John Deere Classic 2025 is set to tee off on Thursday, July 3 at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. The event, following Rocket Classic on the PGA Tour calendar, will feature a 156-player field, headlined by the likes of Rickie Fowler, Ben Griffin, Jason Day and Sungjae Im. Interestingly, Griffin has been opted as the top pick for the weekend by PGA Tour.According to the circuit, the 29-year-old ace golfer leads the power rankings. For the unversed, the two-time PGA Tour winner enters the event on the back of six back-to-back top-15 finishes, including a T13 finish at the Rocket Classic. Notably, he debuted in this competition last year and finished T5. He’ll be eyeing a better result this weekend.Notably, last week’s Rocket Classic champion Aldrich Potgieter sits 15th on the circuit’s power rankings for the weekend. The 20-year-old South African had finished T6 at the Charles Schwab Challenge a week before registering his maiden win. The in-form rookie is a top pick for the TPC Deere Run contest.Kevin Yu trails leader Griffin in the power rankings. The 26-year-old Taiwanese pro comes into the competition well rested after opting out of his commitment last week. For the unversed, he’d finished T25 at the Travelers Championship and has two top-5 finishes in his last four starts on the circuit. J.T. Poston, who won the John Deere Classic in 2022, trails him.Apart from Poston, Lucas Glover (2021), Dylan Frittelli (2019), Michael Kim (2018) and Zach Johnson (2012) are some other past winners teeing up at the TPC Deere Run event this weekend. Event’s reigning champion Davis Thompson also returns to defend his title. He sits 14th above Potgieter in the PGA Tour power rankings.Listed below are the top-15 power rankings for the John Deere Classic in Illinois (As per PGA Tour):Ben GriffinKevin YuJ.T. PostonJake KnappDenny McCarthyMichael ThorbjornsenJason DayLucas GloverBud CauleyThriston LawrenceChris KirkSungjae ImAndrew PutnamDavis ThompsonAldrich PotgieterIt is pertinent to note that the event, owing to its position on the calendar ahead of the Scottish Open, will only have a limited number of top 50 World Ranked players competing for the winner’s paycheck from the $8,400,000 purse.John Deere Classic 2025 early oddsMuch like PGA Tour power rankings, Ben Griffin also leads the odds list for the John Deere Classic. According to SportsLine, the World No.17 golfer starts with 16-1 odds. He is closely followed by Jason Day with 22-1 odds. Denny McCarthy completes the top three for the weekend with 28-1 odds.Si Woo Kim (30-1), J.T. Poston (33-1), Sungjae Im (35-1), Luke Clanton, Michael Thorbjornsen, Jake Knapp and Chris Kirk are some other big names to watch. Defending champion Davis Thompson also comes in with 35-1 odds. Meanwhile, Aldrich Potgieter follows him with 40-1 odds.Listed below are the top odds (as per SportsLine):Ben Griffin +1600Jason Day +2200Denny McCarthy +2800Si Woo Kim +3000J.T. Poston +3300Sungjae Im +3500Luke Clanton +3500Davis Thompson +3500Michael Thorbjornsen +3500Jake Knapp +3500Chris Kirk +3500Aldrich Potgieter +4000Sam Stevens +4000Kevin Yu +4000Thorbjorn Olesen +4000Pierceson Coody +4000Chris Gotterup +4000Bud Cauley +4000Lucas Glover +4500Ryan Gerard +4500Alex Smalley +4500Michael Kim +4500Keith Mitchell +5000Mark Hubbard +5000Kurt Kitayama +5500Rickie Fowler +5500Nico Echavarria +6000Stephan Jaeger +6000Andrew Putnam +6500More details on the PGA Tour's John Deere Classic will be updated as it progresses.