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 Dates: Thursday, October 24th through Sunday, October 27th
 Site: Callaway Gardens Resort (Mountain View Course), Pine Mountain, Georgia
 Course Architect: Dick Wilson and Joe Lee (1963)
 Par: 72
 Yardage: 7,057
 Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 412 yds   10 - Par 4 431 yds
               2 - Par 5 508 yds   11 - Par 5 546 yds
               3 - Par 4 400 yds   12 - Par 3 186 yds
               4 - Par 4 397 yds   13 - Par 4 367 yds
               5 - Par 3 212 yds   14 - Par 4 421 yds
               6 - Par 4 432 yds   15 - Par 5 539 yds
               7 - Par 5 543 yds   16 - Par 3 218 yds
               8 - Par 3 178 yds   17 - Par 4 408 yds
               9 - Par 4 427 yds   18 - Par 4 432 yds
                   -------------        -------------
                    36 3,509 yds         36 3,548 yds
 
 Annual: 33rd
 Defending Champion: Chris DiMarco
 Runner-Up: David Duval
 Tournament Record: 264 (Hubert Green, 1975; Tim Simpson, 1985)
 54-Hole Record: 198 (Fred Funk, 1998; Joel Edwards, 2001)
 36-Hole Record: 128 (Tim Simpson, 1985)
 Course Record: 60 (Steve Lowery, 1997)
 Total Purse: $3,700,000
 Shares: 1st Place - $666,000; 2nd Place - 399,600; 3rd Place - 251,600
 
                             2001 Finish
                             -----------
 
 Player                Score             Player                 Score
 ------                -----             ------                 -----
 Chris DiMarco *        267              Jeff Maggert            271
 David Duval            267              Joel Edwards            272
 Bob Estes              269              Per-Ulrik Johansson     272
 Neal Lancaster         269              Nick Price              274
 Davis Love III         270              Chris Riley             275
                                         Vijay Singh             275
 
 * - Won in playoff.
 
                          Past Buick Challenge Winners
                          ----------------------------
 
 Year  Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
 ----  ----------------------------
 2001  *Chris DiMarco (267) -- David Duval
 2000  David Duval (269) -- Jeff Maggert, Nick Price
 1999  David Toms (271) -- Stuart Appleby
 1998  *Steve Elkington (267) -- Fred Funk
 1997  Davis Love III (267) -- Stewart Cink
 1996  *#Michael Bradley (134) -- Fred Funk, Davis Love III, John Maginnes,
                                  Len Mattiace
 1995  Fred Funk (272) -- John Morse, Loren Roberts
 1994  #Steve Elkington (200) -- Steve Rintoul
 1993  *John Inman (278) -- Billy Andrade, Mark Brooks, Brad Bryant, Bob Estes
 1992  #Gary Hallberg (206) -- Jim Gallagher, Jr.
 1991  David Peoples (276) -- Robert Gamez
 1990  *Kenny Knox (265) -- Jim Hallett
 1989  Ted Schulz (266) -- Jay Haas, Tim Simpson
 1988  *David Frost (270) -- Bob Tway
 1987  Ken Brown (266) -- David Frost, Mike Hulbert, Larry Mize
 1986  Fred Wadsworth (269) -- George Archer, John Cook, Tim Simpson,
                               Jim Thorpe
 1985  Tim Simpson (264) -- Clarence Rose
 1984  Hubert Green (265) -- Rex Caldwell, Scott Hoch, Corey Pavin
 1983  *Ronnie Black (271) -- Sam Torrance
 1982  Bobby Clampett (266) -- Hale Irwin
 1981  *J.C. Snead (271) -- Mike Sullivan
 1980  Mike Sullivan (269) -- Dave Eichelberger, Johnny Miller
 1979  *Ed Fiori (274) -- Tom Weiskopf
 1978  Jerry Pate (269) -- Phil Hancock
 1977  Jerry Pate (266) -- Phil Hancock, Mac McLendon, Johnny Miller,
                           Steve Taylor
 1976  Mac McLendon (274) -- Hubert Green
 1975  Hubert Green (264) -- John Schroeder
 1974  Forrest Fezler (271) -- Bruce Crampton, J.C. Snead
 1973  Gary Player (270) -- Forrest Fezler
 1972  *Dewitt Weaver (276) -- Chuck Courtney
 1971  Johnny Miller (267) -- Deane Beman
 1970  Mason Rudolph (274) -- Chris Blocker
 
 * - Won in Playoff.
 # - Rain shortened.
 
 Note: Formerly called Buick Southern Open (1990-94), Southern Open
       Invitational (1971-89), Green Island Open Invitational (1970).

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