Dates: Thursday, August 10th through Sunday, August 13th
Site: Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan
Course Architect: Ferdinand Garbin (1957), James Gilmore Harrison - redesign,
Joe Lee - redesigned (1967 and 1990)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,105
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 5 567 Yds 10 - Par 4 401 Yds
2 - Par 4 431 Yds 11 - Par 3 190 Yds
3 - Par 3 187 Yds 12 - Par 4 335 Yds
4 - Par 4 401 Yds 13 - Par 5 548 Yds
5 - Par 4 437 Yds 14 - Par 4 322 Yds
6 - Par 4 421 Yds 15 - Par 4 457 Yds
7 - Par 5 584 Yds 16 - Par 5 580 Yds
8 - Par 3 199 Yds 17 - Par 3 197 Yds
9 - Par 4 413 Yds 18 - Par 4 435 Yds
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36 3,640 Yds 36 3,465 Yds
Annual: 41st
Defending Champion: Tom Pernice, Jr.
Runner-Up: Tom Lehman, Ted Tryba, Bob Tway
Tournament Record: 262 (Robert Wrenn, 1987)
54-Hole Record: 195 (Robert Wrenn, 1987)
36-Hole Record: 128 (Robert Wrenn, 1987)
Course Record: 62 (Jim Furyk, 1995; Sonny Skinner, 1997)
9-Hole Record: 29 (Held by 6 players, last done in 1993 by Greg Norman)
Total Purse: $2,700,000
Shares: 1st Place - $486,000; 2nd Place - 291,600; 3rd Place - 183,600
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Tom Pernice, Jr. 270 Ernie Els 273
Tom Lehman 271 Esteban Toledo 274
Ted Tryba 271 Hal Sutton 275
Bob Tway 271 Six players at 276
Bob Estes 272
Past Buick Open Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- Tom Pernice, Jr. (270) -- Tom Lehman, Ted Tryba, Bob Tway
1998 -- Billy Mayfair (271) -- Scott Verplank
1997 -- Vijay Singh (273) -- T.Byrum, R.Cochran, E.Els, B.Fabel, J.Ozaki
1996 -- Justin Leonard (266) -- Chip Beck
1995 -- *Woody Austin (270) -- Mike Brisky
1994 -- Fred Couples (270) -- Corey Pavin
1993 -- Larry Mize (272) -- Fuzzy Zoeller
1992 -- *Dan Forsman (276) -- Steve Elkington, Brad Faxon
1991 -- *Brad Faxon (271) -- Chip Beck
1990 -- Chip Beck (272) -- Mike Donald, Hale Irwin, Fuzzy Zoeller
1989 -- Leonard Thompson (273) -- Billy Andrade, Payne Stewart, D.Tewell
1988 -- Scott Verplank (268) -- Doug Tewell
1987 -- Robert Wrenn (262) -- Dan Pohl
1986 -- Ben Crenshaw (270) -- J.C. Snead, Doug Tewell
1985 -- Ken Green (268) -- Wayne Grady
1984 -- Denis Watson (271) -- Payne Stewart
1983 -- Wayne Levi (272) -- Isao Aoki, Calvin Peete
1982 -- Lanny Wadkins (273) -- Tom Kite
1981 -- *Hale Irwin (277) -- Bobby Clampett, Peter Jacobsen, Gil Morgan
1980 -- Peter Jacobsen (276) -- Bill Kratzert, Mark Lye
1979 -- *John Fought (280) -- Jim Simons
1978 -- *Jack Newton (280) -- Mike Sullivan
1977 -- Bobby Cole (271) -- Fred Marti
1976 -- Ed Sabo (279) -- Randy Erskine
1975 -- Spike Kelley (208) -- Randy Erskine, Jim Marshall, Mike McCullough
1974 -- Bryan Abbott (135) -- Joe Porter
1973 -- Wilf Homenuik (215) -- Jim Ferriell
1972 -- Gary Groh (273) -- John Mahaffey
1971 -- Not Held
1970 -- Not Held
1969 -- Dave Hill (267) -- Frank Beard
1968 -- Tom Weiskopf (280) -- Mike Hill
1967 -- Julius Boros (283) -- Bob Goalby, R.H. Sikes, Bert Yancey
1966 -- Phil Rodgers (284) -- Johnny Pott, Kermit Zarley
1965 -- Tony Lema (280) -- Johnny Pott
1964 -- Tony Lema (277) -- Dow Finsterwald
1963 -- Julius Boros (274) -- Dow Finsterwald
1962 -- Bill Collins (284) -- Dave Ragan
1961 -- *Jack Burke, Jr. (284) -- Billy Casper, Johnny Pott
1960 -- Mike Souchak (282) -- Gay Brewer, Art Wall
1959 -- *Art Wall (282) -- Dow Finsterwald
1958 -- Billy Casper (285) -- Ted Kroll, Arnold Palmer
* - Won in Playoff.
Note: Formerly called Buick Open Invitational (1958-69), Vern Parsell Buick
Open (1972), Flint Lakes Open (1974-77), Buick Goodwrench Open
(1978-80). From 1972 through 1976 Satellite tournaments were held and
the events were unofficial.
Top Contenders in the Field
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Tom Pernice, Jr. - Defending champion, 109th on money list, 2 top-10's
Paul Azinger - Won earlier this year, made 11 of 12 cuts, 3 top-10's
Fred Couples - Has posted 5 top-10's in just 15 events, 28th on money list
Steve Elkington - Runner-up at this event in 1992, no top-10's in 14 events
Jim Furyk - Has made the cut in all 19 events entered with 1 win
Lee Janzen - Struggled this year with only one top-10 finish
Justin Leonard - Two-time runner-up in 2000, 33rd on money list
Davis Love III - Has finished second three times this year, 6th on money list
Jeff Maggert - Made only 9 of 18 cuts with three top-10 finishes
Phil Mickelson - Three wins and two runner-ups in 2000, 3rd on money list
Jose M. Olazabal - Has four top-10 finishes and 1 win on European Tour
Vijay Singh - Masters Champion is 7th on money list, 6 top-10's
Hal Sutton - Two-time winner this year with eight top-10 finishes
Tiger Woods - 1st in money, wins, ranking, scoring, greens, birdies, etc
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