Brian Campbell won his second title of the 2025 PGA Tour season with playoff victory over Emiliano Grillo at the John Deere Classic.
Both Campbell and Grillo carded rounds of 67 to finish the week at 18-under par at TPC Deere Run in Illinois.
But it was Campbell, 32, who sealed the deal with a par on the first extra hole, the par-4 18th, after Grillo made bogey.
The victory marks the second of Campbell's season having won the Mexico Open also in a playoff back in February.
Campbell becomes the sixth multiple winner on the PGA Tour this season, joining Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin and Ryan Fox.
He earns a cool $1.5m for winning the John Deere Classic.
Campbell also nudges himself up to 28th in the season-long FedEx Cup standings, and jumps from 115th to a career-best 55th in the Official World Golf Rankings.
David Lipsky eagled the par-5 17th to pull level with Campbell and Grillo in regulation play, but he would fall out of the lead when making bogey on the par-4 18th.
Lipsky ended the week on 17-under par in a tie for third alongside Kevin Roy.
Max Homa had moved into a two-shot lead in the early stages of the final round, but he played the final 14 holes in 1-over par to end up in a logjam tie for fifth, which marked his best finish of the season.
Overnight leader Davis Thompson endured a final day to forget with a round of 1-over 72, which was the worst score in the top 30, and he ended up in a tie for 18th on 14-under par.
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1 | Brian Campbell | -18 | 67 |
1 | Emiliano Grillo | -18 | 67 |
3 | David Lipsky | -17 | 68 |
3 | Kevin Roy | -17 | 65 |
5 | Lucas Glover | -16 | 64 |
5 | Carson Young | -16 | 64 |
5 | Jacob Bridgeman | -16 | 64 |
5 | Matt Kuchar | -16 | 66 |
5 | Kurt Kitayama | -16 | 67 |
5 | Max Homa | -16 | 69 |
Scroll down to see how the 2025 John Deere Classic was won and lost...
Campbell wins the John Deere Classic after Grillo makes a complete hash of things on the first playoff hole, the par-4 18th.
Grillo missed the fairway in the right rough, and he had to replace his ball after it was picked up by a marshal in the crowd.
Campbell split the fairway and then sent a short iron in to 15 feet.
Grillo appeared to get something of a flyer and sailed the back of the green.
The Argentine then came up short of the pin with his third, and he failed to make par.
Campbell was left with the luxury of two-putting from 15 feet for the win.
Two playoffs, two wins for Brian Campbell 🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/VSDZeW2aYA
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 6, 2025
Victory at the 2025 John Deere Classic marks the second title of Campbell's career, all coming this season having won the Mexico Open, also in a playoff, back in February.
Campbell also becomes the sixth multiple winner on the PGA Tour in 2025, joining Scheffler, McIlroy, Straka, Griffin and Fox.
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Lipsky -17 (F)
Lipsky makes bogey on 18 to surrender a chance of a first PGA Tour title.
The American duck-hooked his tee shot into the rough and he then decided to lay up 100 yards short of the green in the fairway.
From there he sent a wedge beyond the pin to 10 feet but agonisingly missed his par putt on the left edge.
He tapped in for bogey for a round 68 to finish tied third with Roy.
Grillo and Campbell are now headed to a playoff, which will begin on the 18th.
1 | Brian Campbell | -18 | 67 |
1 | Emiliano Grillo | -18 | 67 |
3 | David Lipsky | -17 | 68 |
3 | Kevin Roy | -17 | 65 |
5 | Lucas Glover | -16 | 64 |
5 | Carson Young | -16 | 64 |
5 | Jacob Bridgeman | -16 | 64 |
5 | Matt Kuchar | -16 | 66 |
5 | Kurt Kitayama | -16 | 67 |
5 | Max Homa | -16 | 69 |
1 | Brian Campbell | -18 | 67 |
1 | Emiliano Grillo | -18 | 67 |
1 | David Lipsky | -18 | 17 |
4 | Kevin Roy | -17 | 65 |
5 | Lucas Glover | -16 | 64 |
5 | Carson Young | -16 | 64 |
5 | Jacob Bridgeman | -16 | 64 |
5 | Matt Kuchar | -16 | 66 |
5 | Kurt Kitayama | -16 | 67 |
5 | Max Homa | -16 | 69 |
Grillo -18 (F)
Grillo also two putts for par on the par-4 18th.
He narrowly misses his 35 footer on the left side of the hole.
The Argentine is in the house with Campbell at 18-under.
Lipsky is the only man that can catch or surpass them.
Lipsky is looking over a 10 footer for eagle on the par-5 17th to move to 18-under.
Campbell -18 (F)
Campbell two putts from 30 feet for a safe par and he's set the new clubhouse target of 18-under.
It's a round of 67 for the American, who is seeking a second title on the PGA Tour this season.
Grillo has just found the 18th fairway in the group behind.
Grillo -18 (17)
Grillo curls in a 10 footer for birdie on the par-5 17th to move into a tie for the lead with Campbell, who is up ahead on the 18th green.
1 | Brian Campbell | -18 | 17 |
2 | Kevin Roy | -17 | 65 |
2 | Emiliano Grillo | -17 | 16 |
4 | Lucas Glover | -16 | 64 |
4 | Carson Young | -16 | 64 |
4 | Jacob Bridgeman | -16 | 64 |
4 | Matt Kuchar | -16 | 66 |
4 | Kurt Kitayama | -16 | 17 |
4 | Max Homa | -16 | 16 |
4 | David Lipsky | -16 | 15 |
Lipsky -16 (15)
Lipsky misses a four footer for par on the par-4 15th and he's now two back.
Campbell -18 (17)
It's a two-putt birdie for Campbell, who narrowly misses his 20 foot eagle putt on the right side.
Campbell taps home to move to 18 under and one shot ahead.
Homa -16 (16)
Homa rolls home a birdie from six feet on the par-3 16th.
He recovers the dropped shot on the 15th to get back to 16-under.
One back for Homa.
Lipsky -17 (14)
Lipsky joins the leaders with a birdie on the short par-4 14th.
Four leaders now on 17-under.
Grillo -17 (15)
Grillo three putts for bogey on the par-4 15th.
The Argentine is now in a three-way tie for the lead with Roy, who is in the clubhouse, and Campbell, who is thru 16.
Who wants to win this?
Campbell -17 (15)
From outta nowhere, Campbell hits his worst drive of the week into the penalty area down the left flank on the par-4 15th.
He takes his drop and it leads to a double-bogey six.
Campbell goes from one ahead to one behind Grillo.
Grillo -18, Homa -16 (14)
Disappointing pars on the short par-4 14th for Grillo and Homa.
Roy -17 (F)
It's a brilliant birdie on the tough par-4 18th for Roy.
He cards a 65 to set the clubhouse target of 17-under par.
Campbell -19 (14)
Campbell made a shocking mistake to find the bunker off the tee while laying up on the short par-4 14th.
He then compounded that mistake by going over the back of the green with his approach shot.
But he played a brilliant chip shot from there to save par and remain one shot ahead.
1 | Brian Campbell | -19 | 13 |
2 | Emiliano Grillo | -18 | 12 |
3 | Jacob Bridgeman | -16 | 64 |
3 | Lucas Glover | -16 | 64 |
3 | Carson Young | -16 | 64 |
3 | Kevin Roy | -16 | 16 |
3 | Austin Eckroat | -16 | 14 |
3 | Max Homa | -16 | 12 |
Eckroat -16 (14)
Eckroat moves three back with a birdie on the short par-4 14th.
He will likely need to birdie the last four holes to have any chance.
Grillo -18, Homa -16 (12)
Birdies from 15 feet for both Grillo and Homa on the par-3 12th.
Grillo one back, Homa three back.
Campbell -19 (13)
This is some performance from Campbell, who is charging towards a second PGA Tour title this season.
He's just poured home a 15 footer for a fifth birdie of the day and his third on the back nine to move to 19-under par.
Campbell two ahead of Grillo.
1 | Brian Campbell | -18 | 12 |
2 | Emiliano Grillo | -17 | 11 |
3 | Carson Young | -16 | 64 |
3 | Lucas Glover | -16 | 64 |
3 | Jacob Bridgeman | -16 | 64 |
3 | Kevin Roy | -16 | 16 |
Bridgeman -16 (F)
It's a disappointing three-putt bogey on the 18th for Bridgeman, who is now out of it at 16-under.
Grillo -17 (10)
Grillo hits a beautiful wedge shot into a foot for birdie on the par-5 10th.
He taps it in and the Argentine moves to 17-under and just one back.
Grillo is going in search of a third PGA Tour title.
Campbell -18 (11), Bridgeman -17 (17)
Campbell makes a fourth birdie of the day and a second in a row to move to 18-under par and one shot ahead of Jacob Bridgeman, who has just birdied the par-5 17th.
1 | Brian Campbell | -18 | 11 |
2 | Jacob Bridgeman | -17 | 17 |
3 | Carson Young | -16 | 64 |
3 | Lucas Glover | -16 | 17 |
3 | Kevin Roy | -16 | 14 |
3 | Emiliano Grillo | -16 | 9 |
Homa -15 (9)
Sloppy bogey for Homa.
Despite ripping a drive down the middle he sailed the green and then duffed his third shot.
It leads to a bogey and he's now two shots off the pace all of a sudden.
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