Brian Campbell is a contender at the 2025 John Deere Classic and has a chance to win going into the final round at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. After success on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2024, Campbell could notch another huge PGA Tour win.
You may also know Brian Campbell as a graduate of the Korn Ferry Tour. The University of Illinois product is back on the PGA Tour after a short stint early in his pro career. He won the Mexico Open this year for his first PGA Tour win.
Campbell is 31 years old, and he is in the field at the John Deere Classic as a PGA Tour winner, upgrading his eligibility category with the win in February.
For Campbell, his journey to the PGA Tour is a remarkable story.
Campbell was born in Newport Beach, California. He played his collegiate golf at the University of Illinois. He now calls Hilton Head Island, S.C., home.
Campbell is hitting his prime
Brian Campbell has been successful at every level, including as an amateur and after he turned pro in 2015, getting to the PGA Tour in one full season on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2016.
Campbell earned his promotion to the PGA Tour on multiple occasions, including in 2024 for the second time. He was seventh in the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour points list.
Entering this week, Campbell was ranked 59th in FedEx Cup points and ranked 115th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
In his personal life, Campbell is single.
What a win at the John Deere Classic means
With a win today, Campbell would earn the benefits of being a PGA Tour winner, including another year on top of his first two-year PGA Tour exemption. He would also earn a Masters invitation and an exemption into to the PGA Championship. And, according to the 2025 John Deere Classic payout, he would win $1.512 million to top it all off.
