Fantasy Tip Sheet: John Deere Classic
Steve Stricker celebrates after holing out a shot from the fairway for an eagle on the second hole during the third round of the Memorial golf tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club, Saturday, June 4, 2011, in Dublin, Ohio.
| Rank | Winner | Wild Card | Last Week | ||
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Rude |
Steve Stricker Being master of the obvious here. Class of field. Defending champion. No. 1 in Golfweek/Sagarin rankings. Comfortable in Midwest. Can drive there from Wisconsin home. |
Bryce Molder Top 10s the last two weeks – T-6 at Travelers, T-8 AT&T National. |
Winner: Ryan Moore (T-68); wild card: Justin Rose (T-15) |
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Martin |
Jason Day Day has finished in the top 10 in five of his past six starts, including runners-up at two majors. Hard to pick against him. |
John Merrick Merrick is having a steady season as he tries to regain full status on Tour. He's finished 11th-9th-15th in his past three starts. |
Winner: Ryan Moore (T-68); wild card: Kevin Streelman (T-15). |
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McCabe |
Steve Marino No great history at the Deere, to speak of. But there's plenty of great history of strong performances without having cashed through, so here's a guess that this could be the week. |
Andres Romero Has quietly been playing very steady golf. Has been 71 or better in 20 of his last 24 rounds and seems to be primed for something special. |
Winner: Hunter Mahan (T-30); wild card: Sean O'Hair (MC). |
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Ringler |
Steve Stricker If he does not find the top of the leaderboard come Sunday afternoon, he will be close. Stricker is the winner of the last two John Deere Classic and has seven consecutive top 20 finishes. Oh yea, and he is the No. 1 player in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index. |
Tommy Gainey Why Gainey? Because the average winner on the PGA tour heading into the week this year according to the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index is 112.6. Gainey checks in at 113 this week! |
Winner: J.B. Holmes (T-68); wild card: Mark Wilson (MC). |
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Miceli |
Steve Stricker It's easy to pick him because he is the highest ranked player in the field, but it's also hard to pick him because he has won two consecutive Deere's, but with a win a month ago and playing a schedule he likes, I'll take Stricker. |
Charles Howell III Things have to change for Charlie three sticks, he has to win eventually and the Deere seems like a good place for it. |
Winner: Ryan Moore (T-68); wild card: Tom Gillis (T-25) |
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The John Deere Classic field based on the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index:
- 1. Steve Stricker
- 9. Jason Day
- 13. Stewart Cink
- 16. Zach Johnson
- 20. Charles Howell III
- 23. David Toms
- 37. J.J. Henry
- 39. Chris Couch
- 43. Jonathan Byrd
- 51. Brendon de Jonge
- 52. Brian Gay
- 53. Charlie Wi
- 69. Jason Dufner
- 71. Chad Campbell
- 72. Andres Romero
- 73. Brian Davis
- 76. Pat Perez
- 77. Brandt Jobe
- 79. Ricky Barnes
- 81. Davis Love III
- 84. Hunter Haas
- 85. Mark Wilson
- 88. Steve Marino
- 93. Scott Verplank
- 95. Louis Oosthuizen
- 96. Robert Garrigus
- 98. Chris Stroud
- 100. Michael Putnam
- 105. Marc Leishman
- 106. John Merrick
- 107. Chris DiMarco
- 108. D.J. Trahan
- 109. Chris Kirk
- 111. Jerry Kelly
- 113. Tommy Gainey
- 116. Greg Chalmers
- 118. D.A. Points
- 122. Blake Adams
- 126. Vaughn Taylor
- 129. Richard S. Johnson
- 131. Heath Slocum
- 138. John Rollins
- 140. Troy Matteson
- 146. Paul Goydos
- 154. Jhonattan Vegas
- 158. Arjun Atwal
- 163. Brett Wetterich
- 165. David Mathis
- 172. Chris Riley
- 173. Jeff Quinney
- 176. George McNeill
- 178. Jimmy Walker
- 184. Jason Bohn
- 185. Kevin Stadler
- 188. Paul Stankowski
- 193. Ryuji Imada
- 195. David Hearn
- 196. Matt Jones
- 198. Scott McCarron
- 199. Dean Wilson
- 200. Tag Ridings
- 204. William McGirt
- 208. Fabian Gomez
- 212. Matt Bettencourt
- 213. Charles Warren
- 215. Kyle Stanley
- 217. Scott Piercy
- 224. Chez Reavie
- 226. Scott Gutschewski
- 227. Chad Collins
- 228. Michael Bradley
- 231. Tim Petrovic
- 232. Michael Thompson
- 233. Bryce Molder
- 234. Will MacKenzie
- 238. Josh Teater
- 242. Colt Knost
- 247. Justin Hicks
- 251. Woody Austin
- 257. Marco Dawson
- 260. Kent Jones
- 263. Cameron Tringale
- 271. Rod Pampling
- 273. Scott Stallings
- 274. Steven Bowditch
- 278. Michael Connell
- 279. Shaun Micheel
- 280. Brett Quigley
- 285. James Driscoll
- 289. Roland Thatcher
- 291. David Duval
- 294. Garrett Willis
- 296. John Mallinger
- 311. Troy Merritt
- 317. Jim Herman
- 318. Briny Baird
- 320. Cameron Percy
- 322. Joe Ogilvie
- 326. Zack Miller
- 328. Dicky Pride
- 331. Nate Smith
- 333. Nathan Green
- 334. Aron Price
- 342. Lee Janzen
- 346. Sunghoon Kang
- 347. D.J. Brigman
- 359. Kenny Perry
- 361. Billy Mayfair
- 363. Michael Letzig
- 365. Bobby Gates
- 379. Alexandre Rocha
- 380. Daniel Summerhays
- 383. Kris Blanks
- 390. Jarrod Lyle
- 391. Bio Kim
- 394. Alex Prugh
- 401. Cameron Beckman
- 409. Mark Hensby
- 419. Jim Renner
- 425. Michael Sim
- 426. Todd Hamilton
- 444. Joseph Bramlett
- 445. John Daly
- 454. Martin Piller
- 469. Ben Martin
- 478. Craig Bowden
- 489. Shane Bertsch
- 514. Chris Tidland
- 522. Kevin Kisner
- 545. J.P. Hayes
- 548. Andres Gonzales
- 563. Brady Schnell
- 576. Derek Lamely
- 602. Jay Williamson
- 622. Frank Lickliter II
- 629. Robert Gamez
- 630. Billy Horschel
- 661. Scott Gordon
- 681. Will Strickler
- 705. Bob May
- 721. Rich Beem
- 723. Matt Weibring
- 740. Matt McQuillan
- 757. Duffy Waldorf
- 768. Mike Weir
- 811. Brad Faxon
- 823. Chris Baryla
- 921. Chris Smith
- N/R. Morgan Hoffmann
- N/R. Scott Langley
- N/R. Brian Maurer
- N/R. Leif Olson
- N/R. Chad Proehl
- N/R. Fran Quinn
- N/R. Mike Small
- N/R. Kevin Tway



















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