Zach Johnson earned his second win of the 2012 season Sunday at TPC Deere Run. With this victory, Johnson: • Collects 500 FedExCup points and moves from No. 6 to No. 2 in the latest standings. He trails leader Tiger Woods by 32 points. • Competed in his 11th John Deere Classic and earned his third top-5 finish in the last four years (1 ^st/2012, T3/2011, T2/2009). • Extends his streak of sub-70 rounds in the John Deere Classic to 16. • Earns his sixth come-from-behind victory. • Improves to 3-0 in playoffs (2007 AT&T Classic and 2009 Valero Texas Open). This victory is Johnson’s 9th in 230 career starts on the PGA TOUR. Here’s a list of all of Johnson’s TOUR victories: 2004: BellSouth Classic 2007: Masters Tournament, AT&T Classic 2008: Valero Texas Open 2009: Sony Open in Hawaii, Valero Texas Open 2010: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial 2012: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, John Deere Classic

By Bill Cooney, PGATOUR.COM Afterward, there wasn't much Troy Matteson could sulk about. Sure, he didn't finish off a wire-to-wire victory at the John Deere Classic on Sunday in Silvis, Ill. And sure, all he had to do was make a bogey -- yes, a bogey -- in a playoff to win. Then he considered the positives: -- Zach Johnson hit one of the best shots of the season to beat him on the second playoff hole, this after Matteson canned a crowd-pleasing 60-foot eagle putt on the 71st hole just to join him. -- Matteson is headed to the British Open for the first time. -- Matteson recorded his best finish of the season -- his first in the top 25, for that matter -- and skyrocketed 75 spots to 73rd in the FedExCup standings. Not too shabby. "Yeah, I mean, it's been great," Matteson said after shooting a 69 to finish with Johnson at 20 under. "For how I played this year, this has been a really good finish for me. I'm not disappointed at all really. "I'm kind of shocked I got into a playoff because I just didn't play my best today, but kind of hung in there." He certainly did. Every time Steve Stricker seemed to put the pressure on with a birdie, Matteson seemed to answer by sticking a short iron in tight. He made a 14-footer for birdie on the seventh, and followed a bogey on the ninth with a birdie on the 10th to get back to 19 under to retain his two-shot lead. And when he birdied the 13th to reach 20 under, it seemed he was destined to pick up his third win on the PGA TOUR. But the par-4 15th erased such ideas for the time being. After missing the green on his approach, Matteson fluffed his chip and then stubbed the next one. He then missed a 6-footer en route to a double-bogey 6. Matteson would get it back on the 17th when he rattled his eagle putt home. He then made a nifty par on the 18th, punching out from the right trees onto the green. Matteson found nearly the same spot off the tee on the first playoff hole, this time finding the water hazard with his second shot. But Johnson also hit it in the hazard and both players carded double bogeys. "You know, it's kind of weird, because when it's a match play situation, par goes out the window," Matteson said. "Zach laughed when he got up on the tee. He goes, 'Man, made 6 and I guess we still got the honor.'" On the second playoff hole, Matteson really didn't have much of a chance. His second shot landed 42 feet from the hole -- a respectable shot on the difficult 18th -- while Johnson's rolled up to within a foot. "All in all, you go into a playoff and lose to a shot like that, I mean, that's an unbelievable shot," said Matteson, who qualified for the British as the highest finisher among the top five not already exempt for the tournament. "To hit it 6 inches to that hole location, I mean, if you ask most pros, they'll take middle of the green where my ball was all day long. "My hat's off to Zach."

By Bill Cooney, PGATOUR.COM Steve Stricker couldn't put his finger on it. Was he trying too hard on the back nine to win for a record-tying fourth straight time at the John Deere Classic? Or was he tiring out after a long week of questions, attention and all of that Stricker Slam talk? Turns out, the problem was something even more unusual -- especially considering the individual. Stricker couldn't catch Troy Matteson and eventual winner Zach Johnson at TPC Deere Run on Sunday in Silvis, Ill., because of his inconsistent putting. "Yeah, it was fun, but I think it's the putter," Stricker said after carding a 1-under 70 to finish tied for fifth, four shots back at 16 under. "I really don't have a ton of confidence with that putter. I wasn't feeling very good about it. That's the thing that you need to have working well to win." Stricker, long considered one of the top putters on the PGA TOUR, was second in the all-important Strokes Gained-Putting statistic last season. This year, he's 76th in that category. For whatever reason, he's struggled -- at least by his standards -- on the greens. On Sunday, Stricker missed a number of putts that would have put him closer to the top. In particular, Stricker singled out a missed 6-footer for par on the 14th and a three-putt bogey on the 15th. "I had a 5- or 6‑footer for par. If I made that, I think it could be a little bit different," Stricker said. "But that deflated me a little bit. If I could have 2‑putted on the next hole, you know, I would have been all right. I still figured we had some birdie holes coming up with 16, 17, and sometimes 18 you can make a birdie. But those couple holes there really kind of took a lot of steam out of me, 14, 15." Stricker still recorded his fifth top 10 of the season. He ranks 16th in FedExCup points and said he enjoyed the pressure of attempting to join Tom Morris, Jr., British Open (1868-70, 1872), Walter Hagen, PGA Championship (1924-27), Gene Sarazen, Miami Open (1926, 1928-30) and Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard (2000-03) and Farmers Insurance Open (2005-08) as the only golfers to win a tournament four times in succession. "You know, a lot of expectations, a lot of things going on here -‑ all good things, don't get me wrong ‑- but it takes a lot out of you, too," Stricker said. "Although I wish I could have been out there in a playoff or tried to have won again, yeah, I'm kind of glad it's over. Hopefully come back next year and start another one."

By Fred Albers, PGATOUR.COM Correspondent SILVIS, Ill.-- You can never discount the importance of a putt. Troy Matteson was first in the John Deere Classic in Strokes Gained-Putting. Zach Johnson was second in SGP. Both players made recent changes in their strokes. Johnson has moved his hands a little further forward, giving the ball a truer roll. Matteson was also disappointed with the way the ball was leaving the face of the putter. He concentrated on taking his hands out of the stroke and making more of a pendulum movement. Matteson says he wants to keep the triangle together. That means the area formed by the shoulder blades and forearms stays connected during the stroke. It paid off with a 60-foot eagle putt on the 71st hole which tied him for the lead at TPC Deere Run on Sunday. Stricker strokes:  Steve Stricker had his worst putting round of the tournament on Sunday. He took 30 strokes and was ranked 54th for the week in Strokes Gained Putting. Perhaps most damaging were a pair of misses from 5 feet. Stricker missed a 5-footer for par at the 10th hole and misfired on a 5-footer for bogey on the 14th. Approach shot:  Never give Johnson a second chance. He doubled the first playoff hole and then drove into the fairway bunker when playing the 18th again. This time the lie was much better and so was the shot. From 193 yards out, Johnson hit it to within a foot to win the tournament. It's a shot that will rival Bubba Watson's playoff approach at the Masters for shot of the year. Zach's experience was evident as he is now 3-0 in playoffs. Ball supply:  If you would like a golf ball, just follow Brian Harman around the course. He routinely gives balls away. He is not superstitious, either. Harman gives away balls after making birdies or bogeys. He goes though about a half dozen balls a round, spotting a child and handing out a souvenir. Timed out:  John Senden says he's on to something. He is taking less time on the greens, taking less time to read putts and letting his natural athletic ability help him. Senden entered the week ranked 137th in Strokes Gained-Putting and this week ranked 25th. He's always been a great ball striker, ranking fifth on TOUR in greens in regulation. With the help of better putting, Senden finished fourth this week. Fred Albers is a course reporter for SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio and is inside the ropes this week at the John Deere Classic. For more information on SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio, click here.

By Bill Cooney, PGATOUR.COM Zach Johnson has a green jacket in his closet and has played on multiple Ryder Cup teams. But winning the John Deere Classic -- his home event and one he's called his fifth major -- certainly ranks right up there. It took a world-class shot to finally pull it off. Johnson carded a final-round, 6-under 65, withstood some late heroics from Troy Matteson (69), and then defeated Matteson with a spectacular shot that resulted in a winning birdie on the second playoff hole at TPC Deere Run on Sunday in Silvis, Ill. Johnson, who trailed by as many as five shots on the front nine, rallied with birdies on Nos. 7, 8, 10, 13 and 14. He took the lead when Matteson double-bogeyed the 15th hole. Johnson added a birdie on the par-5 17th to get to 20 under, seemingly clear of the field. But Matteson canned a 60-footer for eagle on the 17th to tie Johnson. After making par from the trees on the 18th, Matteson joined Johnson on the 18th tee for the playoff. Both players struggled on the first playoff hole, matching double bogeys after hitting their second shots in the hazard left of the green. On the second playoff hole (also the 18th), Johnson hit his 190-yard second shot 6-iron from the fairway bunker to within inches of the hole. He would tap in for birdie and the win. "I think we're stating the obvious," Johnson said of his second shot in the playoff. "That was really good. That was my shot of the week." It was Johnson's ninth career victory and second of the season. It moved him up to second in the FedExCup standings, trailing only Tiger Woods. Steve Stricker, who was attempting to become just the fifth player in history to win the same event four times in succession, carded a final-round 70 and finished four shots back in a tie for fifth place. Stricker's run became undone with bogeys on Nos. 14 and 15. He had got within one shot of the lead three times. Scott Piercy (65) finished third and John Senden (67) was fourth. Despite the playoff defeat, Matteson qualified for next week's British Open, as the highest top-five finisher not already exempt.

Zach Johnson badly wanted to win his home event and he got it done by beating Troy Matteson with a birdie on the second playoff hole at the John Deere Classic. Johnson closed with a 6-under 65 and won the event in his 11th start there. It marks his second victory of the season (Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial) and his ninth career PGA TOUR win. Want to congratulate Johnson on his victory? Leave a note below and we'll send it to him!

We'll bring you the play-by-play of the playoff between Zach Johnson and Troy Matteson here ... The format is sudden death, with golfers playing the rotation of Nos. 18-18-16-17-18 until somebody wins. Who do you think will win?? First playoff hole (No. 18) Johnson: 297-yard tee shot into left bunker (195 yards to hole). ... Second shot into water hazard left of green. ... Fourth shot onto the back fringe about 20 feet away from the hole. ... Fifth shot, a putt, just missed and finished 5 feet away. ... Sixth shot, a putt, in the hole for a double-bogey 6. Matteson: 265-yard tee shot into right rough, hitting a tree (209 yards to hole). ... Punch shot into water hazard short and left of green. ... Fourth shot onto the green about 15 feet from the hole. ... Fifth shot, a putt, missed and finished 3 feet away. ... Sixth shot, a putt, in the hole for a double-bogey 6. Second playoff hole (No. 18) Johnson: 297-yard tee shot (Driver) into left bunker. ... 194-yard second shot onto green to within inches of the hole!! ... Third shot, a putt, in the hole for a birdie 3 and the victory. Matteson: 298-yard tee shot (3-wood) onto left side of fairway. ... 190-yard  second shot onto the green about 42 feet short of the hole. ... Third shot, a putt, just short of hole. ... Fourth shot, a putt, in the hole for a par 4. Zach Johnson is the 2012 John Deere Classic champion.

Hold everything ... Just when you thought Zach Johnson was going to win, Troy Matteson buries a 60-foot putt for eagle on the par-5 17th hole. Johnson, who made par on the 18th for a final-round 65, and Matteson are now tied at 20 under. Johnson just missed a 15-footer from the fringe on 18 for birdie. Matteson needs a birdie on 18 to win. He's in the right rough off the tee. Interestingly, a young fan in the gallery picked up Matteson's ball in the right rough, thinking it was a souvenir. Matteson got to place the ball back to where it was presumed to have stopped via rule 18-1. Matteson hit a low, running punch shot through the trees to within 15 feet of the hole. He'll have a putt to win. A two-putt to tie Johnson for a playoff. Stay tuned. ...

We've had a big turn of events in the final round of the John Deere Classic. Zach Johnson now owns a one-stroke lead at 19 under through 16 holes. Johnson birdied Nos. 13 and 14 before making pars on 15 and 16. Troy Matteson just made a double-bogey 6 on the 15th hole to fall one shot back. Matteson missed the green left, fluffed his chip and then missed a 6-footer for bogey. He is now at 18 under, tied with Scott Piercy and John Senden. The reachable par-5 17th and the dangerous par-4 18th will determine the tournament. Should be fun to watch!

Steve Stricker has done some miraculous things over the past three years at the John Deere Classic. He's going to need more of the same to win for a record-tying fourth straight time. Stricker, who got as close as one shot to leader Troy Matteson, took a costly bogey 5 on the short 14th hole. Stricker drove it into the left hazard, took a penalty, hit a nifty pitch to 5 feet and then missed the putt. That dropped him to 17 under, three shots behind Matteson. Stricker has since bogeyed the 15th hole after three-putting from 90 feet, and is at 16 under for the tournament. So is the streak over? Or can Stricker bounce back and pull off the four-peat?