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

Vijay Singh and Tiger Woods share the tournament record with three wins each. Woods' 2006 victory was win No. 6 in his 7-tournament PGA Tour win streak, the second-longest winning streak in PGA Tour history. Julius Boros, Tony Lema and Kenny Perry were two-time winners.

The 72-hole tournament record of 262 was recorded by Robert Wrenn in 1987. Wrenn won by seven strokes that year, which is also the tournament record for margin of victory.

In the 1987 Buick Open, Dewey Arnette reeled off eight consecutive birdies during a first-round 65. That tied the record at the time for consecutive birdies, and Arnette was the third golfer to do it on the PGA Tour. In 2001, Billy Mayfair scored 27 over the back nine, just the third golfer in PGA Tour history to score 27 for nine.

The tournament was discontinued in 1970 and wasn't played in 1971, either. It returned in 1972, but only as an unsanctioned tournament, not as a PGA Tour event (this is why the winner's list below skips from 1969 to 1977). It was played five times outside of any tour, and the winners in those five years (1972-1976) were Gary Groh, Wilf Homenuik, Bryan Abbott, Spike Kelley and Ed Sabo.

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

Winners of the Buick Open

1958 — Billy Casper, 285
1959 — Art Wall, 282 (def. Dow Finsterwald in playoff)
1960 — Mike Souchak, 282
1961 — Jack Burke Jr., 284 (def. Billy Casper and Johnny Pott in playoff)
1962 — Bill Collins, 284
1963 — Julius Boros, 274
1964 — Tony Lema, 277
1965 — Tony Lema, 280
1966 — Phil Rodgers, 284
1967 — Julius Boros, 283
1968 — Tom Weiskopf, 280
1969 — Dave Hill, 277
1970-76 — Not played
1977 — Bobby Cole, 271
1978 — Jack Newton, 280 (def. Mike Sullivan in playoff)
1979 — John Fought, 280 (def. Jim Simons in playoff)
1980 — Peter Jacobsen, 276
1981 — Hale Irwin, 277 (def. Bobby Clampett, Peter Jacobsen and Gil Morgan in playoff)
1982 — Lanny Wadkins, 273
1983 — Wayne Levi, 272
1984 — Denis Watson, 271
1985 — Ken Green, 268
1986 — Ben Crenshaw, 270
1987 — Robert Wrenn, 262
1988 — Scott Verplank, 268
1989 — Leonard Thompson, 273
1990 — Chip Beck, 272
1991 — Brad Faxon, 271 (def. Chip Beck in playoff)
1992 — Dan Forsman, 276 (def. Brad Faxon and Steve Elkington in playoff)
1993 — Larry Mize, 272
1994 — Fred Couples, 270
1995 — Woody Austin, 270 (def. Mike Brisky in playoff)
1996 — Justin Leonard, 266
1997 — Vijay Singh, 273
1998 — Billy Mayfair, 271
1999 — Tom Pernice Jr., 270
2000 — Rocco Mediate, 268
2001 — Kenny Perry, 263
2002 — Tiger Woods, 271
2003 — Jim Furyk, 267
2004 — Vijay Singh, 265
2005 — Vijay Singh, 264
2006 — Tiger Woods, 264
2007 — Brian Bateman, 273
2008 — Kenny Perry, 269
2009 — Tiger Woods, 268

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.