John Deere Classic Tickets

Michelle Wie has given the John Deere Classic a boost in its popularity. In recent years, she has been the focus of attention. As a teenager, Wie was exempted from normal tournament entry qualifications and allowed to play in the Classic. She shot quite well. And the television ratings for the event were favorable. The John Deere Classic has been building momentum ever since rookie golfer Sean O'Hair used the tournament to gain entry into the British Open'”leading to his being awarded Best Rookie by the PGA in 2005.

Davenport is the starting point of the history of the John Deere Classic. The Iowa town first hosted it in 1971. Soon thereafter the golf event moved to Illinois and stayed at Coal Valley until the end of last century. And now the Deere Classic is held at the aptly named Deere Run in Silvis at the TPC. Deere Run is an 18-hole course in Illinois, featuring 7,183 yards of links. It is a par 71. The course rating is a 75. Mostly Bent grass, designed by Weibring, Miller & Gray, it has a 134-slope rating.

For the fourth consecutive year, charity stemming from the event is expected to top 4 million dollars. The purse is slated to be just slightly above that number. Numerous Quad City foundations and donors fed the fund with generosity to enable vital charities to remain active.

The John Deere has always been full of surprises. Because it is played very close to the time of the British Open, it does not always attract a full field of top contenders. But it is for exactly that same reason that some players must play the Deere'”and play it well'”to gain entrance into the Open. Like many of the sponsored PGA tournaments, it is feasible that the event could change the date on which it is played. Especially possible in the case of the John Deere Classic whose contract to be an official PGA tour ends in 2011.