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Number Crunch: Buick Open
 
Jun. 28, 2007
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Compiled by T.J. Auclair

Since 1958, when Billy Casper won the first edition of what is now the Buick Open by one shot, the Flint, Mich., stop on the PGA TOUR has enjoyed a storied history. Here's a quick look at that history, by the numbers.

NUMBER TO CONSIDER WHEN MAKING A PICK TO WIN

7The number of times Jim Furyk has finished in the top 10 at the Buick Open, including the last six years in succession. Furyk's lone win came in 2003 and he finished second in 2006.

NUMBER THAT COULD WIN YOU A BET

3The number of times Vijay Singh has won the Buick Open (1997; 2004; 2005) -- the most by any player in tournament history.

MORE INTERESTING FACTS AND FIGURES

2Players who have equaled the course record of 61 at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club -- Billy Mayfair in 2001 and Tiger Woods in 2005.
4Number of multiple winners at the Buick Open -- Tiger Woods (2); Vijay Singh (3); Julius Boros (2); and Tony Lema (2).
7Most top-10 finishes in the history of the Buick Open, a record shared by Tiger Woods, Julius Boros and Jim Furyk.
8Number of shots made up by Chip Beck for a come-from-behind win at the Buick Open in 1990 -- the most in tournament history.
10The number of playoffs in the history of the Buick Open. Playoff winners include Jack Burke Jr. in 1961; Jack Newton in 1978; Hale Irwin in 1981; Brad Faxon in 1991 and, most recently, Woody Austin in 1995.
50Number of PGA TOUR wins by Tiger Woods after his victory at the 2006 Buick Open. At 30 years, 7 months and 6 days, Woods became the youngest player to reach 50 wins in the elite group of seven players to have accomplished that feat.
61Score shot by Billy Mayfair in the final round of the 2001 Buick Open. He recorded an incredible back-nine score of 9-under-par 27. His scorecard on the inward nine looked like this: birdie/eagle/birdie/birdie/birdie/birdie/birdie/birdie/par.
65The score Tom Pernice Jr. shot in the final round of the 1999 tournament on his way to his first PGA TOUR victory.
262Or, 26-under par, the tournament-record at the Buick Open posted by Robert Wrenn when he won in 1987.

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