 Buick
Open
Fast Facts
Total Purse: $4,000,000
Winning Share: $594,000
Defending Champ: Tiger
Woods (D)
Warwick Hills Golf Country Club
Buick is the original corporate sponsor
of the PGA Tour and, with four tournaments,
title sponsor of the most PGA Tour events.
Buick is title sponsor of four PGA Tour
tournaments:
Buick Invitational:
Held at Torrey Pines Golf Course in
La Jolla, Calif. (Feb. 7-13).
Buick Classic: Held
at Westchester Country Club in Harrison,
N.Y. (June 5-11).
Buick Open: Held at
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
in Grand Blanc, Mich. (Aug. 7-13).
Buick Challenge: Held
at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain,
Ga. (Sept. 25-Oct. 1).
Buick has helped raise more than $17
million for charities through sponsorship
of its four PGA Tour tournaments.
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Buick Invitational: More than $2.2
million (since 1992) to benefit the
Save Our Sports Program, Junior Golf
Association, Boys and Girls Clubs,
Pro Kids Golf, Assistance League of
San Diego, YMCA, American Cancer Society
and other community and university
sports programs.
Buick Classic: More than $10 million
(since 1990) to benefit the American
Diabetes Association, United Hospital
Medical Center and 11 other area hospitals
and medical centers.
Buick Open: More than $4.2 million
(since 1982) to benefit the Easter
Seal Society, American Red Cross,
Boy Scouts of America, Whaley Children's
Center, local hospitals, and fine
arts programs.
Buick Challenge: More than $750,000
(since 1990) to benefit Boys and Girls
Clubs and other youth and education
organizations.
Buick Touring Pros:
Ben Crenshaw (since 1988)
Chip Beck (since 1992)
Steve Elkington (since 1994)
David Berganio Jr. (since 1997)
Tiger Woods (since 1999)
Buick Golf Ambassador:
Cheryl Ladd (since 1997).
Buick has been the official car of
the PGA Tour since 1984.
Buick is a sponsor of ESPN's weekly
"Inside the PGA Tour" program
and "PGA Tour Shot of the Week"
series.
Buick is a sponsor of USA Network's
coverage of the PGA Tour in 2000.
Buick is an official sponsor of the
domestic events for the World Golf
Championships through 2002
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