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PGA Power Rankings: The 2019 John Deere Classic

By Chris Aliperto

SILVIS, IL - JULY 15: A general view of the 18th hole during the fourth and final round of the John Deere Classic held at TPC Deere Run on July 15, 2018 in Silvis, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Cohen/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
SILVIS, IL - JULY 15: A general view of the 18th hole during the fourth and final round of the John Deere Classic held at TPC Deere Run on July 15, 2018 in Silvis, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Cohen/R&A/R&A via Getty Images) /
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CROMWELL, CT – JUNE 22: Bronson Burgoon tees off on the 15th hole during the third round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 22, 2019 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
CROMWELL, CT – JUNE 22: Bronson Burgoon tees off on the 15th hole during the third round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 22, 2019 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /

PGA Power Rankings: The 2019 John Deere Classic

15. Bronson Burgoon – (205)

This one is more of a hunch for me, as the number 15 ranking I admit may be a bit of a stretch, but Burgoon has shown his ability to go low as of late on these easier courses. The finishes don’t do how well he has played much justice, as he is mixing in a bad round just as often as a good one. But he returns to TPC Deere Run where he T-2 last year, in just his second time playing the event.

As far as the good rounds go, Burgoon started the Travelers Championship by firing an opening round 64 before disaster struck on the weekend and he finished T-60. The following week, it was Thursday again when he got hot, and fired another 6-under par round, this time a 66. Then last week at the 3M Open, it was a 64 on Friday that got my attention. Burgoon looks pretty close to putting together four solid rounds, and posting a good finish here once again, just like he did at last years John Deere Classic.

14. Nate Lashley – (101)

It is probably safe to say Lashley was still riding the high of his six shot win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic two weeks ago when he got to TPC Twin Cities last week for the inaugural 3M Open. The 36-year-old, who we heard so much about the trial and tribulations he went through, sealed a huge victory and earned a permanent spot for now on the PGA Tour.

Lashley did miss the cut last week, but now that he got that out-of-the-way as well, he looks to be in a great spot to get right back at it here. This will be his first John Deere Classic.

13. Ryan Moore – (80)

Like others before him in this weeks PGA Power Rankings, Moore has been rather hot and cold as of late. It is hard to believe he even cracks the rankings this week off of two straight missed cuts at two birdie fests, but all that fact should do is speak volumes to you about the overall strength of this field. Also giving him a boost, is the fact that he has won here at the John Deere Classic back in 2016.

I don’t feel like doing math right now because I am writing, but according the OWGR, my guess is that Moore is at the very least in the top ten in those rankings in this field. There is literally no way I would touch Moore for DFS purposes this week, as something just has to be off with him if he was missing cuts at arguably the easiest venues this season. But again, for lack of depth, Moore finds himself in the lucky number 13 spot this week.

12. Daniel Berger – (104)

After Moore, we are finally at the point here in the rankings this week where I feel it actually started to lay itself out pretty well. We have the most consistent veterans in the field left to get to, and some of the hottest new faces in the game as well. Before we get there though, Daniel Berger comes in at number 12 this week.

Although his best finish was a T-23 at the AT&T Byron Nelson Classic, Berger was on a stretch of making seven straight cuts going into the Travelers Championship. That streak was snapped there however, but Berger was able to bounce back in his next action at last weeks 3M Open, where he T-15.

Since his T-2 at the Puerto Rico Open, Berger has been pretty consistent, missing a total of just three cuts in his last 13 events. He has teed it up here in the John Deere Classic just once back in 2017, and he was able to shoot 15-under par, and T-5.

11. Wyndham Clark – (174)

This is just another story of why golf is so great, and another example of how so many wonderful stories come out of this game. Wyndham Clark was struggling so bad not too long ago, that he had to play the Rex Hospital Open on the Korn Ferry Tour in between missed cuts at the Charles Schwab Challenge and the RBC Canadian Open.

Clark had two previous missed cuts prior to the CSC, and he even missed the cut at that Korn Ferry Tour event. It is safe to say things were not looking good for the 25-year-old, and his days on the PGA Tour seemed numbered.

However, a week off and possibly a tweak in his game led to huge things coming into the Travelers Championship. Clark has now rattled off three straight top-20’s, and his play peaked last weekend at the inaugural 3M Open, where four solid rounds of golf highlighted by a 64 on Saturday led to a final score of 17-under par, and a T-5 finish. It was his best finish on the PGA Tour to date.

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