Cameron Young, one of the PGA Tour’s up-and-coming young stars, has committed to play in this year’s John Deere Classic, scheduled for July 5-9 at TPC Deere Run, Silvis.
The JDC announced Mr. Young’s commitment in a news release Tuesday, May 30.
“The John Deere Classic always has been a place where young players go to win on a fantastic golf course in a very welcoming environment,” Mr. Young said in the release. “I’m looking forward to competing in the tournament and spending the July 4th weekend in the Quad Cities.”
Mr. Young, 26, a native of Scarborough, New York, who attended college at Wake Forest, had a breakout year in the PGA Tour’s 2021-22 season finishing runner-up five times including at the British Open at St. Andrews. He also finished T-3 at the PGA Championship. This year, he finished 7th at the Masters, 2nd at the Dell Technologies Match Play and 10th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Mr. Young is ranked 16th by the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR).
“We are thrilled to be able to bring our fans the opportunity to see Cameron Young, who is truly one of the game’s emerging stars, play and compete at the John Deere Classic,” JDC Director Andrew Lehman said in a news release Tuesday, May 30, announcing the player commitment.
In 2020, Young won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour, including the Evans Scholars Invitational outside Chicago and had four other top 10 finishes. The Korn Ferry Tour is the PGA Tour’s developmental league.
J.T. Poston will return as defending champion for the 52nd edition of the Quad Cities-based PGA Tour at TPC Deere Run in Silvis. In a wire-to-wire victory, Poston won by three shots in 2022 with a 21-under par total for the 72-hole event.
The tournament will offer a $7.4 million purse – an increase of $300,000.
The John Deere Classic, which includes Birdies for Charity, is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization located in the John Deere Classic tournament offices at 15623 Coaltown Road, East Moline. Since the tournament’s founding in 1971, it has helped raise more than $159.57 million for charity.
