Zach Johnson got his title defense off to a strong start Thursday, jumping out to an early lead at TPC Deere Run. But he’s not the only person scoring well, and he has to golf with the most successful player at the John Deere Classic, Steve Stricker, in his group and just a few strokes behind him.
John Deere Classic 2013: Tee times, TV schedule for Friday
Zach Johnson started off strong to defend his title, but it’s early, everybody’s scoring well, and perhaps his strongest competition is in his threesome.
Michael Cohen
Johnson, a native Iowan, sits at 7-under and is hoping for his first win of the year, with his highest finish of the year a third-place performance at the Crowne Plaza Invitational. He’s tied with Camilo Villegas, and they’re followed by three golfers at 6-under, most notably Brendon De Jonge. Seven others are at 5-under, including Boo Weekley, who bested Johnson at the Crowne Plaza event, and Kevin Streelman, who tied for second at The Players Championship. And Stricker, who won the three previous John Deere Classics before Johnson’s victory last year, headlines a pack at 4-under.
Here are the tee times, with Stricker and Johnson teeing off at 1:45 p.m. Eastern, joined by Davis Love III. The event will be broadcast on The Golf Channel from 3-6 p.m. Eastern, with coverage streamed online.
All tee times here are Eastern:
TEE NO. 1
8 a.m.: Will Claxton, Greg Chalmers, Greg Owen
8:10 a.m.: Kevin Stadler, Brian Harman, Shawn Stefani
8:20 a.m.: Troy Matteson, Michael Letzig, Seung-Yul Noh
8:30 a.m.: Boo Weekley, John Huh, Chris Kirk
8:40 a.m.: Derek Ernst, Scott Brown, Kyle Stanley
8:50 a.m.: Gary Woodland, Michael Bradley, Jerry Kelly
9 a.m.: Rory Sabbatini, Jonathan Byrd, Trevor Immelman
9:10 a.m.: John Senden, David Duval, Ricky Barnes
9:20 a.m.: Bill Lunde, James Hahn, Joey Snyder III
9:30 a.m.: Chad Campbell, Justin Hicks, D.H. Lee
9:40 a.m.: Scott Gardiner, Luke List, John Kimbell
9:50 a.m.: Gary Christian, Brendon Todd, Justin Thomas
10 a.m.: Jin Park, Henrik Norlander, T.J. Vogel
1:15 p.m.: Vaughn Taylor, Scott McCarron, Charlie Wi
1:25 p.m.: Brendon de Jonge, Nick O’Hern, Scott Langley
1:35 p.m.: Neal Lancaster, Jeff Gove, Colt Knost
1:45 p.m.: Zach Johnson, Steve Stricker, Davis Love III
1:55 p.m.: D.A. Points, Keegan Bradley, Charles Howell III
2:05 p.m.: Mark Wilson, Sean O’Hair, Mike Weir
2:15 p.m.: J.J. Henry, Stephen Ames, Y.E. Yang
2:25 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Ryo Ishikawa, Luke Guthrie
2:35 p.m.: Brian Davis, Roberto Castro, Darron Stiles
2:45 p.m.: Andres Romero, Rod Pampling, David Mathis
2:55 p.m.: Steven Bowditch, Brad Fritsch, Lee Williams
3:05 p.m.: Bobby Gates, Andrew Svoboda, Eric Meierdierks
3:15 p.m.: Doug LaBelle II, Jim Herman, Steven Ihm
TEE NO. 10
8 a.m.: Tim Petrovic, Billy Mayfair, Patrick Reed
8:10 a.m.: Kevin Sutherland, Morgan Hoffmann, Ben Kohles
8:20 a.m.: Tom Gillis, Nicholas Thompson, Tag Ridings
8:30 a.m.: Ken Duke, Harris English, Kevin Streelman
8:40 a.m.: Jonas Blixt, Nick Watney, Louis Oosthuizen
8:50 a.m.: Ben Crane, Bryce Molder, Scott Verplank
9 a.m.: Charlie Beljan, George McNeill, Stuart Appleby
9:10 a.m.: Nathan Green, Bud Cauley, Fabian Gomez
9:20 a.m.: Matt Jones, David Hearn, Justin Bolli
9:30 a.m.: Chez Reavie, Jesper Parnevik, Robert Karlsson
9:40 a.m.: Alistair Presnell, Paul Haley II, Justin Peters
9:50 a.m.: Aaron Watkins, Si Woo Kim, Sean McCarty
10 a.m.: Andres Gonzales, Donald Constable, Connor Arendell
1:15 p.m.: Heath Slocum, Jeff Overton, Erik Compton
1:25 p.m.: Wes Short Jr., Dicky Pride, Martin Flores
1:35 p.m.: Pat Perez, William McGirt, Robert Streb
1:45 p.m.: Ryan Moore, Scott Stallings, K.J. Choi
1:55 p.m.: Brian Gay, Ted Potter Jr., Carl Pettersson
2:05 p.m.: Lucas Glover, Brendan Steele, Aaron Baddeley
2:15 p.m.: Tommy Gainey, Charley Hoffman, Robert Allenby
2:25 p.m.: Jason Bohn, Glen Day, Daniel Summerhays
2:35 p.m.: Chris DiMarco, Brandt Jobe, Casey Wittenberg
2:45 p.m.: Camilo Villegas, John Rollins, Todd Hamilton
2:55 p.m.: D.J. Trahan, Joe Ogilvie, Shaun Micheel
3:05 p.m.: Russell Knox, Cameron Percy, Chris Naegel
3:15 p.m.: Steve LeBrun, Joe Affrunti, Patrick Rodgers
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