2025 John Deere Classic at TPC at Deere Run -- July 2 through 6 (pictured: 2024 champ Davis Thompson).
Wednesday, July 2, through Sunday, July 6
TPC at Deere Run, 3100 Heather Knoll, Silvis IL
Designed to bring some serious swing into the summer, the John Deere Classic returns to Silvis' TPC at Deere Run from July 2 through 6, with this professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, in its 54th year, enjoying coverage on the Golf Channel and CBS Sports, and featuring youth activities, clinics, and a climactic awards presentation.
The John Deere Classic began as the Quad Cities Open in 1971 and was first designated a “satellite event” on the PGA Tour. It became an official tour event in 1972, and from the event's inception in through 1974, it was played at Crow Valley Country Club in Davenport. The annual competition then moved to Oakwood Country Club in Coal Valley Illinois from 1975 to 1999, with Johnny Carson's beloved Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon serving as tournament host from 1975 to 1979. Beginning in 2000, and except for the summer of 2020, the event has been held annually at the TPC at Deere Run.
In 2005 and 2006, the tournament generated more media coverage because of the sponsor's exemptions given to teenager Michelle Wie. In 2005, the tournament's storyline also revolved around Sean O'Hair, whose win qualified him to play in the British Open the following week and was a significant part of his PGA Tour Rookie of the Year season. The 2013 edition of the John Deere Classic saw Jordan Speith, two weeks shy of his 20th birthday, become the first teenager to win on the PGA Tour since 1931. In last year's John Deere Classic, what started as a crowded final-round race for Sunday's trophy led to Davis Thompson finding himself running alone. He lapped the field with six birdies on six of his first nine holes en route to a closing 7-under 64, a tournament record-setting total of 28-under 256, and a four-shot win over a trio of runners-up.
As the 54th John Deere Classic is closed to the public on June 30 and July 1, the golf aficionados are welcome to TPC at Deere Run from July 2 through 7, with scheduled events including: youth activities and the First Tee Youth Day Clinic with Dan Boever on Wednesday; a Fourth of July celebration on Friday; a “Concerts on the Course” set with chart-topping county superstar Dierks Bentley on Saturday; and a concert with the chart-topping talents of the Zac Brown Band on Sunday, their set preceded by the week's 5:30 p.m. trophy presentation. For more information and tickets, visit JohnDeereClassic.com.
