A big stretch of golf continues this week on the PGA Tour as players travel to Silvia, Illinois, to partake in the 2025 John Deere Classic. With vital FedEx Cup points and spots in The Open at Royal Portrush on the line, competitors have plenty to play for during the Fourth of July weekend.

The PGA Tour heads to western Illinois this week for the John Deere Classic with the race for the FedExCup Playoffs — and top-100 exemption status — heating up. Here are Thursday’s tee times and groupings in Silvis. (Click here for second-round tee times).

Davis Thompson was that person last year and Sepp Straka the year before. Both of them used those wins to catapult themselves into the conversation as top 50 players on the PGA Tour.