It’s a congested leaderboard at the John Deere Classic. It feels like there are more contenders for Sunday’s $1,080,000 first-place check than there are Democratic candidates for president. A long list of players have thrown their hats into the ring after three trips around TPC Deere Run.
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BY RICK BROWN Jhonattan Vegas couldn’t remember the last time he shot 62. “Probably a while,” he said. It was back in 2016, when he shot 60 in the second round of the Barbasol Championship.
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BY RICK BROWN Roberto Diaz was in the final pairing of the John Deere Classic, teeing off at 2 p.m. Thursday. Last finished first.
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When Las Vegas released odds on this week’s John Deere Classic, the three favorites at TPC Deere Run were Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa and Matthew Wolff. “Obviously Vegas isn’t always right,” Wolff said. “But it’s really cool to see that.” Cool and crazy.
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The John Deere Classic today announced that the top four amateur players in the world prior to their turning professional have received sponsor exemptions to play in this year’s tournament, July 8-14, at TPC Deere Run. Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Matthew Wolff and Justin Suh were ranked Nos. 1-4 by Scratch Players Amateur Golf Ranking before Suh and Wolff recently turned pro.
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The John Deere Classic is offering one lucky contributor to its Birdies for Charity program the chance to win the Ultimate VIP John Deere Classic Experience, highlighted by playing in the tournament’s Wednesday pro-am with two PGA Tour pros and country music star Dustin Lynch.
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This year’s John Deere Classic will be played at TPC Deere Run for the 20th consecutive time in the 49-year history of the Quad Cities’ PGA Tour event. The rolling 7,268-yard Par 71 layout first hosted the John Deere Classic shortly after the course opened in the year 2000, when rookie Michael Clark II won the event on the fourth hole of a two-man playoff with Kirk Triplett.
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Michael Kim, who won the John Deere Classic in record fashion last year, will be back to defend his title July 8-14 at TPC Deere Run. Kim, who shot a tournament record 27-under par 257 and won by a record eight shots, will be trying to win his second PGA Tour event when he returns to the Quad Cities this summer.
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Country music star Dustin Lynch will be the latest in a string of country artists to perform in concert during the week of the John Deere Classic to help raise money for the Birdies for Charity Bonus Fund. The 32-year-old Nashville singer-songwriter and his band are scheduled to entertain fans on Wednesday, July 10, at the Rust Belt, a recently-opened concert venue in East Moline. Tickets are available now online.
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January is National Blood Donor month. Click the button below to learn more about the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center. Please consider helping support your local blood center save lives by donation blood today. There is a critical need for all blood types, especially Type O and AB Universal Donors.
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PGA TOUR event honored for “Best Title Sponsor Integration” in 2018 The John Deere Classic (Silvis, Illinois) was honored by the PGA TOUR at the TOUR’s Tournament Meetings on December 6. The John Deere Classic earned an award for “Best Title Sponsor Integration”...
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