2026 – John Deere Classic

First-Round Notes – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Weather: Breezy and hot. Heat index 102. High of 92. Wind SW 10-15 mph, gusting to 20 mph.

First-Round Leaderboard

A FIRST THIS NEW SEASON @JDCLASSIC …

As Lucas Glover shares the lead heading to the second round of the event

Read: https://t.co/0W8REBXter

Imagn

✅ @TOURMISS pic.twitter.com/N5jIdxiZKn

— Fatiha (@TOURMISS) July 3, 2026

Lucas Glover (T1/-8)

• Cards a bogey-free 8-under 63, two shy of his career low-round score: 61, twice (2019 Shriners Children’s Open/R3/finished T7, 2016 Wyndham Championship/R2/finished T22)

• Marks his second-best score in 53 career rounds at TPC Deere Run (best: 62, 2013/R2)

• Glovers’s 8-under score marks the lowest round by a player 46 years or older on TOUR this season (previous: 7-under, Jason Dufner/American Express/R2)

• Holds 18-hole lead/co-lead for ninth time on TOUR (most recent: 2025 PLAYERS Championship/finished T3); 0-for-8 in converting to victory

• Four top-10 finishes in 16 tournament starts, highlighted by a victory in 2021 (T5/2025, T6/2023, Won/2021, T10/2019)

• Two top-25s in 15 starts this season (T24/Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, T14/Cadillac Championship)

• Owns six TOUR titles in 581 career starts: 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship, 2023 Wyndham Championship, 2021 John Deere Classic, 2011 Truist Championship, 2009 U.S. Open Championship, 2005 FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort

Zac Blair (T1/-8)

• Opens with an 8-under 63, setting his low 18-hole score this season (previous best: 65, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson/R2)

• Carded an eagle on No. 2 along with six birdies en route to bogey-free 63

• Holds 18-hole lead/co-lead for third time on TOUR (2020 American Express/finished T55, 2017 ISCO Championship/finished T27); 0-for-2 in converting to victory

• Ranks No. 1 Proximity (20 feet) and in Strokes Gained: Approach The Green (4.037) after hitting 16 of 18 greens in regulation

• Making eighth tournament appearance (best finish: T33/2025)

• Owns one top-10 in eight starts on TOUR this season (T8/Puerto Rico Open)

• Best finish on TOUR in 233 career starts: P2/2024 ISCO Championship, T2/2023 Travelers Championship

Additional Player Notes

• Lee Hodges (T3/-7) posts a first-round 64; owns one top-10 finish in 13 starts on TOUR this season (T6/Sony Open in Hawaii)

• Stephan Jaeger (T3/-7) cards a 64 in the first round; has made five appearances at the John Deere Classic with his best finish coming in 2023 (T13)

• Cedar Rapids, Iowa native Zach Johnson (T3/-7) closes the round eagle-birdie on Nos. 17-18 for a 64, one shy of his best score in 87 rounds at TPC Deere Run (63/2014/R1); 2012 John Deere Classic winner is making his 24^th tournament appearance

• Playing his 1,787th par-3 on the PGA TOUR, Davis Riley (T6/-6) aces the par-3 16^th hole with a 9-iron from 150 yards for his first career hole-in-one in 147 TOUR starts and wins a John Deere GX Crew Electric Gator; marks the 36^th ace at the John Deere Classic and first since Kevin Streelman in 2022 (No. 12/R4)

• Opening-round scores for notable players in the field:

  • No.1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking Preston Stout (T9/-5)

  • No. 14 in the Official World Golf Ranking, the highest-ranked player in the field Chris Gotterup (T9/-5)

  • Defending champion of the John Deere Classic Brian Campbell (T67/-1)

  • Two-time John Deere Classic winner Jordan Spieth (T67/-1)

  • Making his professional debut Jackson Koivun (T123/+2)

• Patrick Rodgers WD prior to the first round and Seamus Power WD after the first round (back injury)