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APGA Tour rolls into TPC Deere Run

SILVIS – The Advocates Professional Golf Association (APGA) Tour is following the footsteps of the PGA Tour and bringing its tournament, which opens today, Tuesday, July 15, to TPC Deere Run, home of the John Deere Classic.  The APGA, a…

Quartet of Deere Gators await capture at JDC’s 16th Hole

There will be Gators lurking on the 16th Hole at TPC Deere Run beginning Thursday,…

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Two-time JDC champ Spieth returning to TPC Deere Run

Jordan Spieth, two-time winner of the John Deere Classic, three-time major champion and a Quad…

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JDC Birdies for Charity kicks off its 2024 fundraising drive 

On the heels of another record year in 2023, the John Deere Classic’s Birdies for…

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JDC memories sweet for this Barry

The John Deere Classic is so much more than a golf tournament to Barry Cronin.…

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JDC success story includes sponsors that also volunteer

Beth Lokenvitz originally began volunteering at the John Deere Classic in the early 2000s to…

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Another big breakout brewing at JDC

SILVIS – Jordan Spieth is undeniably the poster boy – having contended for the rarest…

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John Deere Classic awards exemptions to Sargent, Thorbjornsen

The John Deere Classic announced it has awarded exemptions to two top young stars to…

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

Editorial: Midwest vs. Mideast golf

It is nice to bring some attention back to the wholesomeness of Midwest golf with…

Brand one of John Deere Classic’s top stars

SILVIS – Pro golfer J.T. Poston took home the 2022 John Deere Classic Champion title,…

John Deere Classic loved by more than new champion

SILVIS– J.T. Poston had $1.278 million reasons on Sunday, July 3, to love the John…

GALLERY: See all QCBJ coverage of the John Deere Classic

The QCBJ staff was out on the green this weekend, June 30- July 3, at…

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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…

New book donation earns John Deere Classic Pro-Am discount

United Way of the Quad Cities is joining forces with the John Deere Classic (JDC)…

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