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Let's play a thought ******* ociation game with the John Deere Classic, a tournament that is easy to sneer at but has been a mainstay on the PGA Tour, in some form, as long as I've been alive, and in fact is now more than 50 years old. Here are a few things that come to my brain if you say the words "John Deere Classic" at me:
1. It's at TPC Deere Run, which is either in Iowa or on the border of like four different states2. Zach Johnson and Steve Stricker have combined for at least 27 wins3. It's close to the Open4. The winner is always a million under par5. Spieth
How'd I do? Well first, TPC Deere Run is in Illinois, and while it is very close to the border with Iowa (it was actually in Iowa in the very early days), it is not near four states. I was thinking of the "Quad Cities area" by the Mississippi River, which is right by the course. Zach Johnson and Steve Stricker have combined for four wins (Stricker did a three-peat between '09 and '11), the winner is indeed a million strokes under par, the Open is two weeks away and Spieth has won twice. Not bad!
I know we're all a little more excited about the links golf swing starting next week, but let's see what we can do with this plucky stalwart of an event. Here we go.
Let's play a thought ******* ociation game with the John Deere Classic, a tournament that is easy to sneer at but has been a mainstay on the PGA Tour, in some form, as long as I've been alive, and in fact is now more than 50 years old. Here are a few things that come to my brain if you say the words "John Deere Classic" at me:
1. It's at TPC Deere Run, which is either in Iowa or on the border of like four different states2. Zach Johnson and Steve Stricker have combined for at least 27 wins3. It's close to the Open4. The winner is always a million under par5. Spieth
How'd I do? Well first, TPC Deere Run is in Illinois, and while it is very close to the border with Iowa (it was actually in Iowa in the very early days), it is not near four states. I was thinking of the "Quad Cities area" by the Mississippi River, which is right by the course. Zach Johnson and Steve Stricker have combined for four wins (Stricker did a three-peat between '09 and '11), the winner is indeed a million strokes under par, the Open is two weeks away and Spieth has won twice. Not bad!
I know we're all a little more excited about the links golf swing starting next week, but let's see what we can do with this plucky stalwart of an event. Here we go.
2 months ago
