2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

BUICK OPENNOTESJim Furyk increased his career earnings in theevent to $1,228,219 and moved from No. 5 to No. 1on the tournament’s all-time money list. He becamethe first player in tournament history to surpass $1million in earnings at the Buick Open and hasposted top-10 finishes in four of his last fiveappearances in Grand Blanc, MI, with a first in2003, T10 in 2002, T2 in 2001, T9 in 1999.Jim Furyk has played his last 21 rounds atWarwick Hills Golf and Country Club below par,including 16 rounds in the 60s. The streak datesback to the final round of the 1997 event.BRINY BAIRDJim Furyk is the seventh winner in tournamenthistory to post all four rounds in the 60s and justthe third in last 10 years (Kenny Perry/2001,Justin Leonard/1996).Seventeen players who have either shared or heldthe third-round lead in the 39 Buick Opens havegone on to win the event, including the last three:Kenny Perry (2001), Tiger Woods (2002) and JimFuryk (2003).Last year, Briny Baird, Chris DiMarco, GeoffOgilvy and Tiger Woods finished in a four-way tiefor second. That marked the second consecutiveseason where four players tied for second at theBuick Open. In 2002, it was Fred Funk, Brain Gay,Mark O’Meara and Esteban Toledo.TOURNAMENT HISTORYYear Winner Score Runner-up Score Location Par/Yards1979 John Fought* 280 Jim Simons 280 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Ml 72/7,0141980 Peter Jacobsen 276 Bill Kratzert 277 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Ml 72/7,014Mark LyeBUICK OPEN1981 Hale Irwin* 277 Bobby Clampett 277 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Ml 72/7,014Peter JacobsenGil Morgan1982 Lanny Wadkins 273 Tom Kite 274 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Ml 72/7,0141983 Wayne Levi 272 Isao Aoki 273 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Ml 72/7,014Calvin Peete1984 Denis Watson 271 Payne Stewart 272 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Ml 72/7,0141985 Ken Green 268 Wayne Grady 272 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Ml 72/7,0141986 Ben Crenshaw 270 J.C. Snead 271 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Ml 72/7,014Doug Tewell1987 Robert Wrenn 262 Dan Pohl 269 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Ml 72/7,0141988 Scott Verplank 268 Doug Tewell 270 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Ml 72/7,0141989 Leonard Thompson 273 Billy Andrade 274 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Ml 72/7,014Payne StewartDoug Tewell1990 Chip Beck 272 Mike Donald 273 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Ml 72/7,014Hale IrwinFuzzy Zoeller1991 Brad Faxon* 271 Chip Beck 271 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Ml 72/7,0141992 Dan Forsman* 276 Steve Elkington 276 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Ml 72/7,014Brad Faxon1993 Larry Mize 272 Fuzzy Zoeller 273 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, MI 72/7,0141994 Fred Couples 270 Corey Pavin 272 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, MI 72/7,0141995 Woody Austin* 270 Mike Brisky 270 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, MI 72/7,0141996 Justin Leonard 266 Chip Beck 271 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, MI 72/7,1051997 Vijay Singh 273 Tom Byrum 277 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, MI 72/7,105Russ CochranErnie ElsBrad FabelJoe OzakiCurtis Strange1998 Billy Mayfair 271 Scott Verplank 273 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, MI 72/7,1051999 Tom Pernice, Jr. 270 Ted Tryba 271 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, MI 72/7,105Tom LehmanBob Tway2000 Rocco Mediate 268 Chris Perry 270 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, MI 72/7,1052001 Kenny Perry 263 Chris DiMarco 265 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, MI 72/7,105Jim Furyk2002 Tiger Woods 271 Fred Funk 275 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, MI 72/7,127Brian GayMark O’MearaEsteban Toledo2003 Jim Furyk 267 Briny Baird 269 Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, MI 72/7,127Chris DiMarcoGeoff OgilvyTiger WoodKEY: * = Playoff ~ = Weather-shortened ** = Unofficial tournamentSECTION 3 / SUMMARIESTournament Record:262, Robert Wrenn, 1987Current Course Record:61, Billy Mayfair, 2001Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, site of the Buick Open for all but six of its tournaments.WWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 3-71