John Deere Classic

Site: Silvis, Illinois.

Course: TPC Deere Run. Yardage: 7,289. Par: 71.

Prize money: $8 million. Winner's share: $1.44 million.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).

Defending champion: Sepp Straka.

FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler.

Last week: Cam Davis won the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Notes: Jordan Spieth is playing the John Deere Classic for the first time since he won in 2015. He did not defend the following year because of a change in the schedule brought on by the Olympics, and then he did not return because it preceded the British Open. ... Spieth has fallen to No. 53 in the FedEx Cup. ... The field does not have anyone from the top 20 in the world ranking. But it has 15 players from the top 50 in the FedEx Cup last year, a 50% increase from the previous year. ... The leading two players not already exempt will earn a spot in the British Open. ... Among those receiving a sponsor exemption is Neal Shipley, who was low amateur at the Masters and the U.S. Open. ... Florida State's Luke Clanton is in the field. He tied for 10th last week in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. ... Tom Kim is not playing after having played the last nine weeks on the PGA Tour.

Next week: Genesis Scottish Open and ISCO Championship.

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