Exclusively on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+: Four-Stream Coverage of John Deere Classic

- Coverage begins tomorrow at 7:45 a.m. ET, continues through Final Round on Sunday, July 6
- Marquee and Featured groups four previous John Deere Classic winners: Thompson, Poston, Glover, Kim
- Also fan favorites Day, Fowler, Homa, Kim, Knapp, more
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PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ will present the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill., with four exclusive streams of coverage, only for ESPN+ subscribers.
- Coverage begins tomorrow at 7:45 a.m. ET, and continues through the July 4th weekend, with a final round on Sunday, July 6.
- Marquee and Featured groups include four previous winners of the John Deere Classic, including defending champion Davis Thompson, T. Poston (2022), Lucas Glover (2021), and Michael Kim (2018), as well as last week’s winner of the Rocket Classic Aldrich Potgieter.
- Also top 25 players Ben Griffin (No. 17) and Sungjae Im (No. 25), and fan favorites Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Max Homa, Tom Kim, and Jake Knapp.
- The Featured Holes feed will showcase the par-4 14th, as well as par-3 Nos. 3, 12 and 16 at TPC Deer Run.
- ESPN+ Bonus Coverage of other top groups in progress will begin when the initial Marquee Group and Featured Groups complete their rounds.
Day | Start Time (ET) | Coverage | |
Thursday,
July 3 |
7:45 a.m. | Main Feed |
Best action across the tournament field
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8:15 a.m. | Featured Groups |
Stephan Jaeger / Si Woo Kim / Sungjae Im Chris Kirk / J.T. Poston / Michael Kim
ESPN+ Bonus Coverage: Karl Vilips / Nico Echavarría / Tom Kim Aldrich Potgieter / Ben Griffin / Michael Thorbjornsen
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Featured Holes |
Nos. 3, 12, 16 | Par 3 No. 14 | Par 4
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8:30 a.m. | Marquee Group |
Rickie Fowler / Max Homa / Jake Knapp
ESPN+ Bonus Coverage: Davis Thompson / Jason Day / Lucas Glover
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4 p.m. | Featured Groups | Aldrich Potgieter / Ben Griffin / Michael Thorbjornsen | |
Davis Thompson / Jason Day / Lucas Glover | |||
Featured Holes | No. 14 | Par 4 | ||
No. 16 | Par 3 | |||
Friday,
July 4 |
7:45 a.m. | Main Feed |
Best action across the tournament field
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8:15 a.m. | Marquee Group |
Karl Vilips / Nico Echavarría / Tom Kim
ESPN+ Bonus Coverage: Rickie Fowler/ Max Homa / Jake Knapp
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Featured Groups |
Davis Thompson/ Jason Day / Lucas Glover Adlrich Potgieter / Ben Griffin / Michael Thorbjornsen
ESPN+ Bonus Coverage: Stephan Jaeger / Si Woo Kim / Sungjae Im Chris Kirk / J.T. Poston / Michael Kim
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Featured Holes |
Nos. 3, 12, 16 | Par 3 No. 14 | Par 4
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4 p.m. | Featured Groups | Rickie Fowler/ Max Homa / Jake Knapp | |
Stephan Jaeger / Si Woo Kim / Sungjae Im | |||
Featured Holes | No. 14 | Par 4 | ||
No. 16 | Par 3 |
First Round Main Feed coverage will also be available to stream on ESPN on Disney+.
PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ will follow a similar schedule Saturday and Sunday when pairings for announced.
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