Preview - Buick Invitational 2008

Hole-By-Hole:	1 - Par 5 520 Yds	10 - Par 4 416 Yds
	2 - Par 4 326 Yds	11 - Par 4 467 Yds
	3 - Par 3 121 Yds	12 - Par 3 190 Yds
	4 - Par 4 429 Yds	13 - Par 4 469 Yds
	5 - Par 4 412 Yds	14 - Par 5 507 Yds
	6 - Par 3 206 Yds	15 - Par 4 397 Yds
	7 - Par 4 400 Yds	16 - Par 4 338 Yds
	8 - Par 4 436 Yds	17 - Par 3 172 Yds
	9 - Par 5 548 Yds	18 - Par 5 520 Yds
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	Par 36 3,398 Yds	Par 36 3,476 Yds

YARDAGE: 7,569 (South Course)

Hole-By-Hole:	1 - Par 4 452 Yds	10 - Par 4 405 Yds
	2 - Par 4 387 Yds	11 - Par 3 221 Yds
	3 - Par 3 198 Yds	12 - Par 4 477 Yds
	4 - Par 4 471 Yds	13 - Par 5 541 Yds
	5 - Par 4 453 Yds	14 - Par 4 435 Yds
	6 - Par 5 560 Yds	15 - Par 4 477 Yds
	7 - Par 4 462 Yds	16 - Par 3 227 Yds
	8 - Par 3 176 Yds	17 - Par 4 442 Yds
	9 - Par 5 613 Yds	18 - Par 5 572 Yds
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	Par 36 3,772 Yds	Par 36 3,797 Yds

Annual:	56th
Defending Champion:	Tiger Woods
Runner-Up:	Charles Howell III
Tournament Record:	266 (George Burns, 1987; Tiger Woods, 1999)
54-Hole Record:	198 (Woody Blackburn, 1985)
36-Hole Record:	129 (Lennie Clements, 1996; Tom Lehman, 2005)
Course Record:	61 (Mark Brooks, 1990; Brandt Snedeker, 2007 - North Course)
	62 (Tiger Woods, 1999 - South Course)
9-Hole Record:	27 (Brandt Snedeker, 2007 - North Course)
Total Purse:	$5,200,000
Shares:	1st Place - $936,000; 2nd Place - $561,600; 3rd Place - $353,600

2007 Finish
Player	Score	Player	Score
Tiger Woods	273	Mark Calcavecchia	277
Charles Howell III	275	Bart Bryant	278
Brandt Snedeker	276	Jeff Quinney	278
Bubba Watson	277	Five players at	279
Andrew Buckle	277

Past Buick Invitational Winners
Year	Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
2007	Tiger Woods (273) -- Charles Howell III
2006	*Tiger Woods (278) -- Nathan Green, Jose Maria Olazabal
2005	Tiger Woods (272) -- Luke Donald, Charles Howell III, Tom Lehman
2004	*John Daly (278) -- Luke Donald, Chris Riley
2003	Tiger Woods (272) -- Carl Pettersson
2002	Jose Maria Olazabal (276) -- J.L. Lewis, Mark O'Meara
2001	*Phil Mickelson (269) -- Frank Lickliter, Davis Love III
2000	Phil Mickelson (270) -- Tiger Woods, Shigeki Maruyama
1999	Tiger Woods (266) -- Billy Ray Brown
1998	#*Scott Simpson (204) -- Skip Kendall
1997	Mark O'Meara (275) -- Donnie Hammond, David Ogrin, Mike Hulbert,
	Lee Janzen, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Stadler,
	Duffy Waldorf
1996	Davis Love III (269) -- Phil Mickelson
1995	Peter Jacobsen (269) -- Mark Calcavecchia, Mike Hulbert, Hal Sutton,
	Kirk Triplett
1994	Craig Stadler (268) -- Steve Lowery
1993	Phil Mickelson (278) -- Dave Rummells
1992	#Steve Pate (200) -- Chip Beck
1991	Jay Don Blake (268) -- Bill Sander
1990	Dan Forsman (275) -- Tommy Armour III
1989	Greg Twiggs (271) -- Steve Elkington, Brad Faxon, Mark O'Meara,
	Mark Wiebe
1988	Steve Pate (269) -- Jay Haas
1987	George Burns (266) -- J.C. Snead, Bobby Wadkins
1986	*#Bob Tway (204) -- Bernhard Langer
1985	*Woody Blackburn (269) -- Ron Streck
1984	*Gary Koch (272) -- Gary Hallberg
1983	Gary Hallberg (271) -- Tom Kite
1982	Johnny Miller (270) -- Jack Nicklaus
1981	*Bruce Lietzke (278) -- Ray Floyd, Tom Jenkins
1980	*Tom Watson (275) -- D.A. Weibring
1979	Fuzzy Zoeller (282) -- Bill Kratzert, Wayne Levi, Artie McNickle,
	Tom Watson
1978	Jay Haas (278) -- Andy Bean, Gene Littler, John Schroeder
1977	Tom Watson (269) -- Larry Nelson, John Schroeder
1976	J.C. Snead (272) -- Don Bies
1975	*J.C. Snead (279) -- Bobby Nichols, Ray Floyd
1974	Bobby Nichols (275) -- Rod Curl, Gene Littler
1973	Bob Dickson (278) -- Billy Casper, Bruce Crampton, Grier Jones,
	Phil Rodgers
1972	Paul Harney (275) -- Hale Irwin
1971	George Archer (272) -- Dave Eichelberger
1970	*Pete Brown (275) -- Tony Jacklin
1969	Jack Nicklaus (284) -- Gene Littler
1968	Tom Weiskopf (273) -- Al Geiberger
1967	Bob Goalby (269) -- Gay Brewer
1966	Billy Casper (268) -- Tommy Aaron, Tom Weiskopf
1965	*Wes Ellis (267) -- Billy Casper
1964	Art Wall (274) -- Tony Lema, Bob Rosburg
1963	Gary Player (270) -- Tony Lema
1962	*Tommy Jacobs (277) -- Johnny Pott
1961	*Arnold Palmer (271) -- Al Balding
1960	Mike Souchak (269) -- Johnny Pott
1959	Marty Furgol (274) -- Joe Campbell, Billy Casper, Dave Ragan,
	Mike Souchak, Bo Wininger
1958	Not Held
1957	Arnold Palmer (271) -- Al Balding
1956	Bob Rosburg (270) -- Dick Mayer
1955	Tommy Bolt (274) -- Johnny Palmer
1954	@Gene Littler (274) -- E.J. Harrison
1953	Tommy Bolt (274) -- Doug Ford
1952	Ted Krol (276) -- Jimmy Demaret

* - Won in Playoff

# - Rain Shortened

@ - Amateur

Note: Formerly called Buick Invitational of California (1992-95), Shearson

Lehman Brothers Open (1991), Shearson Lehman Hutton Open (1989-90), Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open (1988), Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open (1986-87), Isuzu/Andy Williams San Diego Open (1983-85), Wickes/Andy Williams San Diego Open (1981-82), Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational (1968-80), San Diego Open Invitational (1957-67), Convair-San Diego Open (1955-56) and San Diego Open (1952-54).