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Dates: Thursday, June 21st through Sunday, June 24th
Site: Westchester Country Club (West Course), Harrison, New York
Course Architect: Walter J. Travis (1919); Redesign work done by: William
Flynn, Alfred Tull, Joe Finger and Rees Jones
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,722
Hole-by-Hole: 1 - Par 3 190 yds 10 - Par 4 314 yds
2 - Par 4 384 yds 11 - Par 4 442 yds
3 - Par 4 408 yds 12 - Par 4 473 yds
4 - Par 4 419 yds 13 - Par 4 379 yds
5 - Par 5 565 yds 14 - Par 3 154 yds
6 - Par 3 133 yds 15 - Par 4 462 yds
7 - Par 4 326 yds 16 - Par 3 204 yds
8 - Par 4 464 yds 17 - Par 4 374 yds
9 - Par 5 505 yds 18 - Par 5 526 yds
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36 3,394 yds 35 3,328 yds
Annual: 35th
Defending Champion: Dennis Paulson
Runner-Up: David Duval
Tournament Record (Par 70): 261 (Bob Gilder, 1982)
Tournament Record (Par 71): 268 (David Frost, 1992; Lee Janzen, 1994;
Ernie Els, 1997)
Tournament Record (Par 72): 269 (Johnny Miller, 1974)
54-Hole Record (Par 70): 192 (Bob Gilder, 1982)
54-Hole Record (Par 71): 199 (Ernie Els, 1997)
54-Hole Record (Par 72): 201 (Jack Nicklaus, 1967; Bob Murphy, 1968;
Tom Weiskopf, 1975)
36-Hole Record (Par 70): 127 (Bob Gilder, 1982)
36-Hole Record (Par 71): 131 (David Graham, 1976; Ernie Els, 1996)
36-Hole Record (Par 72): 129 (Tom Weiskopf, 1975)
Course Record: 62 (Dan Sikes, 1967; Jimmy Wright, 1976; Peter Jacobsen, 1982)
9-hole Record: 29 (Willie Wood, 1986; Kirk Triplett, 1990)
Total Purse: $3,500,000
Shares: 1st Place - $630,000; 2nd Place - 378,000; 3rd Place - 238,000
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Dennis Paulson * 276 Joey Sindelar 279
David Duval 276 John Cook 279
Sergio Garcia 277 Ernie Els 279
Greg Norman 278 Chris Perry 279
Jesper Parnevik 279 Steve Lowery 280
* - Won in playoff
Past Buick Classic Winners and Runners-up
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2000 -- *Dennis Paulson (276) -- David Duval
1999 -- *Duffy Waldorf (276) -- Dennis Paulson
1998 -- *#J.P. Hayes (201) -- Jim Furyk
1997 -- Ernie Els (268) -- Jeff Maggert
1996 -- Ernie Els (271) -- S.Elkington, T.Lehman, J.Maggert, C.Parry
1995 -- *Vijay Singh (278) -- Doug Martin
1994 -- Lee Janzen (268) -- Ernie Els
1993 -- *Vijay Singh (280) -- Mark Wiebe
1992 -- David Frost (268) -- Duffy Waldorf
1991 -- Billy Andrade (273) -- Brad Bryant
1990 -- Hale Irwin (269) -- Paul Azinger
1989 -- *Wayne Grady (277) -- Ronnie Black
1988 -- *Seve Ballesteros (276) -- David Frost, Greg Norman, Ken Green
1987 -- *J.C. Snead (276) -- Seve Ballesteros
1986 -- Bob Tway (272) -- Willie Wood
1985 -- *Roger Maltbie (275) -- George Burns, Ray Floyd
1984 -- Scott Simpson (269) -- David Graham, Jay Haas, Mark O'Meara
1983 -- Seve Ballesteros (276) -- Andy Bean, Craig Stadler
1982 -- Bob Gilder (261) -- Peter Jacobsen, Tom Kite
1981 -- Ray Floyd (275) -- Bobby Clampett, Gibby Gilbert, Craig Stadler
1980 -- Curtis Strange (273) -- Gibby Gilbert
1979 -- Jack Renner (277) -- David Graham, Howard Twitty
1978 -- Lee Elder (274) -- Mark Hayes
1977 -- Andy North (272) -- George Archer
1976 -- David Graham (272) -- Ben Crenshaw, Tom Watson, Fuzzy Zoeller
1975 -- *Gene Littler (271) -- Julius Boros
1974 -- Johnny Miller (269) -- Don Bies
1973 -- *Bobby Nichols (272) -- Bob Murphy
1972 -- Jack Nicklaus (270) -- Jim Colbert
1971 -- Arnold Palmer (273) -- Gibby Gilbert, Hale Irwin
1970 -- Bruce Crampton (273) -- Larry Hinson, Jack Nicklaus
1969 -- Frank Beard (275) -- Bert Greene
1968 -- Julius Boros (272) -- Bob Murphy, Jack Nicklaus, Dan Sikes
1967 -- Jack Nicklaus (272) -- Dan Sikes
* - Won in Playoff
# - Rain shortened
Note: Formerly called Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic (1979-89),
American Express Westchester Classic (1976-78), Westchester Classic
(1967-75).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Dennis Paulson - Defending champ, has missed 8 cuts this year, 3 top-10's
Robert Allenby - Has only a pair of top-10 finishes, but one was a win
Mark Brooks - Lost in a playoff last week at U.S. Open Championship
Michael Campbell - 3rd on Order of Merit, 1 win and 5 top-10's in Europe
Jose Coceres - Won tournament in Hilton Head, 5 cuts made in 9 events
Fred Couples - Missed the cut at US Open with rounds of 76-74
David Duval - 25th on money list with 3 top-10s, shot Sunday 74 at Open
Ernie Els - Two-time winner of this event, finished 67th last week
Jim Furyk - Finished 2nd at this event in 1998, 16th on money list
Sergio Garcia - Contended last year at this event until late double-bogey
Scott Hoch - Tied for 16th at U.S. Open, moved up to 10th on money list
Tom Lehman - 18th on money list with four top-10 finishes
Justin Leonard - Missed the cut last week for the sixth time in 2001
Vijay Singh - Tied for 7th last week with Sunday round of 64
Tiger Woods - 8 top-10's in 11 starts but finished tied for 12th at Open
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Sergio Garcia
Darkhorse - Duffy Waldorf
Last week's Pick to Win (T.Woods, Ernie Els, Vijay Singh) - T-12, T-67, T-7
Last week's Darkhorse (L.Roberts, Paul Azinger, Scott Hoch) - T-52, T-5, T-16
NOTES:
Dennis Paulson earned his first PGA Tour victory last year, parring
the fourth playoff hole to defeat David Duval for the title. Paulson rolled
in a three-footer for par that secured the victory after Duval missed his par
putt from four feet away. Paulson, who fell to Duffy Waldorf in a playoff here
in 1999, collected a check for $540,000 -- the largest of his career. The
playoff began on the par-five 18th with both players recording pars. They
matched pars again on the par-four 17th after they each found the same
greenside bunker and scrambled to save par. Back to 18, where Duval had
problems off the tee. He hit his second shot from the right rough back into
the fairway and knocked his third onto the green 35 feet from the hole.
Paulson made it to the front edge of the green in two and rolled his 75-foot
eagle attempt five feet to the side of the cup. Just when it looked like the
playoff would come to an end, Duval stepped up and sank his long putt for
birdie. Paulson was able to keep the playoff alive by making his tricky
downhill birdie putt, and the pair shifted back to 17. After driving into the
left rough, Paulson hit the green with his approach but his ball rolled off
the back into the second cut of rough. Meanwhile, Duval left his second shot
40 feet short of the pin then came up four feet short on his birdie attempt.
Paulson's third shot was a chip that stopped three feet from the cup. Duval
had a chance to win on the final hole of regulation, but missed a left-to-
right breaking putt from 20 feet for birdie. Sergio Garcia birdied six of the
first 10 holes to vault into the lead at 10-under par, but a double-bogey on
the 11th and bogeys on the 14th and 17th finished his attempt at victory, as
he finished one shot back in third. Sunday's fourth round scoring average of
72.958 was the highest final day mark in this event since 1993. For the week,
the course played to a scoring average of 72.607. 1999 winner, Waldorf led
after the third round, but struggled to a final round of 76 and tied for 13th.
Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els are the only two-
time winners of this event, with Els the only player to post back-to-back
wins. In seven years at this event, Els has dominated with two wins, a second,
a fourth, a fifth and a tie for 22nd. Els is the all-time money winner at this
event with $787,758 in earnings. There have been nine playoffs in the last 16
years of the tournament, including the last three years. This tournament has
always been held at Westchester Country Club. Last year's cut was made at
three-over-par. The purse was increased by $500,000 from last year. Five of
the top-10 money winners are scheduled to compete this week. The Buick Classic
is the only event on the PGA Tour that begins with a par-three, however this
year's British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes also starts with a three par.
The PGA Tour moves to Connecticut for the Canon Greater Hartford Open where
Notah Begay III will defend his title.
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