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Pancheros teams up with JDC for ‘Quad Cities Queso for a Cause’
Pancheros Mexican Grill and the John Deere Classic are partnering for "Quad Cities Queso for a Cause" to benefit the Birdies for Charity Bonus...
Birdies for Charity tees up the 2025 JDC’s ‘philanthropic force’
After carding another record-breaking year in 2024, the John Deere Classic Birdies for Charity program launched its 32nd season today. The organization’s goal is...
Dierks Bentley to perform at 2025 JDC Concerts on the Course
Multi-Grammy nominated country music superstar Dierks Bentley will take the Quad Cities stage this summer at the 2025 John Deere Classic at TPC Deere...
Zac Brown Band to perform at John Deere Classic
Multi-platinum, multi-Grammy Award-winning Southern rock band Zac Brown Band will perform at this year’s John Deere Classic, continuing the tournament’s “Concerts on Course” series,...
QCBJ Newsmakers: Birdies for Charity cards another record in 2024
This story is part of the QCBJ’s annual Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up by the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal’s staff includes some of...
John Deere Classic wins two PGA awards
The PGA Tour honored the John Deere Classic with its “Most Engaged Community” and “Best Sponsor Integration” awards on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at its...
Anika Martin: Championing community impact through Birdies for Charity
No wonder Anika Martin is so at home in her new role as manager of donor and community impact at the John Deere Classic’s...
The golf might be over, but the work still goes on for Edwards Creative...
The golf clubs, even the huge one attached to the John Deere 470 P-tier Large Excavator, are being put away as the 2024 John...
John Deere Classic – the ‘perfect place for snacking’
The John Deere Classic will be remembered by many people for its great golf. But many will also remember the tournament for its chicken...
World War II vet tells about his war experiences
Henry Langrehr still gets emotional when he remembers the day his friend was killed by Nazis soldiers.
It was shortly after the D-Day invasion in...
Trophy House nourishes third JDC champion in a row
Perhaps there is something in the water or some sort of Breakfast of Champions being served up at what has become known as the...
Lainey Wilson concert finishes off 2024 John Deere Classic
Country music singer Lainey Wilson entertained the final crowd at the 2024 John Deere Classic concert at the TPC Deere Run in Silvis.
Fans lined...
Thompson runs away with JDC
Davis Thompson may be stoic and introverted to those who know him, but he plays a loud, exciting game of golf.
Mr. Thompson, a 25-year-old...
Concerts on the Course: Counting Crows perform at JDC
The John Deere Classic isn’t just about great golf. It’s also about great music.
The legendary rocker band Counting Crows performed at the JDC on...
Thompson Leads Pack At JDC
Davis Thompson, coming off a tie for second in last week's Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, will try to capture his first PGA TOUR...
JDC: Folds of Honor helps children of fallen heroes
This year’s John Deere Classic isn’t just about showcasing great golf. It’s also about honoring members of the military and their families.
Many of those...
Fireworks always happening at John Deere Classic
Fireworks are always legal during a John Deere Classic. Even on the 5 th of July and certainly over the weekend.
PGA Tour rookie Hayden...
Equipment Hill shows why Deere says ‘We Run for All’
Here in the heartland, John Deere tractors, construction equipment and the like are part of the landscape. Generally they are so far away it’s...
Rafferty swings into new service role as JDC chair
In his profession as a funeral director, Kevin Rafferty is accustomed to being the one that families lean on and turn to for support...
USO, John Deere join forces to expand support of military
As the nation marked its independence Thursday, July 4, John Deere and the USO celebrated military service members who keep the nation safe by...