, ▁ar id ▁landscape ▁of ▁the ▁Channel ▁Country . ▁The ▁parish ▁has ▁a ▁Kö ppen ▁climate ▁classification ▁of ▁B Wh ▁( Hot ▁desert ). ▁The ▁County ▁is ▁bare ly ▁inhab ited ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 ▁person ▁per ▁ 1 5 0 km ² ▁and ▁the ▁landscape ▁is ▁a ▁flat ▁ar id ▁scr ub land . ▁ ▁Gold ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁but ▁today ▁the ▁parish ▁is ▁just ▁inside ▁the ▁St urt ▁National ▁Park . ▁Water ▁scarc ity ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁a ▁problem ▁to ▁habit ation . ▁ ▁Other ▁than ▁St urt ▁National ▁Park , ▁the ▁main ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁is ▁Tib o ob ur ra ▁air port . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Par ishes ▁of ▁Kennedy ▁County ▁Category : F ar ▁West ▁( New ▁South ▁Wales ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁John ▁De ere ▁Classic ▁is ▁a ▁professional ▁golf ▁tournament ▁on ▁the ▁P GA ▁Tour . ▁It ▁is ▁played ▁ann ually ▁in ▁July , ▁the ▁week ▁before ▁the ▁British ▁Open , ▁at ▁T PC ▁De ere ▁Run ▁in ▁the ▁Qu ad ▁C ities ▁community ▁of ▁Sil vis , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁The ▁tournament ▁began ▁as ▁the ▁Qu ad ▁C ities ▁Open ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁" s at ellite ▁event " ▁on ▁the ▁P GA ▁Tour . ▁It ▁became ▁an ▁official ▁tour ▁event ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Ed ▁Mc M ah on ▁served ▁as ▁tournament ▁host ▁from ▁ 1 9 7