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History of Events HISTORY OF EVENTS 1970 Quad City Open, Inc. founded by local businessmen 1971 First tournament held as “satellite” PGA TOUR event Conducted at Crow Valley Country Club, Bettendorf, IA 1972 Tournament full sanctioned by the PGA TOUR Secured July dates opposite the British Open 1975 Tournament moved to Oakwood Country Club, Coal Valley, IL 1975-79 Event known as Ed McMahon Quad Cities Open 1982 Miller Brewing Company begins affiliation 1982-85 Miller High Life & Miller Light Quad Cities Open 1986 Hardees Food Systems begins affiliation 1986-94 Hardees Golf Classic 1988-89 Regional television coverage via WTBS Syndication 1990 First $1,000,000 purse Tournament date moves to September 1990-94 ESPN national television coverage 1993 Record charitable contributions of $374,800 Introduce Birdies for Charity fundraising program Generates $183,000 in charitable pledges 1994 Birdies for Charity generates $225,000 in pledges 1995 Tournament becomes Quad City Classic Tournament celebrates 25th Anniversary Deere & Company becomes Presenting Sponsor 1996 Tiger Woods plays for first time 1997 Tournament date moves to mid-July Deere & Company announces 9-year Title Sponsorship Construction of TPC at Deere Run announced 1998 Deere & Company becomes Title Sponsor 1999 CBS national television coverage 2000 Tournament moved to TPC Deere Run 2001 David Gossett wins playing on a sponsor exemption 2002 Charity donations reach $1.45 million John Deere Classic is #1 on TOUR in per capita contributions 2003 TPC at Deere Run rated #42 on list of “Top 100” public courses in US Vijay Singh plays and wins as #3 ranked player in the world Purse increased to $3.5 million 67 HISTORY OF EVENTS 2004 ABC national television coverage Tournament exceeds $2 million in charity donations for first time Tournament reorganizes to include Birdies for Charity Becomes Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation 2005 Tournament celebrates 35th Anniversary Golf world follows as Michelle Wie plays on a sponsor exemption 2006 Tournament reaches $3.9 million in charity donations 2007 Tournament reaches $4.6 million in charity donations 2008 Tournament reaches $4.79 million in charity donations 2009 Tournament reaches $4.63 million in charity donations Deere & Company signs six-year extension, tournament to run through 2016 2010 Tournament reaches $4.34 million in charity donations 2011 Steve Stricker records historic three-peat at the John Deere Classic Tournament reaches $5.29 million in charity donations, a $950,000 increase 2012 JDC Board Member, Zach Johnson, wins in playoff Tournament reaches $6.78 million in charity donations, a $950,000 increase 2013 Jordan Spieth wins first PGA TOUR event in 5-hole playoff Becomes youngest player ever to win an event Tournament increases Bonus match to 10% 2014 Brian Harman wins first PGA TOUR event Tournament reaches $6.33 million in charity donations; awards 10% bonus 2015 Jordan Spieth becomes repeat champion, goes on to win FedEx Cup Tournament reaches $8.73 million in charity donations; awards 10% match John Deere renews for 7 years, running the tournament through 2023 2016 The John Deere Classic is named “Tournament of the Year” by the PGA TOUR Tournament reaches $10.54 million in charity donations; awards 10% match Ryan Moore wins John Deere Classic, clinches spot on 2016 Ryder Cup team 2017 Bryson DeChambeau wins first PGA TOUR event Tournament reaches $12.27 million in charity donations; awards 10% bonus 2018 Michael Kim wins first PGA TOUR event, sets new tournament scoring record of 27-under par Tournament reaches $13.45 million in charity donations; awards 8.25% match & surpasses $100 million in cumulative charity contributions since the tournament began in 1971 Tournament awarded “Best Title Sponsor Integration” by the PGA TOUR 2019 Dylan Frittelli wins first PGA TOUR event, the 5th player in the last seven years to do so. Tournament helped raise a record $13.82 million in charitable donations; awards 7.25% Bonus Tournament awarded “Best Title Sponsor Integration” & “Most Engaged Community” by the PGA TOUR 2020 Tournament cancelled due to ongoing health & safety concerns related to COVID-19 Despite cancellation, tournament raises $12.2 million for local & regional charities 68 .
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