/1
Chris Couch 80/1
D-A Points 80/1
George Mcneill 80/1
Greg Chalmers 80/1
James Driscoll 80/1
Jerry Kelly 80/1
Matt Jones 80/1
Paul Goydos 80/1
Tommy Gainey 80/1
Blake Adams 100/1
Point-Spreads.com recommends you check out Golf Odds before the 2011 John Deere Classic tees-off.
The Bottom Line: Stricker’s game fits this course well. Be sure to make your 2011 John Deere Classic Predictions early to beat the rush.
