Welcome to the "Links PGA Tour" where we simulate the conditions of the PGA Tour. **We select the green speed and Pin positions with the courses we have in the data base, to give you the feel of playing along side the Pro's. ** All holes are played from the back tees.
2026 John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run – Preview
These will be your course and conditions for First round...
TPC Deere Run Classic https://linkscorner.org/courses/course.php?crz=2654
Release Date 2021-06-06 : LC_ID #- 2654
CRZ Filename: Deere Run Final Classic_locked.crz
Cond. - Breezy - MC/FC = 13.0
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I have played an initial practice round. I found the scoring to be harder than River Highlands so far.
Some of the par threes are a difficult distance for me.
There are a couple of clubs that Links tells me that are good for X metres, but in play seems it should be Y meters, I am actually hitting them further and have not worked out the actual average distance yet and how much I need to lay up, this affects the long par 3s.
In real life golf I have dispensed with the Long irons and am using a 5 wood and a 3 hybrid (I do have a 7 wood as well from before a matching hybrid came out), given no hybrids in Links I am looking at the 6 & 7 woods. I use a lob edge in real life but in Links I do not find it of great use so have left it out of the bag. The 6 & 7 woods in Links are the ones with the errant distance.
I played another practice round and did considerably better.
Distance control looks like it could be a real key on this course and today I had it, I have also been fiddly with my bag composition as well, swapped out a wood for a long iron, perhaps my Links club composition should be very different from my real golf bag.
dwg wrote: ↑June 30th, 2026, 12:42 pm
I played another practice round and did considerably better.
Distance control looks like it could be a real key on this course and today I had it, I have also been fiddly with my bag composition as well, swapped out a wood for a long iron, perhaps my Links club composition should be very different from my real golf bag.
Des
I also played another practice round and feel somewhat better now. I rescheduled my flight to the UK (and just jinxed myself.)
My practice round https://youtu.be/r19wkH69rFk I struggled with the green speed. Seems the MC/FC plays faster on this course than River Highlands. Am I right or is it all in my head?
Pinseeker wrote: ↑July 1st, 2026, 11:22 am
My practice round https://youtu.be/r19wkH69rFk I struggled with the green speed. Seems the MC/FC plays faster on this course than River Highlands. Am I right or is it all in my head?
you might be seeing more roll because we were playing FC/MC = bigger bounce less roll as opposed to MC/FC = med type bounce max roll. That's my story and I'm sticking to it
2026 John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run – Preview 
Thomas
