The PGA Tour is in Illinois, where several rising young stars highlight the field, while the Champions go major hunting at the U.S. Senior Open Championship.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: John Deere Classic, Silvis, Ill., July 2-5
Course: TPC Deere Run (Par 71, 7,327 Yards)
Purse: $8.8M (Winner: $1.584M)
Defending Champion: Brian Campbell
FedEx Cup Leader: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 4-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming: Thursday-Sunday: 7:45 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
X: @JDClassic
NOTES: This is the 54th edition of the event, with TPC Deere Run serving as the host venue for the 26th time. John Deere is the second-longest running title sponsor on tour, having started in 1998. That is behind only AT&T, who began in 1986. … The field includes eight of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking and nine past event champions. … Two-time champion Jordan Spieth (2013, ‘15) will make his sixth start in the event. … Campbell beat Emiliano Grillo with a par on the first playoff hole last year. … Zach Johnson will make his 24th appearance in the event and has made the cut in each of the past 17. … Preston Stout, ranked No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, will make his tournament debut. He has missed the cut in each of his three previous starts on the PGA Tour. Other sponsor exemptions include reigning U.S. Amateur champion Mason Howell, tour veteran Dylan Frittelli and former Illinois star Ryan Voois, who will make his tournament debut. … Campbell seeks to become the first player to successfully defend at the John Deere since Steve Stricker from 2009-11. … Davis Thompson holds the tournament scoring record of 256 set in 2024.
BEST BETS: Ben Griffin (+1325 at DraftKings) enters in his best form of 2026 with four top-20s in his past five starts, including a T10 last week. … Chris Gotterup (+1400) is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 14. His best finish in three previous event starts was a T4 in 2022. … Keith Mitchell (+1800) finished T4 at the U.S. Open and posted four rounds in the 60s in finishing T22 last week. … Keegan Bradley (+2600) is one of the most accomplished players in the field and coming off a T14 at the Travelers. … Jackson Koivun (+2700) is making his professional debut. The top-ranked amateur finished T23 at this year’s U.S. Open and had three top-10 finishes on tour as an amateur last year. … J.T. Poston (+2700) won three starts ago at the Memorial. He followed it with a T4 at the U.S. Open before stumbling to 69th last week.
Last Tournament: Travelers Championship (Viktor Hovland)
Next Tournament: Genesis Scottish Open, North Berwick, July 9-12; ISCO Championship, Louisville, Ky., July 9-12
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: U.S. Senior Open Championship, Columbus, Ohio, July 2-5
Course: Scioto Country Club (Par 70, 7,170 Yards)
Purse: $4M (Winner: $800,000)
Defending Champion: Padraig Harrington
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ET (Golf Channel), 5-7 p.m. (Peacock); Saturday: Noon-2 p.m. (Peacock), 2-5 p.m. (NBC/Peacock); Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (Peacock), 3-6 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: Harrington won the event for the second time last year when he beat 2025 Charles Schwab Cup winner Cink by a single shot. Cink won the first two majors this year at the Senior PGA Championship and the Regions Tradition … Scioto is playing host to the event for the third time, with Dale Douglas winning in 1986 and Gene Sauers in 2016.
Last Tournament: Dick’s Open (Dicky Pride)
Next Tournament: Kaulig Companies Championship, Akron, Ohio, July 9-12
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: BMW International Open, Munich, July 2-5
Course: Golfclub Munchen Eichenried (Par 72, 7,354 Yards)
Purse: $3M (Winner: $500,000)
Defending Champion: Dan Brown
Race to Dubai Leader: Patrick Reed
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 6:30-11 a.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 7 a.m.-Noon (All Times Golf Channel)
X: @DPWorldTour
NOTES: This is the final event of the European Swing, with Eugenio Chacarra holding a 496.89-point lead over Kota Kaneko. With 585 points awarded to the event winner, only Kaneko can overtake Chacarra, who only needs to finish tied for seventh or better to be named the Swing champion. … The top five finishers this week among DP World Tour members who are not otherwise exempt, along with the top 20 of the Race to Dubai Rankings, will earn spots into The 154th Open Championship.
Last Tournament: DS Automobiles 83 Open d’Italia (Chacarra)
Next Tournament: Genesis Scottish Open, North Berwick, July 9-12
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Race to CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda
Last Event: KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (Haeran Ryu)
Next Tournament: Evian Championship, Evian-les-Bains, France, July 9-12
LIV GOLF
THIS WEEK: OFF.
2026 Season Leaders: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: 4Aces GC
Last Event: LIV Golf Andalucia (Individual: Tyrrell Hatton; Team: Legion XIII)
Next Event: LIV Golf United Kingdom, Rocester, England, July 23-26
