Sal Johnson

The 2007 John Deere Classic

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July 10, 2007

By SAL JOHNSON
Publisher, GOLFOBSERVER
E-mail me at: Golfersal@aol.com

This week's field includes:

• The field includes just 3 of the top 25 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings, with one from the top-10, Jim Furyk. The other two top 25 player in the field are Trevor Immelman and Charles Howell III.
• The field includes 2 of the top 25 of this years PGA Tour money list. The ones in the field are Zach Johnson & Woody Austin.
• The field includes 5 past champions: John Senden (2006), J.P. Hayes (2002), Steve Jones (1998), Blaine McCallister (1998) and Dan Forsman (1985).

A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the John Deere are these performance charts, one with the players listed alphabetically and the other with the players listed by average finish.

One last way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the John Deere in the last five years.

Time to look at our who's hot and who isn't:

Who's Hot: (Those with *** are in the John Deere field)
Player	AT&T	Buick	Travelers	U.S. Open	St.Jude	Memorial	Colonial	AT&T	Players	Wachovia
Jim Furyk	T3	T5	DNP	T2	DNP	T23	T2	DNP	T28	Cut
Tiger Woods	T6	DNP	DNP	T2	DNP	T15	DNP	DNP	T37	Win
Angel Cabrera	DNP	DNP	DNP	Win	DNP	DNP	DNP	Cut	DNP	DNP
David Toms	DNP	DNP	T6	T5	3	DNP	T18	T30	T64	DNP
K.J. Choi	Win	DNP	DNP	Cut	DNP	Win	T24	DNP	T23	T24
Hunter Mahan	T8	DNP	Win	T13	T17	DNP	Cut	T68	Cut	Cut
Scott Verplank	DNP	T5	DNP	T7	T8	DNP	T7	DNP	T44	Cut
Vijay Singh	T12	DNP	DNP	T20	T30	T15	DNP	DNP	T44	T7
Steve Stricker	2	DNP	DNP	T13	DNP	Cut	T24	DNP	T52	2
Jerry Kelly	T45	DNP	T15	T7	DNP	T45	T7	DNP	T28	T43
***Brandt Snedeker	T8	T10	DNP	T23	T5	Cut	T29	DNP	T12	Cut
Niclas Fasth	DNP	DNP	DNP	T4	DNP	DNP	DNP	Cut	Cut	DNP
Nick O'Hern	Cut	DNP	3	T23	DNP	T31	T52	DNP	T28	T22
Rory Sabbatini	DNP	DNP	DNP	T51	DNP	DNP	Win	T24	T44	T3
Stewart Cink	DNP	DNP	T75	Cut	DNP	T5	T18	T24	T3	T5
***Anthony Kim	T25	DNP	DNP	T20	T25	T35	T18	DNP	Cut	T5
***Woody Austin	Cut	T2	T43	Cut	Win	T45	Cut	DNP	Cut	T43
***Bubba Watson	Cut	DNP	DNP	T5	Cut	T23	DNP	DNP	T6	T24
***Carl Pettersson	DNP	DNP	T15	T17	DNP	T31	T52	DNP	T28	T22
Justin Rose	T30	DNP	T9	T10	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Phil Mickelson	Cut	DNP	DNP	Cut	DNP	WD	DNP	DNP	Win	T3
Tom Lehman	DNP	T20	T6	DNP	DNP	T45	T5	DNP	T23	DNP
Staurt Appleby	T3	DNP	Cut	T26	Cut	T51	DNP	DNP	T16	WD
Aaron Baddeley	T69	DNP	DNP	T13	DNP	T9	DNP	DNP	T37	T43
Nick Dougherty	DNP	DNP	DNP	T7	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Mike Weir	T8	DNP	DNP	T20	T39	Cut	DNP	DNP	T37	T24
Fred Funk	T62	T20	T5	T30	T46	DNP	Cut	DNP	Cut	DNP

Who's Not Hot: (Those with *** are in the John Deere field)
Player	AT&T	Buick	Travelers	U.S. Open	St. Jude	Memorial	Colonial	AT&T	Players	Wachovia
***Johnson Wagner	CUT	T64	CUT	Cut	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT
***Kyle Reifers	DNP	CUT	WD	DNP	CUT	Cut	Cut	Cut	DNP	Cut
***Chris Couch	T62	CUT	CUT	DNP	WD	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP
***David Branshaw	CUT	CUT	T65	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	Cut	Cut	Cut
***Tom Byrum	DNP	CUT	CUT	Cut	Cut	DNP	Cut	Cut	DNP	Cut
***Greg Owen	T62	T52	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	Cut	Cut	Cut	Cut
George McNeill	DNP	CUT	CUT	63	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	Cut
Craig Perks	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	WD	DNP	DNP	DNP	Cut	Cut
***Jarrod Lyle	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	Cut	DNP	DNP
***Jim Rutledge	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	Cut	DNP	DNP
***Matt Hendrix	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	Cut	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
***Todd Hamilton	73	CUT	DNP	Cut	CUT	66	WD	DNP	T75	Cut

Who to Watch for at the John Deere Classic:

Best Bets:

Chris Riley
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
T61	-	-	T2	T5	Cut	4	Cut	-	-	-

Full John Deere Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

Good pick this week because he is playing well and comes to a course that he has done well at

Pat Perez
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
WD	-	66	T12	4	-	-	-	-	-	-

Full John Deere Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

Hits lots of greens and another of those players whose game is coming around

Billy Mayfair
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
T7	T29	WD	T17	-	-	-	-	-	T75	Cut

Full John Deere Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

Hits lots of greens and fits into the type that has won her in the past

Best of the rest:

Jach Johnson
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
T33	T36	T20	Cut	Cut	-	-	-	-	-	-

Full John Deere Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

Will be the favorite because of his home in the area and the fact that he has supported this event over the years. Hits lots of greens so he could have a good week.

Jason Gore
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
T10	-	-	Cut	-	T68	-	-	-	-	-

Full John Deere Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

After a slow start to his year as come back like gang busters, look for a good week out of him.

Lucas Glover
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
-	Cut	T32	-	T49	-	-	-	-	-	Cut

Full John Deere Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

One of those guys that is ready to bust out and win.

Carlos Franco
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
	Cut	T13	T55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Full John Deere Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

One of those quiet players that has had a very good year, look for him to play well

Woody Austin
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
T39	T20	T46	Cut	Cut	T8	T60	T52	Cut	T36	T64

Full John Deere Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

Always been a loyal supporter of this event, one of these days he is going to bust out.

Bernhard Langer
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
-	-	-	T10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Full John Deere Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

Don't laugh he is ready to win and can do it any week now

Longshot's that could come through:

Bubba Watson
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
T17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Full John Deere Classic record

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

If he can control his length and make do with a good short game this could be his event.

Brandt Snedeker
2006	'05	'04	'03	'02	'01	'00	'99	'98	'97	'96
-	First time in event	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Full 2007 PGA Tour record

This could be a great course for Snedeker

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