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2021 John Deere Classic: Top 10 power rankings at TPC Deere Run

By Mike Randleman

SILVIS, IL - JULY 11: A miniature John Deere tractor is used as a tee marker at the 7th hole during the final round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run on July 11, 2010 in Silvis, Illinois. (Photo by Darren Carroll/Getty Images)
SILVIS, IL - JULY 11: A miniature John Deere tractor is used as a tee marker at the 7th hole during the final round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run on July 11, 2010 in Silvis, Illinois. (Photo by Darren Carroll/Getty Images) /
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Jul 4, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Cam Davis holds the trophy after winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 4, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Cam Davis holds the trophy after winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /

His recent form may have made Sunday’s win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic a bit of a surprise, but there were enough highlights in Cam Davis’ young career to hint a breakout performance might be coming.

The 26-year-old Australian already hoisted trophies at the 2017 Australian Open and on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2018. Davis wasn’t sharp in his PGA Tour rookie campaign in 2018-19. He turned it around when the calendar flipped to 2020.

Davis was 6-for-6 making the cut with two top-10s and all top-40s before the pandemic hiatus.

He piled up another streak of six cuts after missing four in a row when play resumed last summer.

Davis contended early in 2021 when he took third at The American Express. That was his last top-10 until the win in Detroit, though Davis’ play has become more consistent with 12 of 16 made cuts this year.

Davis has all the tools to be a mainstay, standing athletically at 6-foot-4.

He’s got a great swing that allowed him to stripe it throughout the five-hole playoff at the Rocket Mortgage where he downed Joaquin Niemann after one hole and Troy Merritt after five. Despite not getting a birdie look to fall, Davis was Mr. Fairways and Greens down the stretch.

He was fourth in the field in strokes gained tee to green (2.11) to bolster his 18-under 72-hole tally. The putting wasn’t as shaky all week as it was in the playoff. Davis was a respectable 22nd in SG putting (.77).

He showed his bunker skills with a key hole-out from the sand for birdie on the 71st hole.

For the season, CD is 25th in SG off the tee (.415), sixth in holes per eagle (95.1) and 22nd in birdie average (4.12).

Davis made the cut in his John Deere Classic debut in 2019. He was in red figures all four rounds (66-70-70-70) en route to T-53rd.

At time of writing, Davis is still in this week’s field. The win in Detroit didn’t earn him a spot at the Open, but it did enough to project him into the field or as first alternate based on his Official World Golf Ranking, per Rob Bolton of the PGA Tour.

Keep an eye out Wednesday night to make sure Davis is still teeing it up.

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