John Deere Classic Betting Odds 2008: Round 1 of this weekend’s PGA TOUR John Deere Classic tees off July 10th through July 13th, and will be held at TPC at Deere Run, in Silvis, IL. SportsBook.com has the absolute best John Deere Classic players' Betting Odds 2008.

Last year’s winner and defending champion, Jonathan Byrd (30 - 1), will try to make it two-in-a-row, as a seemingly starless group will complete for a $4,200,000 purse. With no Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, nor Vijay Singh competing, the betting odds for this John Deere Classic 2008 favor the field at 7 - 2.

Of the participating players, Kenny Perry is the betting odds favorite to win the John Deere Classic, with his 8 - 1 betting odds.

The second player with the best betting odds for this weekend’s PGA tournament in Illinois is Heath Slocum with his 15 - 1 betting odds.

Rounding out the top 3 players with the best betting odds in this weekend’s John Deere Classic is Aaron Baddeley’s 20 - 1 betting odds.

The players will be taking on the beautiful Tournament Players Club at Deere Run. This semi-private golf course is a par-71, 7,183 yards long, with 18-holes of championship golf. The fairways, the roughs and the greens are all Bent Grass.

Here are other notable players competing in the John Deere Classic 2008:

Tim Clark, Bubba Watson and Zach Johnson: 25 – 1

Bart Bryant: 40 - 1

Bill Hass: 50 - 1

David Duval: 200 - 1

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