2022 John Deere Classic: Top 10 Power Rankings at TPC Deere Run

There aren’t many players who have stuck around on the PGA Tour as long as Patrick Rodgers without hauling in a win. Could the Avon, Indiana native get it done in the Midwest?

That’s the goal for Rodgers in his 214th PGA Tour start. He has three career runner-up finishes, including at the 2017 John Deere Classic. He owned the 54-hole lead that year and shot a 1-under 70 on Sunday, but it wasn’t enough to fend off Bryson DeChambeau.

Rodgers rolled it beautifully that week to rank second in the field in strokes gained putting (8.288). He got up and down the only time he was in a bunker and hit over 80% of greens in regulation.

Rodgers has made the cut five out of eight times at TPC Deere Run and four times in a row going back to 2016. The Stanford alum was T-23rd (67-65-70-70) last year with all four rounds under par. He closed his final round birdie-eagle-par-birdie-par, so he was feeling good the last time he walked off the course at Silvis.

In 2013, he briefly held the lead and finished T-15th as an amateur.

The John Deere Classic means a lot to Rodgers.

“Well, this is a special event. The people of the Midwest make it feel like a hometown event, not just for people that are here but for everyone,” Rodgers was transcribed by ASAP Sports last year. “This was one of the first events I ever came to. I watched Jonathan Byrd win in the final round and then went and walked the back nine, reliving every shot.”

Rodgers comes in with six made cuts in his last seven tries. He contended through 36 holes at the U.S. Open where he was T-31st. Rodgers has five top-40s in his last six starts including 10th at the Vidanta Mexico Open.