Sports Business Update

Host George McNeilly talks one on one with first year tournament director Andrew Lehman and his longtime mentor and friend Clair Peterson who has led the success of this event since Deere & Co. took over as title sponsor in 1999, first as a John Deere executive and then tournament director.

J.T. Poston continues to lead the field as he has since Thursday's opening round.  Saturday's third round saw a number of players deliver dominating performances to find themselves within striking distance.   More from TPC Deere Run in Silvis, IL from George McNeilly who talked to the round three leader and his closest competition.

29 Year Old J.T. Poston carries a 4 shot lead into round three of the John Deere Classic, and a couple of sponsor exemptions are making their presence known.  From TPC Deere Run, George McNeilly goes one on one with The Postman and tells us more.

The opening round of the 2022 John Deere Classic featured some red hot performances on TPC Deere Run, and George McNeilly reports from Silvis, Illinois.

George McNeilly sets the scene with former U.S. Open Winners Webb Simpson and Lucas Glover who won last year's John Deere Classic.   We also hear from an up and coming sponsor exemption out of Duke University as Quinn Riley makes his PGA Tour debut

Illinois Radio  Network featured a report we produced with Pat Eikenberry, 2022 Volunteer Chairman of the John Deere Classic.  The amount of money this tournament has raised with the support of John Deere, title sponsor since 1998 is staggering.

Tuesday features hometown hero Zach Johnson as the two time major winner and 2023 Ryder Cup Captain is from nearby Cedar Rapids.  We also hear from Chicago's Nick Hardy and the passing of the baton from longtime Tournament Director Clair Peterson to his protege Andrew Lehmen.   George McNeilly reports all week from TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ilinois.

Host George McNeilly previews the 51st annual PGA TOUR visit to the Quad Cities and this week's John Deere Classic with 2022 tournament winner Lucas Glover and Chicago's Patrick Flavin who is among the sponsor exemptions.

In capturing his third PGA TOUR Victory, Sam Burns repeated his feat from one year ago and has won back to back Valspar Championship trophies.  George McNeilly reports it two a sudden death playoff and two extra holes to decide the one.

I’ve always enjoyed story telling by producing radio features that are generally distributed by US, UK, or Canadian Networks to affiliated stations.   I just heard this week’s Valspar Championship preview targeted to the English-speaking audience in Africa and could not resist sharing.