PGA TOUR's John Deere Classic

Site: Silvis, Ill.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: TPC Deere Run (7,268 yards, par 71).

Purse: $4.2 million. Winner’s share: $756,000.

FedEx Cup points: 25,000. Winner’s share: 4,500.

Television (all times PDT): Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, noon-3 p.m., 5:30-8:30 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, noon-3 p.m.).

Last year: Jonathan Byrd won his third PGA Tour title, birdieing three of the final five holes for a one-stroke victory over Tim Clark.

Last week: Anthony Kim won the AT&T National for his second victory of the year, closing with a 5-under 65 at Congressional for a two-shot victory over Fredrik Jacobson. Kim, also the Wachovia Championship winner, became the first American under 25 since Tiger Woods to win at least twice in a season on the PGA Tour.

Notes: The British Open is next week at Royal Birkdale. The U.S. Bank Championship also is next week in Milwaukee. … Kenny Perry, the Memorial and Buick Open winner, tops the field. He also will play in Milwaukee, skipping the British Open. … Zach Johnson, from neighboring Iowa, also is in the field. … The highest top-10 finisher not otherwise exempt for the British Open will earn a spot at Royal Birkdale – something Puyallup's Ryan Moore hopes to accomplish this week since he missed out in British Open qualifying. … Three-time winner D.A. Weibring teamed with Chris Gray to design Deere Run. … J.P. Hayes won in 2002, shooting a course-record 61 in the second round and finishing at 22-under 262 — the lowest score in relation to par in tournament history.

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