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BUICK CLASSICSECTION 3 / SUMMARIESNOTESThere have been 12 playoffs in the history of theBuick Classic, including six since 1990. In 2003,Jonathan Kaye rolled in an eagle putt on the par-5 18th hole, the first hole of a playoff with JohnRollins. The last time a <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> playoff endedwith an eagle was Clarence Rose at the 1996Sprint International (over Brad Faxon).In <strong>2004</strong>, Jonathan Kaye looks to become the fifthmultiple winner of the Buick Classic, joining JackNicklaus (1967, 1972), Seve Ballesteros (1983,1988), Vijay Singh (1993, 1995) and Ernie Els(1996-97).Sergio Garcia, the 2001 Buick Classic champion,put together four rounds at par or better in 2003 toimprove his current streak at the Buick Classic to15, the longest current Buick Classic streak of paror better. With his T3 finish in 2003, Garcia hasthree consecutive top-10s at the Buick Classic.Jonathan Kaye became the eighth first-timewinner at the Buick Classic, joining Andy North(1977), Jack Renner (1979), Wayne Grady (1989),Vijay Singh (1993), J.P. Hayes (1998) DennisPaulson (2000) and Chris Smith (2002).Six players over the age of 40 finished in the top 10at the 2003 Buick Classic: Joey Sindelar, FredFunk, Jay Haas, Brad Faxon, Tom Lehman andJ.L. Lewis.In 2003, Jim Furyk was attempting to become thefirst player to win the week after a U.S. Open victorysince Ernie Els won the 1997 Buick Classicimmediately after capturing the U.S. Open atCongressional Country Club. The last player to winthe week after a major championship victory wasTiger Woods, who won the <strong>PGA</strong> Championship andthe NEC Invitational in back-to-back weeks in 2000.Jay Haas made his 25th appearance at the BuickClassic in 2003, tied with Dave Eichelberger formost appearances. The 49-year-old made his 19thcareer cut at Westchester Country Club andfinished tied for fourth.<strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT HISTORY1985 Roger Maltbie* 275 George Burns 275 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,722Raymond Floyd1986 Bob Tway 272 Willie Wood 273 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,7231987 J.C. Snead* 276 Seve Ballesteros 276 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,7691988 Seve Ballesteros* 276 David Frost 276 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,779Ken GreenGreg Norman1989 Wayne Grady* 277 Ronnie Black 277 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,779BUICK CLASSIC1990 Hale Irwin 269 Paul Azinger 271 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,7791991 Billy Andrade 273 Brad Bryant 275 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,7791992 David Frost 268 Duffy Waldorf 276 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,7791993 Vijay Singh* 280 Mark Wiebe 280 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,7791994 Lee Janzen 268 Ernie Els 271 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,7791995 Vijay Singh* 278 Doug Martin 278 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,7791996 Ernie Els 271 Steve Elkington 279 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,7791997 Ernie Els 268 Jeff Maggert 270 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,7221998 J.P. Hayes~* 201 Jim Furyk 201 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,7221999 Duffy Waldorf* 276 Dennis Paulson 276 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,7222000 Dennis Paulson* 276 David Duval 276 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,7222001 Sergio Garcia 268 Scott Hoch 271 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,7222002 Chris Smith 272 David Gossett 274 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,722Pat PerezLoren Roberts2003 Jonathan Kaye* 271 John Rollins 271 Westchester CC, Harrison, NY 71/6,783KEY: * = Playoff ~ = Weather-shortenedWestchester CC has been the site of the Buick Classic since the tournament's inception in 1967.Tournament Record:261, Bob Gilder, 1982Tournament Course Record:62, Dan Sikes, 1967; Jim Wright, 1976; Peter Jacobsen, 19823-54 / <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> WWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM

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