Buick Open Golf Tournament on the PGA Tour

The Buick Open is a former tournament on the PGA Tour, played in Michigan for approximately 50 years, but ended when General Motors withdrew from sponsoring golf tournaments during the recession of 2009. The tournament had many big-name champions and in its later years was frequently won by Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh.

First played: 1958

Last played: 2009

Also known as: Buick-Goodwrench Open and Buick Open Invitational

Winners of the Buick Open
2009 — Tiger Woods
2008 — Kenny Perry
2007 — Brian Bateman
2006 — Tiger Woods
2005 — Vijay Singh
2004 — Vijay Singh
2003 — Jim Furyk
2002 — Tiger Woods
2001 — Kenny Perry
2000 — Rocco Mediate
1999 — Tom Pernice, Jr.
1998 — Billy Mayfair
1997 — Vijay Singh
1996 — Justin Leonard
1995 — Woody Austin
1994 — Fred Couples
1993 — Larry Mize
1992 — Dan Forsman
1991 — Brad Faxon
1990 — Chip Beck
1989 — Leonard Thompson
1988 — Scott Verplank
1987 — Robert Wrenn
1986 — Ben Crenshaw
1985 — Ken Green
1984 — Denis Watson
1983 — Wayne Levi
1982 — Lanny Wadkins
1981 — Hale Irwin
1980 — Peter Jacobsen
1979 — John Fought
1978 — Jack Newton
1977 — Bobby Cole
1970-76 — Not played
1969 — Dave Hill
1968 — Tom Weiskopf
1967 — Julius Boros
1966 — Phil Rodgers
1965 — Tony Lema
1964 — Tony Lema
1963 — Julius Boros
1962 — Bill Collins
1961 — Jack Burke Jr.
1960 — Mike Souchak
1959 — Art Wall
1958 — Billy Casper

Golf Courses: Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan, was the site for nearly all Buick Opens, but a few were also played at Flint Elks Club in Flint, Mich.

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