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This Quad Cities Birdie found her perfect John Deere Classic nest

Fireworks are hardly a Fourth of July priority for Micaela Booth. Instead, after a week full of golfing pyrotechnics at the John Deere Classic, a...

Local golf courses see business upswing from the John Deere Classic

The annual John Deere Classic is billed as the biggest week of golf in the Quad Cities. The local PGA Tour stop more than lives...

Chip in with the John Deere Classic for local charity

The John Deere Classic is more than a pro golf tournament. The local PGA Tour stop operates as a non-profit fundraising machine for other local...
Clair Peterson, longtime John Deere Classic tournament director, makes a point during the Champions Day breakfast kickoff for the 2022 tournament which tees off on June 29. CREDIT STEVE TAPPA

JDC relationships mean ‘good business’

Retiring John Deere Classic tournament director Clair Peterson drove home the enduring charm of the local PGA Tour stop during a media-and-sponsor event counting...

QC Marathon reaches 25th anniversary milepost

BETTENDORF – A new bridge. A new course. A new logo. The TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon celebrated its 25th anniversary by making everything old...

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