Ryan Moore is set to defend the title he won at the TPC Deere Run last year, but he’s not without elite competition with seven top 30 players from the current FedEx rankings all part of the field that would be vying for the $1,008,000 grand prize. Below, however, are some of the sleepers you should be paying attention to.
2017 John Deere Classic Sleeper Picks and Predictions
Streb came awfully close of winning his first title of the season when he finished second at the Greenbrier Classic to Xander Schauffele. It was nevertheless an out-of-nowhere performance from Streb, who arrived in White Sulphur Springs on the heels of back-to-back T50 finishes. He was T55 at the Quicken Loans National and T57 at the Travelers Championship prior to that. Sometimes, it’s all about momentum in the Tour and Streb has that with him heading into this week’s action at the TPC Deere Run.
Tony Finau
Another golfer who’s building some steam of late is Finau, who had a T7 at the Greenbrier Classic. It was Finau’s second top 17 finish in four starts and his fourth-straight finish inside the top 30. In other words, Finau appears to be narrowing down on a title, which has eluded him this season. His best finish this season was a T3 at the Valero Texas Open. Meanwhile, enjoy this clip of Finau showing his athleticism outside of the golf course.
Streelman must be smelling blood in the water heading into the Greenbrier Classic after four consecutive top 20 finishes, which includes a T8 at the Travelers Championship. Heck, he must’ve told wife Courtney before he departed for West Virginia to go to the nearest dealership and window shop for a new family car because that’s how confident he was of winning in White Sulphur Spring we presumed. Well, he ended up 29th, which was still good for a $50,410 bucks. Streelman is still a good sleeper play, though, based on his string of strong outings lately.
