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Dates: Thursday, July 26th through Sunday, July 29th
Site: Tournament Players Club at Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
Course Architect: D.A. Weibring (2000)
Par: 71
Yardage: 7,183
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 395 yds 10 - Par 5 583 yds
2 - Par 5 561 yds 11 - Par 4 432 yds
3 - Par 3 186 yds 12 - Par 3 215 yds
4 - Par 4 454 yds 13 - Par 4 414 yds
5 - Par 4 433 yds 14 - Par 4 361 yds
6 - Par 4 367 yds 15 - Par 4 465 yds
7 - Par 3 226 yds 16 - Par 3 158 yds
8 - Par 4 428 yds 17 - Par 5 557 yds
9 - Par 4 485 yds 18 - Par 4 463 yds
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35 3,535 yds 36 3,648 yds
Annual: 30th
Defending Champion: Michael Clark II
Runner-Up: Kirk Triplett
Tournament Record: 259 (David Frost, 1993)
54-Hole Record: 193 (Blaine McCallister, 1988; Brian Henninger, 1999)
36-Hole Record: 127 (David Frost, 2000)
18-Hole Record: 61 (Mike Smith, 1987)
Course Record: 62 (David Frost, Kirk Triplett, 2000)
9-Hole Record: 28 (Fuzzy Zoeller, 1976; Jeff Sluman, 1983)
Total Purse: $2,800,000
Shares: 1st Place - $504,000; 2nd Place - 302,400; 3rd Place - 190,400
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Michael Clark II * 265 Shaun Micheel 268
Kirk Triplett 265 Tim Herron 269
Charles Howell III 266 David Frost 270
Chris Riley 267 Neal Lancaster 270
Steve Lowery 268 Len Mattiace 271
Jim McGovern 271
* - Won in playoff.
Past John Deere Classic Winners and Runners-up
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2000 -- *Michael Clark II (265) -- Kirk Triplett
1999 -- *J.L. Lewis (261) -- Mike Brisky
1998 -- Steve Jones (263) -- Scott Gump
1997 -- David Toms (265) -- Brandel Chamblee, Robert Gamez, Jimmy Johnston
1996 -- Ed Fiori (268) -- Andrew Magee
1995 -- #D.A. Weibring (197) -- Jonathan Kaye
1994 -- Mark McCumber (265) -- Kenny Perry
1993 -- David Frost (259) -- Payne Stewart, D.A. Weibring
1992 -- David Frost (266) -- Tom Lehman, Loren Roberts
1991 -- D.A. Weibring (267) -- Paul Azinger, Peter Jacobsen
1990 -- *Joey Sindelar (268) -- Willie Wood
1989 -- Curt Byrum (268) -- Bill Britton, Brian Tennyson
1988 -- Blaine McCallister (261) -- Dan Forsman
1987 -- Kenny Knox (265) -- Gil Morgan
1986 -- Mark Wiebe (268) -- Curt Byrum
1985 -- Dan Forsman (267) -- Bob Tway
1984 -- Scott Hoch (266) -- George Archer, Vance Heafner, Dave Stockton
1983 -- *Danny Edwards (266) -- Morris Hatalsky
1982 -- Payne Stewart (268) -- Brad Bryant, Pat McGowan
1981 -- *Dave Barr (270) -- Woody Blackburn, Frank Conner, Dan Halldorson,
Victor Regalado
1980 -- Scott Hoch (266) -- Curtis Strange
1979 -- D.A. Weibring (266) -- Calvin Peete
1978 -- Victor Regalado (269) -- Fred Marti
1977 -- Mike Morley (267) -- Bob Murphy, Victor Regalado
1976 -- John Lister (268) -- Fuzzy Zoeller
1975 -- Roger Maltbie (275) -- Dave Eichelberger
1974 -- Dave Stockton (271) -- Bruce Fleisher
1973 -- Sam Adams (268) -- Dwight Nevil, Kermit Zarley
1972 -- Deane Beman (279) -- Tom Watson
* - Won in Playoff.
# - Rain Shortened.
Note: Formerly called Quad City Classic (1995-98), Hardee's Golf Classic
(1986-94), Lite Quad Cities Open (1985), Miller High-Life Quad Cities
Open (1982-84), Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad City Open (1975-79), Quad Cities
Open (1972-74, 80-81).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Michael Clark II - Defending Champion, only made 8-of-19 cuts in 2001
Robert Damron - Won Byron Nelson Classic for only top-10 this year
David Frost - Has played in 16 events this year with nine cuts made
Paul Gow - Lost in a playoff last week at B.C. Open
Charles Howell - Shot final round of 66 last week to tie for 12th
Matt Kuchar - Posted a 66 Sunday on BUY.COM Tour to tie for 2nd
Craig Parry - Has made the cut in 10 of 14 events but no top-10's
Brett Quigley - In 11 PGA events he has posted 3 top-10's, 58th in money
Jeff Sluman - Won last week's B.C. Open for fifth career win
Kirk Triplett - 48th on money list with three top-10 finishes
Scott Verplank - Has finished in the top-five four times, 19th in money
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Kirk Triplett
Darkhorse - Charles Howell III
B.C. Open
Last week's Pick to Win (Jeff Sluman) - Finished 1st
Last week's Darkhorse (Brad Elder) - Finished tied for 17th
British Open
Last week's Pick to Win (T.Woods, D.Clarke, Thomas Bjorn) - T-25, T-3, MC
Last week's Darkhorse (S.Cink, Justin Rose, Adam Scott) - T-30, T-30, T-47
NOTES:
Michael Clark birdied the fourth playoff hole from eight-feet to
defeat Kirk Triplett last year and capture his first career PGA Tour title.
Sunday's final round was delayed three times and finally suspended due to
inclement weather with 27 players remaining on the course. On Monday, Clark
completed his round first, carding a four-under 67 to reach 19-under par for
the tournament, but could only stand by as Triplett, who led after 54-holes,
drilled a seven-foot birdie putt on the final hole to force the playoff. Both
players parred the first extra hole and birdied the next two playoff holes. On
the fourth extra hole, Clark placed his second shot eight-feet short of the
hole while Triplett's approach missed the green to the right. Triplett chipped
to within two-feet, but Clark made the putt for the win. With the win, Clark
became the 14th player in tournament history to make the John Deere Classic
his first career win. D.A. Weibring, Scott Hoch and David Frost are the only
multiple winners of this event, with Frost as the only player to win two
consecutive years. Frost and Hoch are the only wire-to-wire winners of this
event. Weibring, who tied for 33rd last year, is a three-time winner of this
event and is the course designer. Weibring has played 79 official rounds at
the John Deere Classic with 50 of them in the 60's and 58 have been at par-
or-better. Weibring, who is trying to become the first course designer to win
on his own design since Jack Nicklaus captured the 1984 Memorial, is the all-
time leading money winner at this event with $631,087 in earnings. After 25
straight years at Oakwood Country Club, the tournament moved to the TPC at
Deere Run last year. Crow Valley Country Club in Iowa hosted this event the
first three years of its existence. The purse was increased by $200,000 from
last year. There have been five playoffs in the tournament's 29-year history,
including the last two years. The PGA Tour moves west for The International
at Castle Rock, Colorado next week where Ernie Els will defend his title.
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