HOLE 1: GRAND DETOUR HOLE 2: COLONEL DAVENPORT HOLE 1 395 YARDS, PAR 4 HOLE 2 561 YARDS, PAR 5 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 3.862 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 4.395 RANKING: 14TH RANKING: 18TH

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The town of Grand Detour, located 70 miles The is made up of upstream from the TPC Deere Run, was communities on both the and named by French explorers for the oxbow sides of the Mississippi River. One of them, bend taken there by the Rock River. Davenport, Iowa, is named after Blacksmith settled in Grand George Davenport, the area’s first permanent Detour after moving to Illinois from settler and co-founder of the city. , and he soon learned that farmers were encountering problems with the cast Colonel Davenport was attacked and iron plows they had brought from the east. murdered in his home on July 4, 1845, Those plows were designed for light, sandy, by a gang of outlaws known as New England soil, but bogged down in the rich, midwestern prairie-forcing farmers to stop every few feet to scrape the thick soil “A downhill tee shot to a fairway from their plow. some 50 feet below makes this hole play shorter than its “The course begins with a listed length. A good drive, short par 4, with an uphill tee shot and it should be reachable in two. to a generous fairway surrounded The entrance to the green is tight, by bunkers. The green is also and is guarded by wetland bunkers guarded by bunkers, and sits He fashioned such a plow in 1837, and a stand of trees. The smallish foundation is still visible behind among a stand of oaks. This is about using the steel from a broken saw blade, the second green at TPC Deere Run. and provided the solution farmers needed green was designed to make From here they made their escape using as easy as it gets for awhile.” to efficiently farm the “new west.” pinpoint accuracy a must.” the Rock River ferrycrossing.

This first hole, with its dogleg bend to A $1,500 reward-and the help of detective Deere became convinced that the sticky the left, honors John Deere and the “the banditti of the prairie.” Rumor has Edward Bonney-finally “did in” the bandits. soil would fall, or scour, off a highly business he began at the oxbow bend it that the bandits fled from Rock Island They were all captured and brought to trial polished and properly shaped plow. of the Rock River in Grand Detour, Illinois. and took shelter in the barn whose by the end of October that same year. HOLE 3: STONE HOUSE HOLE 4: FRIENDSHIP FARM HOLE 3 186 YARDS, PAR 3 HOLE 4 454 YARDS, PAR 4 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 3.104 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 3.909 RANKING: 3RD RANKING: 11TH

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Erskine Wilson settled on this property The William A. and Patricia Hewitt in 1838, a year after John Deere started family owned this property for more than building plows in Grand Detour, Ill. 40 years as Friendship Farm, one of He started by purchasing a section of land the top Arabian horse-breeding operations from the U.S. Government for one dollar in the country. Patricia Hewitt was the per acre, and eventually acquired nearly great-great granddaughter of John Deere, 1,800 acres before he died. He farmed on and William Hewitt served as both sides of the river here, and therefore Deere and Company’s chairman and operated the ferry that the Colonel CEO from 1955 to 1982, a period that Davenport killers used for their escape. saw the company become the world’s leading producer of agricultural equipment, as well as a major producer of construction, “This uphill Par 3 will play much forestry, and lawn care equipment. longer than it reads on the scorecard. A set of bunkers guard the right “A unique hole with a large oak side, while a bent grass collection tree in the middle of the landing area is ready to grab the shots area that creates a double fairway. that go long and left. The green Bunkers guard the left side while runs from front to back, making trees guard the right side of the The Hewitt family always respected this club selection crucial to hitting a quarry a half-mile upriver. The walls of the fairway. The green sits at one land, and felt strongly that its next use house are two feet thick in the basement, should be one that allowed the greatest the green in regulation.” and one and one-half feet thick above ground. of the highest points on the number of people to enjoy it. A public-access course, and if you miss the green course fulfilled the family’s wishes. Sadly, Wilson never got to live in While living in a nearby log cabin, Wilson the house. He died shortly before it was left right, or long, you are in The lone oak in the middle of the fourth built the Stone House that sits between completed. Today, the Stone House serves for a tough chip to a small green.” fairway is now known as the “Hewitt Tree.” the second and third holes. The stone as headquarters for the tournament staff In recognition of the family’s good for the ten-room house was ferried from of the . stewardship, it reminds all who pass it of the responsible land use that has always been a part of this property’s history. HOLE 5: LINCOLN’S CROSSING HOLE 6: WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH HOLE 5 433 YARDS, PAR 4 HOLE 6 367 YARDS, PAR 4 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 3.946 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 3.952 RANKING: 10TH RANKING: 9TH

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The first bridge constructed across the The William Butterworth family Mississippi River joined Davenport and owned this property in the early 1900s. the by rail in 1856. Katherine Butterworth, John Deere’s Just two weeks after its opening, hostility granddaughter, purchased about 300 acres between the river and rail interests peaked. of the grounds from the Wilson family between 1911 and 1928.

“A long, straight drive down the left side of the fairway is a “The second-shortest par 4 must on this hole. Trees guard the on the course is also the tightest. right side on your second shot, This hole was carved out of and the green sits behind a ravine the forest, and while short on that is loaded with bunkers length, it is long on danger. and is guarded on all sides by trees.” A straight drive will leave a short iron to a green that has a large swale and bunkers The steamboat “Effie Afton” hit a bridge pier, in the front, and a bent grass setting both the bridge and the boat on fire. The steamboat company charged that collection area in the back. the bridge was an obstruction; the rail Miss this green, and you have a of farm equipment. During his career, interests blamed the incident on Butterworth also served as president of carelessness. The case was eventually tough chip to an undulating green.” the United States Chamber of Commerce, resolved in favor of the railroad company as well as advisor to President Herbert by the U.S. Supreme Court, thanks to the Hoover. Butterworth ended his career efforts of a young attorney. William Butterworth served as serving as Deere & Company’s chairman. Deere & Company’s third president. The bridge between No. 5 green and No. 6 During his tenure, six noncompeting The sixth hole here at TPC Deere Run tee honors that first crossing of the Mississippi farm equipment manufacturers were recognizes teamwork that William Butterworth River-and that attorney, Abraham Lincoln. brought into the corporation, establishing put in place to position Deere & Company John Deere as a full-line manufacturer for its future growth. HOLE 7: TIMBER RIDGE HOLE 8: SANCTUARY HOLE 7 226 YARDS, PAR 3 HOLE 8 428 YARDS, PAR 4 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 3.080 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 4.004 RANKING: 5TH RANKING: 7TH

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Moline is named for the French word The PGA TOUR supports the Audubon moulin, meaning “city of mills.” Until the International Cooperative Sanctuary System early 1900s, lumber mills rivaled implement through its TPC golf courses. All TPC courses manufacturing as the Quad Cities’ primary are either currently certified, or working industry. The transportation advantages toward that status. As such, a certified of the Mississippi River attracted German golf course is recognized for its efforts lumberman like Frederick Weyerhaeuser to ensure a high degree of environmental and his brother-in-law, F. Denkman. They quality for both people and wildlife. launched their great lumber firm in 1860.

“The tee shot through a chute “This is the longest of the 3 pars of trees to a tight and narrow on the course, and the most fairway. The small green is picturesque. Into the normal surrounded by bunkers, prevailing wind, this hole will test and calls for an exacting second the accuracy of even the best players. shot. The small tongue on the Carry it to the green or carry front of the green creates a the bunker on the right and let spot for one of the hardest pin the ball feed down to the green. As the midwest’s great pine forests were positions on the course.” You choose your plan of attack.” slowlyconverted to farmland, Weyerhaeuser The 8th hole recognizes all Audubon moved his company west for better access International certified golf courses, and the to the great timber areas of Washington In order to become certified, a golf course wildlife they provide for on their properties. Huge logs from Minnesota and Wisconsin and Oregon. Weyerhaeuser’s last mill closed must implement projects in six environmental floated downstream with the help of here in 1905. quality areas.The six areas are environmental steamboats. Once in the Quad Cities, the planning, wildlife and habitat management, logs were milled into building materials The seventh hole, cut through a corridor integrated pest management, water and household items, then shipped by of hardwoods, honors the Quad Cities’ conservation, water quality management rail to markets throughout the country. rich timber heritage. and outreach and education. HOLE 9: HOWITZER HOLE 10: COR-TEN HOLE 9 503 YARDS, PAR 4 HOLE 10 596 YARDS, PAR 5 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 4.214 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 4.702 RANKING: 1ST RANKING: 15TH

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Players may feel they need a cannon During the early 1960s, Deere & Company to get on this par 4 in two. What better commissioned Finnish-born architect choice than the Howitzer, manufactured Eero Saarinen, who also designed the since the Spanish-American War at Gateway Arch in St. Louis, to create its the Rock Island Arsenal. world headquarters building. The result was the Deere & Company Administrative Center, the world’s first building made “The longest par 4 and one of the of Cor-Ten steel. The steel forms its own protective coating as it weathers and takes most testing holes on the course. on a rich dark color, much like newly-plowed A level landing area for your drive midwestern soil. will leave you with a shot through the trees to a long green that has “Not real tight on your first bunkers on both sides.” and second shots, but they better be long. The green is very small The Rock Island Arsenal was established for a par 5 and there is no room by an act of Congress on July 11, 1862. for error on your third shot. Harper’s Ferry Armory had fallen to Confederate forces in Virginia, and Congress Bunkers protect the left side while looked westward for a more secure a pond protects the right.” location for arms storage and manufacturing. A principal item manufactured at the Construction took place from 1866 to 1893 The Deere & Company Administrative Arsenal is the Howitzer. A cannon combining under the direction of General Thomas Center is located less than two miles from mobility and range, the Howitzer remains Like Erskine Wilson and the Stone House, Jackson Rodman, the famous gun designer. the TPC Deere Run. the most effective field artillery piece Saarinen never got to see his masterpiece Gradually, the Arsenal mission shifted to developed and used during the 20th century. completed. He died before the project was equipment repairs and light manufacturing. The tenth hole is dedicated to Eero Saarinen completed in 1964. In the 1970s, Deere hired Saarinen’s partner, Kevin Roche, to and his revolutionary Administrative Center. design the adjacent West Office Building. It opened in 1978, featuring a three-story, tree-filled atrium. HOLE 11: JUMP START HOLE 12: MASTER STROKE HOLE 11 432 YARDS, PAR 4 HOLE 12 215 YARDS, PAR 3 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 4.060 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 2.985 RANKING: 6TH RANKING: 8TH

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During its 28-year run, the PGA TOUR event John Deere’s golf course maintenance formerly known as the Quad City Classic roots run deep. An advertisement on jump-started many careers. Former PGA the 1935 Yearbook for the Second TOUR commissioner outdueled Annual Invitational Tournament in a young in 1972 to win Augusta, GA, featured John Deere his second consecutive Quad Cities Open. tractors with turf-friendly, 12-inch tires.

The 12th hole honors two interests that were “A hole that from the tee looks new in 1935: the tractor and The Masters. benign. A drive to a tree-lined fairway that requires length “A long par 3 through and accuracy. The second shot a tree-lined fairway to a demanding green that sits to a well-bunkered green. on the edge of one of the two ravines This is one of the bigger that run through the property. greens on the course... Short of the green slopes toward but don’t miss it, there is the ravine, but a courtesy bunker trouble all around it.” is placed on the right side of the , , , green to save most balls from Blaine McCallister, and D.A. Weibring. Ironically, Gene Sarazen won the 1935 finding a watery grave.” Weibring went on to win three times in Invitational with the help of his famous the Quad Cities before the tournament double eagle on the par 5 15th hole. became the John Deere Classic in 1999. Fifty-two years later, Sarazen’s photo The 11th hole is dedicated to the PGA TOUR Weibring, a native of Quincy, also went on appeared in a John Deere golf and turf ad. professionals who notched their first career to design, and serve as consultant on golf Sarazen wrote the company, “I spent thirty victory in the Quad Cities from 1971 course construction projects around the five years on two farms... I used many through 1998. Included are , world - including the TPC Deere Run. John Deere tractors. They were great.” HOLE 13: POPPIN’ JOHNNIE HOLE 14: DEERE RUN HOLE 13 424 YARDS, PAR 4 HOLE 14 361 YARDS, PAR 4 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 3.892 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 3.667 RANKING: 13TH RANKING: 16TH

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It takes two good pops to get in this Par 4, During the early 1970s, the search was on just like it took two good pops to fire up by Deere & Company for a tagline tailored John Deere’s famous two-cylinder engines to its new line of snowmobiles. The company’s that powered its tractors from 1918 to 1960. advertising department enlisted the help of These engines were renowned for their the Gardner Agency out of St. Louis, Missouri. simplicity and dependability-and for their distinctive sound.Their “pop-pop” noise soon earned them the affectionate name “This is the ultimate risk/reward hole. of “Poppin’ Johnnies” or “Johnny Poppers.” It is drivable but the perils are many. Go for it and miss left and you are Probably one of the friendliest in the “valley of sin.” A tightly-mowed holes on the course. A fairway area that will leave you with a blind that has bunkers on both sides shot to a small, well-protected to a green that sits in front of green. Go long and you will be lost a stand of trees, and is guarded down a 60-foot bluff.” by a large bunker on the right and a large berm on the left.” Gardner’s copywriter, Bob Wright, came up with over one hundred taglines, wrote them the phrase that won immediate approval: Today, the tractors that carry these on pieces of paper, and arranged them “Nothing Runs Like a Deere.” The earliest of these engines were simply engines represent “yesterday” to thousands on a conference room table during the designed to replace animal power with of men and women who have their roots agency’s presentation. No one saw anything The downhill 14th is driveable with mechanical power. During the 40 years in rural America. Each year, these tractors they liked. Finally, Wright announced that an accurate tee shot that runs true. these 2-cylinder engines were manufactured, are collected, painstakingly restored, he had an idea that he had rejected the The hole is dedicated to Bob Wright they underwent a gradual metamorphosis, and proudly shown at events throughout night before, but had retrieved out of the and one of the most famous taglines changing to highly-refined power units. North America. wastebasket before he left. He then placed in the history of American business: a crumpled piece of paper on the table with “Nothing Runs Like A Deere®.” HOLE 15: COALTOWN HOLE 16: MOTHER EARTH HOLE 15 484 YARDS, PAR 4 HOLE 16 158 YARDS, PAR 3 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 4.102 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 2.896 RANKING: 4TH RANKING: 12TH

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A three-to-six-foot vein of coal underlaid This view has the kinds of features that much of the Quad Cities in the 1800s, have drawn people to this property for providing an affordable source of power for centuries. Archaeological evidence proves manufacturing companies like John Deere. that Native Americans settled and lived on The coal industry brought Welsh, English, this property as far back as 5,000 years ago. Irish, and other immigrants to the area who were willing to take on this difficult work for a chance to start a new life in America. “Most likely, By 1876, 46 mines were operating in the “Signature Hole.” Rock Island County alone. One was the This picturesque, short par 3 sits Silvis Coal Mines, operated by R.S. Silvis on a bluff 40 feet above the along with his father and brothers. Rock River. It is guarded in front by a deep ravine and to the “Probably the toughest hole right by a large bunker. To the on the back nine. It is long left is the Rock River and all and tight, and goes to a long, the perils it commands. It may narrow green that is heavily be short, but it is dangerous.” guarded by sand and trees. Miss this green, and you will DRI line-loaded up at the mines and carried coal off the property along the right-of-way To Native Americans, the land is a living to snow snake races in the winter, be sorry.” that runs next to the river. being, Mother Earth-who cares for all her where a crooked stick called the “snake” children, providing them with food, shelter, was thrown down a steep hill, each player The 15th hole parallels that old coal road beauty, and a place for contest and play. attempting to send his snake the farthest. From 1900 to 1904, Silvis worked a large and is dedicated to those hard-working These early inhabitants enjoyed many mine on this property, known then immigrants. The TPC Deere Run lies sporting activities. Games ranged from The 16th hole is dedicated to these earliest as the Christenson Farm. The Davenport, within the city limits of Silvis, named in lacrosse, which was played in the summer inhabitants, and the spirit of respect Rock Island, and Northwestern Railroad-the 1905 for R.S. Silvis. on the large, grassy expanses on the property, andcompetition they first brought here. HOLE 17: STADIUM HOLE 18: CONQUISTADOR HOLE 17 569 YARDS, PAR 5 HOLE 18 476 YARDS, PAR 4 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 4.605 TPC DEERE RUN 2012 STROKE AVERAGE: 4.173 RANKING: 17TH RANKING: 2ND

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When Deere & Company chairman The Spanish word conquistador Hans Becherer and PGA TOUR commissioner means “one who conquers.” This has Tim Finchem announced plans for the TPC special meaning here on the 18th hole. at Deere Run in April 1997, it represented The foaling barn for Friendship Farm used the 17th course in the Tournament Players to sit on the ridge that overlooks the right Club Network. side of this fairway. There, the farm’s internationally-recognized Arabian horses

“Probably reachable in two for the longest hitters, but they will “A great finishing hole that will have to have a perfectly-placed tee put a premium on driving accuracy. shot to do it. The fairway is tight Hit it long and straight to avoid and tree- lined, and the green the fairway bunker on the left, is guarded in front by bunkers. but you must keep it on the left The green is elevated slightly side of the fairway. From there, with bent grass collection areas it is a long shot to a deep and narrow all around. Miss the green, and you green that is guarded on the right will have a tough chip to the hole.” by two large bunkers and on the left by a long and narrow pond.” mounding around tees and greens. From Tournament participants of the PGA TOUR’s In October 1980, the PGA TOUR ushered in these vantage points, fans can be part of John Deere Classic, contested every year the Stadium Golf concept with the opening the action and excitement. were born and took their first steps. at the TPC Deere Run, must walk over the of the first TPC, the TPC Sawgrass. The goal One of the farm’s prized breeding horses same ground as Llano Grande Conquistador was to create a more enjoyable experience The mounding around the 17th hole, was named Llano Grande Conquistador. to lay claim to the same title: CHAMPION. for the golf spectator. It was achieved by and terraced hillside that parallels No. 18, He sired countless prize-winning offspring providing amphitheaters and strategic are classic examples of this design. throughout the years.