| Buick Open | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Location | Grand Blanc, Michigan |
| Established | 1958 |
| Course(s) | Warwick Hills G&CC |
| Par | 72 |
| Yardage | 7,127 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Purse | $4,900,000 |
| Month Played | June |
| Tournament record scores | |
| Aggregate | 262 Robert Wrenn (1987) |
| To-par | -26 Robert Wrenn (1987) |
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The Buick Open is a PGA Tour golf tournament which is held at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Grand Blanc is a Suburb of Flint in Genesee County in the US state of Michigan. Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club is a Golf course located in Grand Blanc Michigan, a suburb of Flint Michigan, United States. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Stroke play is a scoring system for Golf (compare to Match play) The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Robert Brenaman Wrenn Jr (born September 11, 1959) is an American Sportscaster and Golf course design consultant he is a former Robert Brenaman Wrenn Jr (born September 11, 1959) is an American Sportscaster and Golf course design consultant he is a former Professional wins (2 PGA Tour wins (1 2007 Buick Open Nationwide Tour wins (1 1998 The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club is a Golf course located in Grand Blanc Michigan, a suburb of Flint Michigan, United States. Grand Blanc is a Suburb of Flint in Genesee County in the US state of Michigan. In 2007, the tournament will be held at the end of June, a change from its traditional spot between The Open Championship and the PGA Championship. The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America In the past, many prominent players used it as a "tune-up" for the PGA, and it remains to be seen if they will now use it in the same way to prepare for the British Open. The Buick Open is the third of three Buick-sponsored events on the PGA Tour. Buick (ˈbjuːɪk is a Marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, and
For the event's first decade, it was played at Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc. After 1969, professional golf events in the area fell off the PGA Tour schedule and a series of pro-ams and other similarly unofficial events took place, mostly at Flint Elks Country Club in Grand Blanc. The Buick Open made its return to the PGA Tour in 1977 at Flint Elks CC, and in 1978 the event returned to Warwick Hills G&CC, where it has remained to the present.
The 17th hole at Warwick, a par 3, is known for having one of the rowdiest galleries in professional golf. Fans often create chants directed at particular golfers, making it a fun place to watch the tournament. The famed 17th hole is also known by locals as the second largest outdoor cocktail party in the world. Players of the tournament love the hole because of the atmosphere it creates. "This is a great tournament to play in, it's a beer drinkers tournament" says John Daly.
Winners
- 2007 Brian Bateman
- 2006 Tiger Woods
- 2005 Vijay Singh
- 2004 Vijay Singh
- 2003 Jim Furyk
- 2002 Tiger Woods
- 2001 Kenny Perry
- 2000 Rocco Mediate
- 1999 Tom Pernice, Jr.
- 1998 Billy Mayfair
- 1997 Vijay Singh
- 1996 Justin Leonard
- 1995 Woody Austin
- 1994 Fred Couples
- 1993 Larry Mize
- 1992 Dan Forsman
- 1991 Brad Faxon
- 1990 Chip Beck
- 1989 Leonard Thompson
- 1988 Scott Verplank
- 1987 Robert Wrenn
- 1986 Ben Crenshaw
- 1985 Ken Green
- 1984 Denis Watson
- 1983 Wayne Levi
- 1982 Lanny Wadkins
- 1981 Hale Irwin
Buick-Goodwrench Open
- 1980 Peter Jacobsen
- 1979 John Fought
- 1978 Jack Newton
Buick Open
- 1977 Bobby Cole
Flint Elks Open
- 1976 Ed Sabo (not PGA Tour event)
- 1975 Spike Kelley (not PGA Tour event)
- 1974 Bryan Abbott (not PGA Tour event)
Lake Michigan Classic
- 1973 Wilf Homenuik (not PGA Tour event)
Vern Parsell Buick Open
- 1972 Gary Groh (not PGA Tour event)
- 1970–1971 No tournament
Buick Open Invitational
- 1969 Dave Hill
- 1968 Tom Weiskopf
- 1967 Julius Boros
- 1966 Phil Rodgers
- 1965 Tony Lema
- 1964 Tony Lema
- 1963 Julius Boros
- 1962 Bill Collins
- 1961 Jack Burke, Jr.
- 1960 Mike Souchak
- 1959 Art Wall
- 1958 Billy Casper
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