If there was ever a week to go stars and scrubs, the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois is it. Jordan Spieth, Zach Johnson, Steve Stricker and Ryan Moore stand head-and-shoulders above the rest of the field, and you should do whatever it takes—within reason—to get at least two of them into your lineup. I actually managed to squeeze Johnson, Stricker and Moore into one DraftKings lineup, but that would mean rolling the dice on somebody like Alex Cejka, Charlie Wi or Josh Teater in the last spot.
The best strategy for roster construction this week may be to go backward. Fill in the three or four cheap guys you like first, and then fill in the remaining spots with the best players available. In a cash game, Jordan Spieth is unlikely to be one of those players. You can construct some perfectly good cash game lineups without him, but I will almost certainly include him in at least one GPP lineup.
Player | FantasyAces | DraftKings | Comments |
Jordan Spieth | 8000 | 13700 | Simply put, he is too good for this tournament. He won the John Deere Classic in 2013 and finished T7 last year after finishing 58th as an amateur in 2012. |
Zach Johnson | 7150 | 11400 | Has finished second, second, first, third, 21st and second in the last six John Deere Classics. He is a must-play. |
Ryan Moore | 6200 | 9900 | At the John Deere classic he finished T7 last year, T22 in 2013 and T8 in 2012. |
Steve Stricker | 5950 | 9300 | He has finished fifth, 10th and 11th at the John Deere Classic since winning his third in-a-row in 2011. |
Tony Finau | 5650 | 8500 | He has played so well the last two months it is beginning to get ridiculous. Seven consecutive top-20s. |
Stephen Bowditch | 5250 | 9100 | GPP play. Top-15s in last two starts, and last two John Deere Classics. |
Scott Langley | 4950 | 8300 | University of Illinois grad finished T27 in 2014 and T33 in 2013. |
Brendon de Jonge | 4750 | 7500 | Has made five consecutive John Deere Classic cuts and 17 of 23 cuts this season. |
Chad Campbell | 4600 | 6800 | Has made the cut in seven consecutive John Deere Classics, including top-15s in 2014 and 2013. |
Tim Clark | 4500 | 6700 | Was playing quite well before an elbow injury derailed his season. Finished T5, T36, T7 and T18 in his last four John Deere Classic starts. |
Luke Guthrie | 4450 | 7200 | University of Illinois grad finished T27 in 2014, T33 in 2013 and T5 in 2012. |
Kevin Stadler | 4000 | 6700 | He hasn't played since The Masters due to a hand injury, but he is simply too good to cost so little. |
Erik Compton | 3550 | 6600 | Worth a shot on FantasyAces. Finished T44 and T13 in his last two John Deere starts. |