Also Wins for Most Engaged Community and Best Social Media Activation The 2016 John Deere Classic was named the PGA TOUR’s 2016 Tournament of the Year on Wednesday (Dec. 7) at this year’s annual Tournament Meetings. The 46th annual John Deere Classic also received first...
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In 2016, the John Deere Classic had it's first-ever Charity Concert on the Wednesday night of tournament week (August 10th). Country music star and avid golfer, Jake Owen headlined the event and had also participated in the Wednesday Pro-Am. All proceeds of that event and his appearance at the...
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John Deere Classic officials announced Monday that the 2016 John Deere Classic helped raise a record $10.5 Million for 491 local and regional Quad Cities charities, ranking it among the top three in charitable giving on the PGA TOUR.The total is nearly $1.8 million more than the previous...
Read More Join us Monday, October 31st as we announce our 2016 Charity total and hold the annual car giveaway for the 5 individuals who guessed the correct number of birdies in the 2016 John Deere Classic!NEW THIS YEAR: 3 Charities who are present for the 11 AM announcement will have their charity names...
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By RICK BROWNJohn Deere Classic CorrespondentSILVIS, Ill. – Ryan Moore came to the John Deere Classic with his game on an uptick. He left as a champion. And that was the plan.“I played pretty well last week, and I came here to win a golf tournament,” saidMoore, 33, after a...
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By RICK BROWNJohn Deere Classic CorrespondentSILVIS, ILL. – Before every round, Ryan Moore consults with his 3-year-old son, Tucker, for a target score. “My son keeps telling me the amount of birdies I need to make in the round,” Moore said after a third...
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By RICK BROWNJohn Deere Classic CorrespondentSILVIS, ILL. – Ryan Moore shot a 6-under-par 65 Saturday morning to join Wesley Bryan as the second-round leader at the John Deere Classic.Moore, who also opened with a 65 Thursday, didn’t play a hole Friday because of the...
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By RICK BROWNJohn Deere Classic CorrespondentSILVIS, Ill. – Wesley Bryan is making the most of his PGA Tour debut.Appearing at the John Deere Classic after winning three times on the Web.com Tour this season, an achievement that earned him an automatic promotion to the PGA Tour, Bryan...
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Second Round Under WayBy RICK BROWNJohn Deere Classic CorrespondentThere’s a familiar name at the top of the leaderboard after the first round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run.Tom Gillis, who lost on the second hole of a sudden-playoff to Jordan Spieth here last year, shot an...
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By RICK BROWNJohn Deere Classic CorrespondentSILVIS, Ill. – TPC Deere Run and the John Deere Classic hold a special place in Patrick Rodgers’ heart. He got a sponsor’s exemption here twice when he was a collegian at Stanford, and two more as a professional. “This...
Read MoreThe John Deere Classic is being played a month later than usual because of the Olympics. Three-time champion Steve Stricker said players will be playing a course is better shape than it’s been in July. “The course is in unbelieveable shape,” Stricker said Wednesday. “I...
Read MoreWhen Zach Johnson boarded the non-stop jet from the Quad Cities to Scotland last July, he was not in a positive frame of mind. “I was upset,” Johnson said. “I was still upset on Tuesday at St. Andrews.” Johnson had finished in a tie for third at the Deere, a...
Read MoreJordan Spieth’s first PGA TOUR victory came as a teenager, at the 2013 John Deere Classic. Daniel Summerhays knows that history could have told a completely different story. “Jordan probably won’t say it, but I kind of gave a kick-start to his career,” Summerhays said...
Read MoreBy Rick BrownSpecial Correspondent Magic happens here. That’s become the John Deere Classic motto, and it stands the test of time. It started back in 2009, when Steve Stricker won the first of three straight Deere titles. It continued in 2012, when Zach Johnson ended...
Read MoreWesley Bryan earned a “battlefield” promotion Sunday and his first challenge will be to compete at the John Deere Classic this week against his new co-workers: members of the regular PGA TOUR.Bryan, 26, earned his third victory of the season on the Web.com Tour, when he survived a...
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