Monday, June 8, 2015 - Clair Peterson, John Deere Classic
Clair Peterson was named Tournament Director for The John Deere Classic just prior to the 2002 PGA TOUR Event. Clair came to the Tournament from Deere & Company where, during his 27-year tenure, he was one of the original group that helped launch John Deere’s Golf & Turf division in 1986, serving as Manager of Advertising and Promotion for 11 years.
In 1997, when Deere & Company struck a nine-year sponsorship agreement with the PGA TOUR, Clair was named to the new position of Manager of Golf Event Marketing for Deere. In this role, he was a member of the John Deere Classic Executive Committee, company liaison during the construction of TPC at Deere Run, and acted as the point person for business matters with the PGA TOUR for five years.
A 45-year resident of the Quad Cities, Peterson has a long history with the Tournament. When the Tournament first came to Crow Valley Country Club in 1971, Clair worked at the club as a caddie. Clair is a current board member of the First Tee of the Quad Cities, has served on the Quad City Chamber of Commerce, and from 2012-2014 was chairman of the PGA TOUR’s Tournament Advisory Council (TAC) where he represented all tournaments at PGA TOUR Policy Board and player meetings.