Preview - Buick Open 2008

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 4 340 Yds
	4 - Par 4 401 Yds	13 - Par 5 544 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 4 434 Yds	18 - Par 4 435 Yds
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	36 3,661 Yds	36 3,466 Yds

Annual:	49th (44th official)
Defending Champion:	Brian Bateman
Runner-Up:	Jason Gore, Justin Leonard, Woody Austin
Tournament Record:	262 (Robert Wrenn, 1987)
54-Hole Record:	194 (Kenny Perry, 2001; Vijay Singh, 2005)
36-Hole Record:	128 (Robert Wrenn, 1987)
Course Record:	61 (Billy Mayfair, 2001; Tiger Woods, 2005)
9-Hole Record:	27 (Billy Mayfair, 2001)
Total Purse:	$5,000,000
Shares:	1st Place - $900,000; 2nd Place - $540,000; 3rd Place - $340,000

2007 Finish
Player	Score	Player	Score
Brian Bateman	273	Steve Elkington	275
Jason Gore	274	Jim Furyk	275
Justin Leonard	274	John Rollins	275
Woody Austin	274	Scott Verplank	275
Marco Dawson	275	Six players at	276

Past Buick Open Winners
Year	Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
2007	Brian Bateman (273) -- Jason Gore, Justin Leonard, Woody Austin
2006	Tiger Woods (264) -- Jim Furyk
2005	Vijay Singh (264) -- Tiger Woods
2004	Vijay Singh (265) -- John Daly
2003	Jim Furyk (267) -- Briny Baird, Chris DiMarco, Geoff Ogilvy, Tiger Woods
2002	Tiger Woods (271) -- Fred Funk, Brian Gay, Mark O'Meara, Esteban Toledo
2001	Kenny Perry (263) -- Chris DiMarco, Jim Furyk
2000	Rocco Mediate (268) -- Chris Perry
1999	Tom Pernice, Jr. (270) -- Tom Lehman, Ted Tryba, Bob Tway
1998	Billy Mayfair (271) -- Scott Verplank
1997	Vijay Singh (273) -- Tom Byrum, Russ Cochran, Ernie Els, Brad Fabel,
	Joe 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, Doug 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 1973 through 1976 Satellite tournaments were held and the events were unofficial.