John Deere Classic Preview and Best Bets, Predictions
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00:00Cam Stewart, the Prime Minister, joins us now as we get ready for the John Deere Classic,
00:09the tractor tournament on the PGA Tour this week, Quad Cities, DPC Deere Run, all the
00:16trimmings as we get ready for everyone to head across the pond next week, Scottish Open
00:20and then the Open Championship on the horizon.
00:23Cam, good to see you as always.
00:25I'm coming off a pretty good week.
00:27Beautiful.
00:28Getting the victory up at Detroit at the Rocket Mortgage.
00:31I believe, refresh my memory, you did have the first-round leader with Akshay at the
00:37Rocket Mortgage, even though he did let you down with that missed putt on the 72nd hole,
00:42but you did have him for first-round leader.
00:44Yeah, I had Batia for first-round leader, Ryan the tournament.
00:47We got really close, so we picked up all of our top five each-way bets, but congratulations
00:51to you, Carver, and Brady Cannon, who's going to be on with me and Renzi tonight.
00:55Great pick with Cam Davis.
00:56He actually crossed my card, and that's why we're here at Sports Grid.
01:00I should have played your picks, too.
01:01This guy is always there.
01:02Yeah, I got a text from Billy the Doorman on Sunday.
01:05He's like, I'm on Cameron Young.
01:06I go, you're done, because this guy's not going to win the golf game.
01:08And he goes, what about, what about, what about, what about Rye?
01:11I mean, he's on Rye.
01:12I'm going, this guy's just killing me again.
01:14Like, at least I'm alive in our golf pool, Carver.
01:16A lot of guys got knocked out with Tom Kemp, baby.
01:19I'm alive.
01:20I'm alive.
01:21And I'd like to thank Rittenzone, Dick Bland.
01:24He likes it bland, but man, a 10-1 to him in a tournament live.
01:28This guy's hot.
01:29He's a player.
01:30Two senior majors for Bland now.
01:33There's back-to-back majors for him on the senior tour, but they won't let him play in
01:36any of the other events.
01:37He only gets to play in the majors because he's on live, and he tears it up every single
01:41time.
01:42All right, Cam.
01:43We're pressed for time.
01:44Here's the chalk this week.
01:45Now, Cantlay was supposed to play.
01:46He backed out on Monday, citing some injury concerns.
01:49He's going to get ready for across the pond.
01:52Seth Strocket, defending champion, Aaron Rybread back in the mix, Davis Thompson, dangerous
01:56Denny McCarthy's here.
01:58Who else do we got?
01:59Maverick McNeely.
02:00Wow.
02:01I see Jordan Spieth.
02:02Is he on the list, Cam?
02:03Oh, there's Jordan Spieth.
02:04He actually has tumbled even further live than he was this morning.
02:08Interesting to see Spieth here.
02:10He's won here in the past.
02:12This tells me, Cam, he feels so bad about his game, and he's like, I guess, in around
02:17the 60th area for those FedExCup points.
02:19He doesn't want to get left in the cold.
02:21He figures maybe he could show up here and get something going.
02:23And I respect that.
02:24I know a lot of guys are just going to like, I'll figure it out.
02:26No, you need to go out and play in these Tier B events, Jordan.
02:29That's what happens.
02:30This is what happens with golf.
02:32You got all these other guys making runs.
02:34And you know what, Scott?
02:35Mike, I'll tell you, look at the guys you have too, like Cam Davis and Rybread's playing
02:39great and all these other guys.
02:40So that's sorry, Spieth.
02:41Like, give me some picks, Carver.
02:43You're on fire this week, but I'm not betting Spieth.
02:45I like lower guys.
02:46I'm not betting Spieth either.
02:47I'm going to stay away from him here, Cam.
02:50Here's what I am going to do.
02:51Now, I got a bunch of these very early on Monday morning.
02:53I know they've shifted quite a bit.
02:54I got him at 20 to 1 on Monday.
02:56That was a Keith Stewart hat tip to him.
02:58Dangerous Denny McCarthy at 22 to 1.
03:01This is a birdie fest.
03:02I feel like he's going to be able to roll the rock here.
03:04Davis Thompson has been on fire.
03:07It feels like he's knocking on the door.
03:08Maybe this week.
03:09Eric Cole's been playing a little better also at 60 to 1.
03:13And Seamus Power, who I believe has gone down to 40 now.
03:17Not sure I'd play him there.
03:18But I got him 80 to 1 first thing Monday morning, Cam.
03:21And this is a track where he plays well at, too.
03:24Very much so.
03:25And I'll tell you something.
03:26Great call by you guys.
03:27And this course, the John Deere, it's pretty easy.
03:29It's going to be a birdie fest.
03:30It's pretty simple.
03:31Carver said it.
03:32Wedges and hitting 20-foot putts.
03:33Who's going to be the guy?
03:34That's how you're going to win.
03:35I got a guy for you.
03:36Let's start at 35, Carver, even though I love your McCarthy pick.
03:38I'm going with Poston.
03:39I actually found Cole at a 50, so the 45 was a bad number.
03:43Seamus Power, you got 80.
03:45That's powerful.
03:46I'll still take him at 50, but I won't go any lower than that.
03:49Carver, I'm going to tell you, I'm hitting Japan.
03:52I'm hitting it hard.
03:53Hisatuni, the new beer of Japan at 65 to 1.
03:56Not Sapporo.
03:57Hisatuni.
03:58Neil Shipley, the big boy.
04:00Me, you, and Neil, we'd be crushing beers at a party if we were a little bit younger.
04:04And Moose, 150 to 1 or more.
04:06Hits it nowhere.
04:07Doesn't matter.
04:08John Deere has a great track record there.
04:10Watch out for Zach Johnson as well.
04:12I think this could be a week where one of these 100-plus guys wins.
04:15I'm thinking about adding Ben Coles to the list.
04:17I like how he's been playing the last couple weeks, too.
04:20He's in the buck-20, buck-30 range.
04:22All right, here we go.
04:23I love Big Shipley as well.
04:24I'm not going to go too crazy with him yet, but I will go T20 for him at plus 330.
04:30Who else do we got here?
04:31We've got Seb Strzok at a top 10.
04:33JT Poston, there he is, the postman delivers.
04:35Joel Damon playing some pretty good golf, T20 at plus 300.
04:39There's Ben Coles at top 40 at plus 125.
04:41And a big rig is pulling in to Quad Cities for the Tractor Tournament.
04:45Harry Higgs at a top 40, Cam.
04:48Are those bets or are buffet partners?
04:50A lot of big boys there, a lot of girth for the 4th of July.
04:53Carver's giving you LBs, baby.
04:55I'm going with Seb Strzok, another big boy, top 10, 220.
04:59Nicky Dunlop, why not?
05:00Playing great golf, plus 180.
05:02That's good for a top 10.
05:03Actually, it's a little bit higher than that.
05:04I might have got that one wrong.
05:05Denny McCarthy, you talked about it.
05:07I think him and McNeely offer the best value, plus 130 and plus 145.
05:11These guys can win.
05:12Novak, he's a very dangerous guy in a course like this, fits him perfectly at plus 120
05:17for a top 40.
05:18And old man Johnson, Carver.
05:20You know Zach Johnson, who were the hosts at the Quad Cities.
05:22It's always been the Steve Stricker and Zach Johnson show.
05:26Home game for him.
05:27And if you paid attention, he's actually popping up on leaderboards, top 20s and 30s.
05:31Watch out for Zach this week.
05:32He has been doing that, Cam.
05:34You're right.
05:35All right, first round leader bombs.
05:36I'm going one kind of chalky and then I'm going real deep this week.
05:40Aaron Ries, he was in the mix for first round leader last week until Batia caught him in
05:44the afternoon wave.
05:45He's 45 to 1.
05:46Let's roll the dice with Johnny Vegas, baby.
05:48He was hanging around last week at 70 to 1.
05:51There's Novak Cain.
05:52Andrew Novak 10 to 1.
05:53The Todd father at 100 to 1.
05:55Justin Lauer at 110 to 1.
05:57CT Potts and Pans at $1.20.
06:00And returning to the bar for the first time in months, the Smother Man at 150 to 1 for
06:06first round leader.
06:07Let's go.
06:08People in the community, beware, the Smother Man's on the loose.
06:11Lock your doors.
06:12Let's go.
06:13We got first round leader bets right now.
06:15I got Keith, Cashmere Keith, Killer Keith, whatever, 45 to 1, Seamus Power at 55, Cole's
06:21a hot starter at 55.
06:23This guy, Patrick Rogers is the best Thursday, Friday, Saturday warrior in the game.
06:2770 to 1, sign me up.
06:29Novak, I'm there with you.
06:30And let's get lower with Lauer at 110 to 1, Carver.
06:34Let's cash.
06:35My friends in the United States from the prime minister.