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  • John Deere Classic final scores - Zach Johnson wins play-off16 Jul 2012

    Zach Johnson warmed up for The Open in perfect style by claiming his second PGA Tour victory of the year at the John Deere Classic. The 2007 Masters champion prevailed in a play-off against long-time leader Troy Matteson, who had the consolation of taking the final place in the 156-man field for Th...

  • Steve Stricker poised to pounce at John Deere Classic15 Jul 2012

    Defending champion Steve Stricker is three shots behind leader Troy Matteson ahead of the final round at the John Deere Classic in Illinois. Steve Stricker is looking to make history this week in Illinois by becoming the first man to win four consecutive John Deere titles and he is still on course ...

  • Matteson surges in front at John Deere Classic13 Jul 2012

    Troy Matteson shot a career best-equalling round of 61 to take a three-stroke lead following the opening round of the John Deere Classic. Matteson is currently atop the pile on 10-under after the first 18 holes in Illinois, although the American could have been further ahead had he not missed a cha...

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The John Deere Classic is the last PGA Tour event held before the Open championship in July.

It takes place on the TPC at Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois, to where it moved in 2000.

Up to 1998 it was mostly known as the Quad Cities Open, although it had a spell as the Hardee’s Classic between 1986 and 1994, having been inaugurated in 1971.

In 2005, the event generated much publicity and larger crowds for awarding 15-year-old female player Michelle Wie a sponsor’s exemption. Wie was one under par for the first two rounds but missed the cut by two strokes.

She returned in 2006 but that time failed to complete the first two rounds, withdrawing after 27 holes citing heat exhaustion.

Two players have won the John Deere Classic on three occasions. D A Weibring did so in 1979, 1991 and 1995, but the performance of Steve Stricker is more remarkable.

In 2011, Stricker completed a back-to-back hat-trick and also holds the tournament record score, a 26-under-par total of 258 achieved in 2010.

It meant Stricker became only the third golfer in 30 years to win the same PGA Tour event three years in a row after Tiger Woods (in six different tournaments) and Stuart Appleby (Tournament of Champions).


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