As the tour gears up for the final big stretch of the year, the John Deere Classic appears to have suffered the ramifications of that stretch on the schedule. Of the top 30 players in the world, only two decided to make the trip to TPC Deere Run this week.
In fairness, this has never been an event to attract the biggest stars in the world, although it has been a coming-out party for future stars in the past. We'll see if it can do the same for some of the rising young golfers in the world during this iteration.
Outside of the outright market, I have a head-to-head wager that my model believes has value in Round 1.
If you haven't already, you can find me on Twitter @TeeOf fSports. There, I will provide a link to my pre-tournament model, a powerful and interactive data spreadsheet that allows user input to create custom golf rankings. That sheet is released every Monday, so be sure to check it out and construct your own numbers from my database of information.