Birdies for Charity

Micaela Booth, Director, Birdies for Charity at John Deere Classic

JDC’s Birdies for Charity set to fly by $200M mark in giving

If the Quad Cities’ tradition of generosity holds, this could be the year that the revered John Deere Classic’s Birdies for Charity program surpasses $200 million in charitable giving.  As hundreds of volunteers hustled around TPC at Deere Run in…

Update: JDC’s Birdies for Charity has a new record

Costumes were the only thing missing Tuesday morning from the John Deere Classic’s special Halloween…

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Rector relishes tournament week energy and new changes 

Like in the game of golf, it was all in the timing for Dr. Susan…

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John Deere Classic delivers for Quad Cities region 

The signature event for the Quad Cities is the annual John Deere Classic. It not…

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Birdies for Charity celebrates fundraising record

Clair Peterson compared the moment to Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams hitting a home…

Charles Freese, of DeWitt, Iowa, turns the winning key to start the new Lexus as part of the John Deere Classic’s Birdies for Charity donor contest. Mr. Freese, who was sitting in for his golfing buddy Ken Goddard, had the lucky touch. Mr. Goddard, who was one of five contestants to guess the correct number of birdies this past summer, wins a two-year car lease donated to JDC by Smart Lexus of the Quad Cities. CREDIT STEVE TAPPA

Clair Peterson oversees his last JDC charity announcement

Clair Peterson, the longtime John Deere Classic tournament director, will preside over his final Birdies…

Clair Peterson, executive director of the John Deere Classic

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…

John Deere Classic director realizes big league dreams but on a different field

Growing up in the sleepy western Iowa town of Carroll, Andrew Lehman had big league…

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…

Deere teams with Ryder Cup champ on donations, branding

Deere & Co. is teaming with Ryder Cup champion Daniel Berger for a multi-year charitable…

Birdies for Charity brings in $12.5 million

The John Deere Classic’s Birdies for Charity program brought in more than $12.5 million this…