The 2012 John Deere Classic begins Thursday with first-round action from the TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. Steve Stricker will try to make history as he looks to win his fourth straight John Deere Classic. If Stricker wins, he will join Tiger Woods as the only players to win the same tournament four straight years since 1931.
John Deere Classic 2012: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Pairings For Thursday
Stricker will begin his quest for a four-peat on Thursday in a group with Kyle Stanley and Camilo Villegas. Zach Johnson, who finished in a tie for third at the 2011 John Deere Classic will play with Ted Potter Jr. and Nick Watney on Thursday.
Thursday’s first round begins at 7 a.m. ET with television coverage running from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET on the Golf Channel. Radio coverage will be available on SIRIUS-XM from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET. Complete tee times for Thursday’s first round can be found below (all times ET).
Tee No. 1
7:00 a.m.: Marco Dawson, Matt Every, Mathias Gronberg
7:10 a.m.: Chris Riley, Ricky Barnes, Roland Thatcher
7:20 a.m.: Jeff Maggert, Rod Pampling, David Hearn
7:30 a.m.: Bryce Molder, D.A. Points, Robert Garrigus
7:40 a.m.: Scott Piercy, Rory Sabbatini, Charley Hoffman
7:50 a.m.: Chris Kirk, Harrison Frazar, Arjun Atwal
8:00 a.m.: Jason Gore, Vaughn Taylor, Tom Gillis
8:10 a.m.: Marc Turnesa, John Merrick, Patrick Sheehan
8:20 a.m.: Chez Reavie, Mathew Goggin, Kris Blanks
8:30 a.m.: Jimmy Walker, Gavin Coles, Seung-Yul Noh
8:40 a.m.: Bobby Gates, Richard H. Lee, William McGirt
8:50 a.m.: Brian Harman, Jamie Lovemark, Erik Compton
9:00 a.m.: Alexandre Rocha, Billy Horschel, Patrick Rodgers
12:15 p.m.: Duffy Waldorf, Chris Stroud, Sung Kang
12:25 p.m.: Alex Cejka, Shane Bertsch, Colt Knost
12:35 p.m.: Boo Weekley, Dicky Pride, Matt Jones
12:45 p.m.: Kyle Stanley, Steve Stricker, Camilo Villegas
12:55 p.m.: Mark Wilson, Jhonattan Vegas, Tim Clark
1:05 p.m.: Michael Bradley, Cameron Beckman, Brian Gay
1:15 p.m.: Ryuji Imada, David Duval, Bud Cauley
1:25 p.m.: Ryan Moore, J.J. Henry, Blake Adams
1:35 p.m.: John Senden, Brian Davis, Sang-Moon Bae
1:45 p.m.: Steven Bowditch, Danny Lee, John Hurley
1:55 p.m.: Troy Kelly, Steve Wheatcroft, Luke Guthrie
2:05 p.m.: Russell Knox, Tommy Biershenk, Randall Hutchison
2:15 p.m.: Garth Mulroy, Gary Christian, Chad Proehl
Tee No. 10
7:00 a.m.: Bart Bryant, Lee Janzen, Joey Snyder III
7:10 a.m.: Chris Couch, Billy Mayfair, Kevin Streelman
7:20 a.m.: D.J. Trahan, Garrett Willis, Kevin Chappell
7:30 a.m.: Ted Potter, Jr., Zach Johnson, Nick Watney
7:40 a.m.: K.J. Choi, Jonathan Byrd, Stewart Cink
7:50 a.m.: Stuart Appleby, Matt Bettencourt, Derek Lamely
8:00 a.m.: Rocco Mediate, Heath Slocum, Bill Lunde
8:10 a.m.: Kent Jones, Jeff Overton, James Driscoll
8:20 a.m.: Pat Perez, Chris DiMarco, Spencer Levin
8:30 a.m.: Woody Austin, Nick O'Hern, Kevin Stadler
8:40 a.m.: Kevin Kisner, Stephen Gangluff, Will Claxton
8:50 a.m.: Zack Miller, Edward Loar, Jordan Spieth
9:00 a.m.: Charlie Beljan, Miguel Angel Carballo, Patrick Reed
12:15 p.m.: Nathan Green, Brendon de Jonge, Scott Dunlap
12:25 p.m.: Chad Campbell, Joe Durant, Josh Teater
12:35 p.m.: Troy Matteson, Tim Petrovic, Hunter Haas
12:45 p.m.: Ben Crane, Sean O'Hair, Y.E. Yang
12:55 p.m.: Carl Pettersson, Ryan Palmer, Charles Howell III
1:05 p.m.: Scott Stallings, Jason Bohn, Jerry Kelly
1:15 p.m.: Richard S. Johnson, Daniel, Chopra Frank Lickliter II
1:25 p.m.: Todd Hamilton, Shaun Micheel, Tommy Gainey
1:35 p.m.: John Daly, Ken Duke, Daniel Summerhays
1:45 p.m.: Martin Flores, Kyle Reifers, Kyle Thompson
1:55 p.m.: Billy Hurley III, Scott Brown, Chris W. Black
2:05 p.m.: Mark Anderson, J.J. Killeen, Jason Kokrak
2:15 p.m.: Brendon Todd, Matt McQuillan, John Peterson
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