John Deere Classic 2026: Round 1 tee times, groupings and how to watch

The opening round of the John Deere Classic is underway, kickstarting four days of golf in America’s Heartland that coincides with the country’s 250th birthday.
Two-time winner Jordan Spieth is one of the headlining names this week along with top-ranked players and tournament favorites Ben Griffin and Chris Gotterup.
Golf Channel’s live first-round coverage begins at 4 p.m. ET. Here’s who Spieth and the rest of the field will be grouped with during the first round at TPC Deere Run.
| Time | Tee | Players |
| 7:40 AM EDT |
1 |
Luke List Tyler Duncan Pierceson Coody |
| 7:40 AM EDT |
10 |
Rafael Campos Ryan Brehm Beau Hossler |
| 7:51 AM EDT |
1 |
Matthieu Pavon Lee Hodges Troy Merritt |
| 7:51 AM EDT |
10 |
Brendon Todd Fabián Gómez Mark Hubbard |
| 8:02 AM EDT |
1 |
S.Y. Noh David Lipsky Austin Smotherman |
| 8:02 AM EDT |
10 |
Nick Dunlap Robert Streb Andrew Putnam |
| 8:13 AM EDT |
1 |
William Mouw Davis Riley Daniel Berger |
| 8:13 AM EDT |
10 |
J.T. Poston Jacob Bridgeman Eric Cole |
| 8:24 AM EDT |
1 |
Taylor Pendrith Lucas Glover Webb Simpson |
| 8:24 AM EDT |
10 |
Brian Campbell Davis Thompson Max Homa |
| 8:35 AM EDT |
1 |
Michael Brennan Stephan Jaeger Aaron Wise |
| 8:35 AM EDT |
10 |
Ben Griffin Jordan Spieth Jackson Koivun |
| 8:46 AM EDT |
1 |
Seamus Power Mackenzie Hughes Kevin Roy |
| 8:46 AM EDT |
10 |
Matt Wallace Zac Blair Ryo Hisatsune |
| 8:57 AM EDT |
1 |
Camilo Villegas Joel Dahmen Rico Hoey |
| 8:57 AM EDT |
10 |
Erik van Rooyen Doug Ghim Vince Whaley |
| 9:08 AM EDT |
1 |
Kevin Streelman Max McGreevy Johnny Keefer |
| 9:08 AM EDT |
10 |
Nick Hardy Tom Hoge Ben Kohles |
| 9:19 AM EDT |
1 |
Patrick Fishburn Chan Kim A.J. Ewart |
| 9:19 AM EDT |
10 |
Christo Lamprecht Blades Brown Preston Stout |
| 9:30 AM EDT |
1 |
Haotong Li Kris Ventura Marcelo Rozo |
| 9:30 AM EDT |
10 |
Hayden Springer Neal Shipley Michael Feagles |
| 9:41 AM EDT |
1 |
Trace Crowe Chandler Blanchet Luke Gutschewski |
| 9:41 AM EDT |
10 |
Adrien Dumont de Chassart Jeffrey Kang Darin Fisher |
| 12:50 PM EDT |
1 |
Adam Svensson Denny McCarthy Ben Silverman |
| 12:50 PM EDT |
10 |
Austin Cook Dylan Wu Takumi Kanaya |
| 1:01 PM EDT |
1 |
Austin Eckroat Patton Kizzire Michael Kim |
| 1:01 PM EDT |
10 |
Brice Garnett Lanto Griffin Max Greyserman |
| 1:12 PM EDT |
1 |
Taylor Moore Harry Higgs Carson Young |
| 1:12 PM EDT |
10 |
Jonathan Byrd Hank Lebioda Sudarshan Yellamaraju |
| 1:23 PM EDT |
1 |
Andrew Novak Tony Finau Sungjae Im |
| 1:23 PM EDT |
10 |
Steven Fisk Aldrich Potgieter Garrick Higgo |
| 1:34 PM EDT |
1 |
Rickie Fowler Keith Mitchell Zach Johnson |
| 1:34 PM EDT |
10 |
Adam Schenk Joe Highsmith Kevin Yu |
| 1:45 PM EDT |
1 |
Chris Gotterup Keegan Bradley Tom Kim |
| 1:45 PM EDT |
10 |
Karl Vilips Jhonattan Vegas Matt Kuchar |
| 1:56 PM EDT |
1 |
Emiliano Grillo Ben Martin Michael Thorbjornsen |
| 1:56 PM EDT |
10 |
Chad Ramey Christiaan Bezuidenhout Thorbjørn Olesen |
| 2:07 PM EDT |
1 |
Justin Lower Chandler Phillips Danny Walker |
| 2:07 PM EDT |
10 |
Peter Malnati Adam Hadwin Mac Meissner |
| 2:18 PM EDT |
1 |
Cameron Champ Martin Laird Dylan Frittelli |
| 2:18 PM EDT |
10 |
Kensei Hirata Pontus Nyholm John VanDerLaan |
| 2:29 PM EDT |
1 |
Jackson Suber Luke Clanton Mason Howell |
| 2:29 PM EDT |
10 |
David Skinns Paul Peterson Jeremy Paul |
| 2:40 PM EDT |
1 |
Zecheng Dou Jimmy Stanger Patrick Adler |
| 2:40 PM EDT |
10 |
Nicholas Lindheim Zach Bauchou Noah Goodwin |
| 2:51 PM EDT |
1 |
Alejandro Tosti Davis Chatfield Augusto Núñez |
| 2:51 PM EDT |
10 |
Keita Nakajima Gordon Sargent Ryan Voois |




