About the PGA Tour John Deere Classic:
The John Deere Classic debuted on the PGA Tour in 1972 as the Quad Cities Open. "Quad Cities" is the term applied to a group of cities in Iowa and Illinois adjacent to the Mississippi River. Those cities are Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa, and Moline, East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois (yes, five cities make up the "quad"). Bettendorf was the first host city for this tournament. The event is now played in Silvis, Ill., which abuts East Moline.
2010 John Deere Classic
• When: July 8-11
• Where: TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.
2009 Tournament
Steve Stricker tied the tournament record with a second-round 61, then played 36 holes on Sunday due to a weather delay to win the tourney. Stricker finished three ahead of runners-up Zach Johnson, Brandt Snedeker and Brett Quigley.
Official Web site
PGA Tour tournament site
PGA Tour John Deere Classic Records:
- 72-hole tournament record: 259 - David Frost, 1993
- 18-hole tournament record: 61 - Mike Smith, Oakwood CC, 1987; J.P. Hayes, TPC Deere Run, 2002; Steve Stricker, TPC Deere Run, 2009
PGA Tour John Deere Classic Golf Courses:
The John Deere Classic is currently played at
TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. The tournament moved to TPC Deere Run in 2000, which is the year it opened as a PGA Tour-owned golf course.
The TPC track is the third course to serve as host for this tournament in its history. The other two, with the years they hosted the tournament, are:
- Crow Valley Country Club, Bettendorf, Iowa, 1972-74
- Oakwood Country Club, Coal Valley, Ill., 1975-99
PGA Tour John Deere Classic Trivia and Notes:
The current site of the tournament, TPC Deere Run, was designed by golf course architect and former PGA Tour player D.A. Weibring. That's appropriate, because Weibring is the only 3-time winner of the John Deere Classic.
David Frost is the only back-to-back winner of the Deere, accomplishing the feat in 1992-93. In his 1993 victory, Frost set the tournament 72-hole record (259).
Weibring also holds the tournament record for most cuts made, with 18. When Payne Stewart won in 1982, it marked his first PGA Tour victory.
Tiger Woods' first PGA Tour win very nearly came at the John Deere Classic, too. But Woods was outdueled in the final round of the 1996 Quad City Classic, as it was then called, by 43-year-old journeyman Ed Fiori. Sam Snead set a couple PGA Tour records at the 1979 tournament. Then 67 years old, Snead became the oldest golfer to make a cut in a PGA Tour event (a record he later bettered). In the second round he matched his age with a 67. In the final round, he bettered it with a 66. This is the only time a golfer has shot his age or better on the PGA Tour.
At the 1981 Quad Cities Open, Dave Barr won a playoff over Woody Blackburn, Frank Conner, Dan Halldorson and Victor Regalado. What's significant about this? The playoff lasted eight holes, the second-longest playoff in tour history. Fuzzy Zoeller is one of several golfers to share the PGA Tour record for consecutive birdies - 8 in a row. Zoeller tied the mark at this tournament in the first round in 1976. He wound up finishing second that year.
Michelle Wie made a scene in the John Deere Classic twice, once good, once bad. In 2005, she shot 70-71, 1-under, coming within a stroke of making the cut. In 2006, she opened with a 77, then withdrew midway through the second round, citing heat exhaustion, and was taken from the course in an ambulance. PGA Tour John Deere Classic Winners:
w-weather shortened; p-playoff
John Deere Classic
2009 - Steve Stricker, 264
2008 - Kenny Perry-p, 268
2007 - Jonathan Byrd, 266
2006 - John Senden, 265
2005 - Sean O’Hair, 268
2004 - Mark Hensby-p, 268
2003 - Vijay Singh, 268
2002 - J.P. Hayes, 262
2001 - David Gossett, 265
2000 - Michael Clark II-p, 265
1999 - J.L. Lewis-p, 261
Quad City Classic
1998 - Steve Jones, 263
1997 - David Toms, 265
1996 - Ed Fiori, 268
1995 - D.A. Weibring-w, 197
Hardee's Golf Classic
1994 - Mark McCumber, 265
1993 - David Frost, 259
1992 - David Frost, 266
1991 - D.A. Weibring, 267
1990 - Joey Sindelar-p, 268
1989 - Curt Byrum, 268
1988 - Blaine McCallister, 261
1987 - Kenny Knox, 265
1986 - Mark Wiebe, 268
Lite Quad Cities Open
1985 - Dan Forsman, 267
Miller High-Life Quad Cities Open
1984 - Scott Hoch, 266
1983 - Danny Edwards-p, 266
1982 - Payne Stewart, 268
Quad Cities Open
1981 - Dave Barr-p, 270
1980 - Scott Hoch, 266
Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad City Open
1979 - D.A. Weibring, 266
1978 - Victor Regalado, 269
1977 - Mike Morley, 267
1976 - John Lister, 268
1975 - Roger Maltbie, 275
Quad Cities Open
1974 - Dave Stockton, 271
1973 - Sam Adams, 268
1972 - Deane Beman, 279
