Project Description
Overview
Weibring Wolfard Golf Design worked in conjunction with The PGA TOUR Design Services as co-designers for the TPC at Deere Run in the Quad Cities. This course served as the new host site to the John Deere Classic in the summer of 2000. Weibring Wolfard provided all routing plans, design development plans and construction drawings and specifications. D.A. and his design staff also made site observation visits during the construction and grow-in phases of the golf course. Golf Digest selected Deere Run as one of the Top 10 new golf courses in 2000. TPC at Deere Run has also received certification in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program.
Testimonials
“As a tournament venue for the John Deere Classic, the layout lends itself to challenge the best golfers in the world, while providing a fair and enjoyable experience for members and daily fee customers.”
Timothy W. Finchem Commissioner, PGA Tour
“I think D.A. has done a fantastic job…. you can see it’s been designed by a golfer. He’s done a great job, he really has. I just wish we played more like this one, because it’s a breath of fresh air.”
Nick Price PGA Tour Professional
“I just think it is an awesome golf course. Not your typical TPC at all. I have pretty much played every TPC course and I would almost say this is already the best one.”
Woody Austin PGA Tour Professional
“I thought it was absolutely beautiful. D.A. has done a wonderful job. The galleries will enjoy it and there is something about adding a TPC logo. Players always try to put those on their schedule.”
Fuzzy Zoeller PGA Tour Professional
“It talks to you off the tee, it talks to you on the green. It tells you what it demands of you. It is visually intimidating, but very playable. Every player; ladies, juniors, great players are going to enjoy playing it.”
Chip Beck PGA Tour Professional
“It is going to be spectacular and nothing against Oakwood but it is going to be a major step up for the tournament. You are going to see some of the guys who haven’t been here come next year. Then word is going to spread and more will start coming.”
Dan Forsman PGA Tour Professional
“TPC at Deere Run is a golfer’s field of dreams. Course designer D.A. Weibring gave a virtuoso performance, a painstakingly craftsman- like design that flows extremely well. No two holes are remotely similar, and he shows a seasoned player’s eye for sightlines, bunker placement, and shot values. The TPC at Deere Run is so well thought-out, I’d be hard pressed to find a single element that was even slightly out of place. It’s virtually perfect.”
Phil Kosin Chicagoland Golf Publisher
