The final round of the 2025 John Deere Classic is shaping up to be a nail-biter. Defending champion Davis Thompson clings to a narrow lead with 17 players hot on his heels — all within four strokes.
Thompson, however, seems at ease with the pressure. In a post-round interview, he shared that he believes his focus is honed more when he’s in contention.
“It shouldn’t change a whole lot, but I feel like your focus sharpens a little more and you’re able to — I find it easier to commit to every shot when I’m in the lead as opposed to the back of the pack,” Thompson says.
If he can defend his title, it would mark the second PGA Tour victory of his career — and make him the first repeat winner at this event since Steve Stricker won back-to-back-to-back from 2009 to 2011.
Still, Thompson is focusing on staying present coming down the stretch.
“Last year gave me confidence, but I can’t really focus on last year. I mean, that’s in the past. I just got to focus on the present,” he says.
Meanwhile, Max Homa is eyeing his first PGA Tour win since his victory at the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open. A win here would not only end his two-year drought but also earn him 1,500 U.S. Ryder Cup points, catapulting him 19 spots up in the U.S. Ryder Cup rankings and positioning him for a late push as September approaches.
Just two strokes behind Homa is Jackson Koivun, one of golf’s rising stars. The Auburn junior, ranked No. 1 in the world amateur rankings, is making a standout tournament debut this week. With his impressive play under pressure, Koivun is proving he’s a force to be reckoned with and a name to watch in the future.
With the pressure mounting and the leaderboard tightening, Sunday’s final round is shaping up to be an exciting one. Who will rise to the occasion? We’ll have to wait and see.
With that, here are the prize money payouts for the John Deere Classic, played at TPC Deere Run. The total purse is $8.4 million.
John Deere Classic purse, winner’s share:
WIN: $1.512 million
2: $915,600
3: $579,600
4: $411,600
5: $344,400
6: $304,500
7: $283,500
8: $262,500
9: $245,700
10: $228,900
11: $212,100
12: $195,300
13: $178,500
14: $161,700
15: $153,300
16: $144,900
17: $136,500
18: $128,100
19: $119,700
20: $111,300
21: $102,900
22: $94,500
23: $87,780
24: $81,060
25: $74,340
26: $67,620
27: $65,100
28: $62,580
29: $60,060
30: $57,540
31: $55,020
32: $52,500
33: $49,980
34: $47,880
35: $45,780
36: $43,680
37: $41,580
38: $39,900
39: $38,220
40: $36,540
41: $34,860
42: $33,180
43: $31,500
44: $29,820
45: $28,140
46: $26,460
47: $24,780
48: $23,436
49: $22,260
50: $21,588
51: $21,084
52: $20,580
53: $20,244
54: $19,908
55: $19,740
56: $19,572
57: $19,404
58: $19,236
59: $19,068
60: $18,900
61: $18,732
62: $18,564
63: $18,396
64: $18,228
65: $18,060
66: $17,892
67: $17,724
68: $17,556
69: $17,388
70: $17,220
