JDC officials have secured one of the two New England Patriots' team planes to use for the charter. "Our goal is to have 20-25 guys on the flight," said Lehman, who reported that there were 26 players with seats and about 80 total passengers on the manifest. When the JDC was moved two weeks ahead of The Open for the 2022 season, the flight was not offered. There was no Quad-City tournament in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the flight was again offered when the JDC returned in 2021. The idea of chartering players across the Atlantic Ocean began in 2008 and ran through 2019. "I had seven emails from players inquiring and figuring out what that looked like," said Lehman. "There were more than several guys who were interested."Īnd when he returned to the office, he had even more inquiries regarding the charter service. "It was a big talking point on the range when I was at The Memorial," said Lehman of offering the charter flight. JDC Tournament Director Andrew Lehman admitted that the new offering opened some eyes when he was on his last recruiting trip. Realizing that the tournament with a $7.4 million purse - one of the most modest on Tour - could utilize any benefit possible to lure players to the area during a hectic time of year, those involved with the JDC had a change of heart.Īnd that resulted in the tournament opening its pocketbook and offering the charter service once again, transporting players directly from Moline International Airport to Scotland for the Scottish Open. 2-When the John Deere Classic was played a week ahead of The Open Championship, John Deere Classic officials made it as easy as possible for players to get from the Quad-Cities to Europe.Īs the PGA Tour schedule morphed and the Scottish Open was added the week before The Open and the week after the JDC, that travel perk went away.
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