Lucas Glover took a two-shot lead into the weekend at 14 under, and the Round 3 start at the John Deere Classic was reworked before Saturday’s first group teed off. The question of where is the John Deere Classic held has a short answer: TPC Deere Run, where players in the field now face a Nos. 1 and 10 tee start from approximately 9-11:30 a.m. local time in groups of three.
TPC Deere Run and the weather shift
The change came because inclement weather was expected later on Saturday. That forced a split-tee format instead of a single-stream start, with groups sent off both Nos. 1 and 10 so Round 3 could get through the field faster before conditions turned.
Lucas Glover got there on rounds of 63-65, and his 2021 John Deere Classic win is now backing up another strong position at 14 under. Lee Hodges is second at 12 under, while Zac Blair is the only other player within three shots at 11 under.
Max Homa sits 10th at 9 under, and Chris Gotterup and Zach Johnson are tied for 11th at 8 under. Jordan Spieth made the cut on the number and is 3 under through 36 holes, while Jackson Koivun finished at 1 over in his PGA TOUR professional debut and missed the cut.
Players in the John Deere Classic
The weather reshuffle changes the rhythm of Saturday without changing the chase at the top. Glover still carries the lead, but the field has to work around a compressed start window and the possibility that play could be squeezed if the forecast hits as expected.
For the players still in contention, the practical task is simple: be ready early, know the tee assignment, and treat the first few holes as a quicker-moving opening stretch than a normal single-tee round. For Jackson Koivun, the weekend is already over after a 1-over score in his first PGA TOUR start as a professional; for Glover, Hodges and Blair, the title race now runs through a weather-adjusted Saturday morning at TPC Deere Run.
