Who is leading the 2024 John Deere Classic after Day 1? Leaderboard explored

The first round of the 2024 John Deere Classic concluded on Thursday, July 4, at TPC Deere Run in Illinois. The headline of the day was the record round carded by PGA Tour rookie Hayden Springer.

Springer shot a 12-under 59 to lead the 2024 John Deere Classic and, in the process, tie the course record. However, his lead after 18 holes is not huge, as Sami Valimaki scored a 10-under 61 to chase Springer by just two strokes.

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2024 John Deere Classic Day 1 Leaderboard

Below is the leaderboard of the 2024 John Deere Classic after the first round (only players who finished the day in the Top 50 are included):

• 1 Hayden Springer -12
• 2 Sami Valimaki -10
• 3 Eric Cole -9
• T4 Harry Hall -8
• T4 Davis Thompson -8
• T4 Luke Clanton (a) -8
• T4 Chan Kim -8
• T8 Kevin Chappell -7
• T8 Hayden Buckley -7
• T8 Chandler Phillips -7
• T8 Adam Svensson -7
• T8 Denny McCarthy -7
• T8 Lucas Glover -7
• T8 Seamus Power -7
• T15 Beau Hossler -6
• T15 Bud Cauley -6
• T15 Robby Shelton -6
• T15 J.J. Spaun -6
• T15 Zach Johnson -6
• T15 David Lipsky -6
• T15 Kyle Westmoreland -6
• T15 Parker Coody -6
• T15 Aaron Rai -6
• T15 C.T. Pan -6
• T15 Patrick Fishburn -6
• T15 Kevin Dougherty -6
• T27 S.H. Kim -5
• T27 Patrick Rodgers -5
• T27 Nico Echavarria -5
• T27 Jake Knapp -5
• T27 Sungjae Im -5
• T27 J.T. Poston -5
• T27 Zac Blair -5
• T27 Chesson Hadley -5
• T27 Doug Ghim -5
• T27 Adrien Dumont de Chassart -5
• T27 Max Greyserman -5
• T27 Lee Hodges -5
• T27 Andrew Putnam -5
• T27 Sepp Straka -5
• T27 Brendon Todd -5
• T27 Chris Gotterup -5
• T27 K.H. Lee -5
• T27 Chad Ramey -5
• T27 Ben Silverman -5
• T27 Austin Smotherman -5
• T47 Brandt Snedeker -4
• T47 Roger Sloan -4
• T47 Andrew Novak -4
• T47 Justin Lower -4
• T47 Carson Young -4
• T47 Zecheng Dou -4
• T47 Anders Albertson -4
• T47 Wilson Furr -4
• T47 Michael Thorbjornsen -4
• T47 Ryo Hisatsune -4
• T47 Henrik Norlander -4
• T47 Martin Trainer -4
• T47 Maverick McNealy -4
• T47 Pierceson Coody -4
• T47 Jacob Bridgeman -4
• T47 Rico Hoey -4
• T47 Mac Meissner -4

Hayden Springer's performance during the first round of the John Deere Classic included two eagles and eight birdies, with no bogeys. Springer was particularly strong on the front nine, as he shot an 8-under 27.

With this performance, Springer matched the course record at TPC Deere Run, home of the John Deere Classic since 2000. The record was set by Paul Goydos in 2010. It is also his career-low score and the 14th PGA Tour score under 60 (second of the 2024 season).

Defending champion Sepp Straka finished the first round with a score of 5 under. He sits T27, seven strokes behind the leader.

Other high-profile golfers finished outside the top 50. Two-time John Deere Classic winner Jordan Spieth finished T90 with a score of 2 under, the same score and placement on the leaderboard as Jason Day.