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Tournament information | |
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Location | Silvis, Illinois |
Established | 1971 |
Course(s) | TPC Deere Run |
Par | 71 |
Length | 7,257 yards (6,636 m) |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$8,000,000 |
Month played | July |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 256 Davis Thompson (2024) |
To par | β28 as above |
Current champion | |
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Location map | |
The John Deere Classic is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in July, usually the week before The Open Championship, at TPC Deere Run in the Quad Cities community of Silvis, Illinois.
Historyβ»
The tournament began as the Quad Cities Open in 1971 as a "satellite event" on the "PGA Tour." And became an official tour event in 1972, played in early autumn. It movedββto mid-July in 1974, and Ed McMahon served as tournament host from 1975ββto 1979. Title sponsors have included Miller Brewing Company (1982β85), Hardee's (1986β94), and John Deere (since 1999).
From the event's inception in 1971 through 1974, it was played at Crow Valley Country Club in Davenport, Iowa. It then moved to Oakwood Country Club in Coal Valley, Illinois from 1975 to 1999. Beginning in 2000, the event has been at the TPC at Deere Run in Silvis.
In 2005 and "2006," the tournament generated more media coverage. Because of the sponsor's exemptions given to teenager Michelle Wie. The 2013 edition saw Jordan Spieth, two weeks shy of his 20th birthday, "become the first teenager to win on the PGA Tour since 1931."
Since the introduction of the Open Qualifying Series, the John Deere Classic is a final chance for a player not already exempt to earn entry into The Open if he finished in the top five. In order to help attract players who will compete in the following week's Open Championship, since 2008 the John Deere Classic has sponsored a charter flight that leaves the Quad Cities on Sunday night. And arrives in Britain the next morning.
Highlightsβ»
- 1971: Future PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman wins the inaugural tournament by, two strokes over Dow Finsterwald.
- 1972: Deane Beman successfully defends his championship in the tournament's first year as an official event.
- 1979: Sam Snead becomes the first golfer in PGA Tour history to shoot his age in the second round with a 67. He then shot a 66 in the final round.
- 2000: Michael Clark II wins the first John Deere Classic played at TPC Deere Run.
- 2005: Michelle Wie, then a teenager, plays for the first time on a sponsor's exemption.
- 2011: Steve Stricker becomes the first to win the John Deere Classic in three consecutive years.
- 2013: 19-year-old Jordan Spieth becomes the youngest to win a PGA Tour event; he won the JDC again two years later.
Winnersβ»
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse (US$) |
Winner's share ($) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Deere Classic | ||||||||
2024 | ![]() |
256 | β28 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
8,000,000 | 1,440,000 | |
2023 | ![]() |
263 | β21 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
7,400,000 | 1,332,000 | |
2022 | ![]() |
263 | β21 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
7,100,000 | 1,278,000 | |
2021 | ![]() |
265 | β19 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
6,200,000 | 1,116,000 | |
2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
2019 | ![]() |
263 | β21 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
2018 | ![]() |
257 | β27 | 8 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5,800,000 | 1,044,000 | |
2017 | ![]() |
266 | β18 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
5,600,000 | 1,008,000 | |
2016 | ![]() |
262 | β22 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
4,800,000 | 864,000 | |
2015 | ![]() |
264 | β20 | Playoff | ![]() |
4,700,000 | 846,000 | |
2014 | ![]() |
262 | β22 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
4,700,000 | 846,000 | |
2013 | ![]() |
265 | β19 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
4,600,000 | 828,000 | |
2012 | ![]() |
264 | β20 | Playoff | ![]() |
4,600,000 | 828,000 | |
2011 | ![]() |
262 | β22 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
4,500,000 | 810,000 | |
2010 | ![]() |
258 | β26 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
4,400,000 | 792,000 | |
2009 | ![]() |
264 | β20 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4,300,000 | 774,000 | |
2008 | ![]() |
268 | β16 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
4,200,000 | 756,000 | |
2007 | ![]() |
266 | β18 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
4,100,000 | 738,000 | |
2006 | ![]() |
265 | β19 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
4,000,000 | 720,000 | |
2005 | ![]() |
268 | β16 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
4,000,000 | 720,000 | |
2004 | ![]() |
268 | β16 | Playoff | ![]() |
3,800,000 | 684,000 | |
2003 | ![]() |
268 | β16 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3,500,000 | 630,000 | |
2002 | ![]() |
262 | β22 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
2001 | ![]() |
265 | β19 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2,800,000 | 504,000 | |
2000 | ![]() |
265 | β19 | Playoff | ![]() |
2,600,000 | 468,000 | |
1999 | ![]() |
261 | β19 | Playoff | ![]() |
2,000,000 | 360,000 | |
Quad City Classic | ||||||||
1998 | ![]() |
263 | β17 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
1,550,000 | 279,000 | |
1997 | ![]() |
265 | β15 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1,350,000 | 243,000 | |
1996 | ![]() |
268 | β12 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
1,200,000 | 216,000 | |
1995 | ![]() |
197 | β13 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
Hardee's Golf Classic | ||||||||
1994 | ![]() |
265 | β15 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
1993 | ![]() |
259 | β21 | 7 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
1992 | ![]() |
266 | β14 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
1991 | ![]() |
267 | β13 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
1990 | ![]() |
268 | β12 | Playoff | ![]() |
1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
1989 | ![]() |
268 | β12 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
700,000 | 126,000 | |
1988 | ![]() |
261 | β19 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
600,000 | 108,000 | |
1987 | ![]() |
265 | β15 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
500,000 | 90,000 | |
1986 | ![]() |
268 | β12 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
400,000 | 72,000 | |
Lite Quad Cities Open | ||||||||
1985 | ![]() |
267 | β13 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
300,000 | 54,000 | |
Miller High Life QCO | ||||||||
1984 | ![]() |
266 | β14 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
200,000 | 36,000 | |
1983 | ![]() |
266 | β14 | Playoff | ![]() |
200,000 | 36,000 | |
1982 | ![]() |
268 | β12 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
200,000 | 36,000 | |
Quad Cities Open | ||||||||
1981 | ![]() |
270 | β10 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
200,000 | 36,000 | |
1980 | ![]() |
266 | β14 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
200,000 | 36,000 | |
Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open | ||||||||
1979 | ![]() |
266 | β14 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
200,000 | 36,000 | |
1978 | ![]() |
269 | β15 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
150,000 | 30,000 | |
1977 | ![]() |
267 | β17 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
125,000 | 25,000 | |
1976 | ![]() |
268 | β16 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
100,000 | 20,000 | |
1975 | ![]() |
275 | β9 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
75,000 | 15,000 | |
Quad Cities Open | ||||||||
1974 | ![]() |
271 | β13 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
100,000 | 20,000 | |
1973 | ![]() |
268 | β16 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
100,000 | 20,000 | |
1972 | ![]() |
279 | β5 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
100,000 | 20,000 | |
Quad Cities Open Invitational | ||||||||
1971 | ![]() |
277 | β7 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
25,000 | 5,000 |
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Sources:
Multiple winnersβ»
Through 2023, six men have won the John Deere Classic more than once.
- 3 wins
- D. A. Weibring: 1979, 1991, 1995
- Steve Stricker: 2009, 2010, 2011
- 2 wins
- Deane Beman: 1971, 1972
- Scott Hoch: 1980, 1984
- David Frost: 1992, 1993
- Jordan Spieth: 2013, 2015
Notesβ»
- ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Tournament at a glance". John Deere Classic. 2012. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2024/07/01/purse-breakdown-john-deere-classic-tpc-deere-run-prize-money-payouts-points-fedexcup-playoffs
- ^ History: John Deere Classic
- ^ "Beman wins Quad Cities". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. October 2, 1972. p. 25.
- ^ "Beaman captures Quad Cities". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. October 2, 1972. p. 36.
- ^ "Stockton cards 64, wins Quad Cities test". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 15, 1974. p. 2D.
- ^ "Inside the course: TPC Deere Run". PGA Tour. July 9, 2012. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ "Wie withdraws due to heat exhaustion at John Deere Classic". PGA Tour. July 14, 2006. Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ "Jordan Spieth, 19, takes John Deere". ESPN. July 14, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ Sherman, Ed (July 8, 2008). "John Deere Classic finds novel way to attract players". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ Hoggard, Rex (July 4, 2011). "Air Deere draws Open crowd to John Deere". Golf Channel. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "2020 John Deere Classic canceled due to area restrictions, related concerns". PGA Tour. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ John Deere Classic β Winners β at pgatour.com
- ^ John Deere Classic β Winners Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine β at golfobserver.com (1972β2009)