Buick Invitational

Thursday Jan 24 – Sunday Jan 27, 2008 · Torrey Pines (South Course) · San Diego, CA

Purse: $5.2 million
Winning Share: $936,000

Groups we're watching: Buick Invitational final round

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Jan. 27, 2008

All times eastern.

Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink, Joe Durant
Tee time: 1:40 p.m.
Course: Torrey Pines (South Course), Tee No. 1
Total TOUR Wins: 69
Why you should watch: With a win on Sunday, Tiger Woods can tie Arnold Palmer for the fourth wins in PGA TOUR history at 62, which would trail only Ben Hogan (64), Jack Nicklaus (73) and all-time leader Sam Snead (82). With an eight-shot advantage over Stewart Cink, it seems the only thing that could stop Woods from tying Arnie on Sunday would be the weather. A flash-flood watch was in effect until 10 p.m. on Sunday.

2007 Stat Comparison

Player	Events	Cuts Made	1st	2nd	3rd	Top 10	Top 25	Scoring Avg.
Woods	16	16	7	3	--	12	15	70.91
Cink	25	21	--	--	1	6	13	70.13
Durant	28	17	--	--	--	--	7	70.95

Doug LaBelle II, Justin Leonard, Aaron Baddeley
Tee time: 1:29 p.m.
Course: Torrey Pines (South Course), Tee No. 1
Total TOUR Wins: 13
Why you should watch: Justin Leonard shot up the leaderboard on Saturday with a 7-under-par 65 to earn a spot in the penultimate group. Leonard had a four-shot lead going into the final round last week at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, but a 72 on Sunday wasn't enough to get the job done. It doesn't seem like that's had too much of an effect on Leonard this week as he's continued to play well. Aaron Baddeley is also playing great, which is a good sign seeing as he'll be defending next week at the FBR Open.

2007 Stat Comparison

Player	Events	Cuts Made	1st	2nd	3rd	Top 10	Top 25	Scoring Avg.
LaBelle	33	18	--	--	--	1	2	71.29
Leonard	29	17	1	1	--	5	9	70.53
Baddeley	23	19	1	1	--	7	13	70.09

Boo Weekley, Ryuji Imada, Jeff Quinney
Tee time: 1:18 p.m.
Course: Torrey Pines (South Course), Tee No. 1
Total TOUR Wins: 1
Why you should watch: Boo Weekley has the lone PGA TOUR win in the threesome, but Ryuji Imada and Jeff Quinney have knocked on the door a couple of times in the past. Of course a win seems out of reach with Woods so far out in front, but a strong finish could work wonders toward confidence for the rest of the season.

2007 Stat Comparison

Player	Events	Cuts Made	1st	2nd	3rd	Top 10	Top 25	Scoring Avg.
Weekley	29	20	1	1	1	5	9	70.30
Imada	32	20	--	1	--	2	8	70.91
Quinney	29	18	--	--	1	5	9	71.11

Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington, Camilo Villegas
Tee time: 1:07 p.m.
Course: Torrey Pines (South Course), Tee No. 1
Total TOUR Wins: 18
Why you should watch: Much like the rest of the players teeing off behind Tiger, Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington and Camilo Villegas will be looking to put up a low number in the final round for a nice finish. Villegas put himself in position to win a couple of times in 2007. For Appleby, 2007 marked the first time in four years he had gone without a win. Elkington has picked up his play since his 10-year exemption ran out from winning the 1995 PGA Championship.