Easter Seals Society of Genesee County
1420 W. Third Avenue
Flint, MI 48052
810-238-0475

American Lung Association of Michigan
Genesee Valley Region
519 S. Saginaw Street
Suite 312
Flint, MI 48502
ph: (810) 232-3177
fax: (810) 232-6257

American Red Cross
1401 S. Grand Traverse
Flint, MI 48502
ph: (810) 232-1401

Whaley Children Center
1201 N. Grand Traverse
Flint, MI 48502
ph: (810) 234-3602

Evans Scholarship Foundation

Flint Institute of Music

Grand Blanc Community Schools

Visually Impaired Center

Boy Scouts of America

Mt Holly Ski Patrol

Clarkston  Athletic Boosters

AGA Booster Club

Goodrich Area Schools

Community Foundation of Flint

GRAND BLANC, Mich. -- The Buick Open, Michigan's only PGA TOUR event, announced that it has donated a record $764,000 to Southeastern Michigan charities from proceeds raised through the 2005 tournament. Held annually at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc, the Buick Open has raised nearly $8 million for area charities since 1982. 
 
"Golf gives us a great opportunity to give back and be a part of the communities in our tournament markets," said Steve Shannon, Buick general manager. "We are very pleased to be able to continue this tradition of giving to the many worthy organizations who provide badly needed programs and services for so many people."

The previous record donation was $740,000. Through its PGA TOUR events, Buick has donated more than $33 million to charities since 1982.

Among the charities who received donations from the 2005 Buick Open are Easter Seals of Michigan, which raises additional funds through the sale of Buick Open tickets; the American Red Cross Genesee-Lapeer Chapter, which provides transportation services for the tournament; Whaley Children's Center, which handles the "will-call" booth at the tournament; and the Genesee County regional office of the American Lung Association of Michigan, which provides volunteers to operate the Buick Open telephone center. Other beneficiaries of the Buick Open charity donations are the Children's Home of Detroit, the Boy Scouts and several others.

Buick also announced Friday that the purse for the 2006 Buick Open, scheduled for July 31-Aug. 6 at Warwick Hills, will be a record $4.8 million. The defending champion is Vijay Singh, who became only the second player in tournament history to successfully defend his Buick Open title. For Buick Open tickets or information call 1 (800) 878 OPEN or go to www.buickopen.pgatour.com.

Now in its fifth decade of PGA TOUR sponsorship and serving as the official car of the PGA TOUR since 1984, Buick is the title-sponsor of three PGA TOUR events in 2006: In addition to the Buick Open, Buick sponsors the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Calif. and the Buick Championship (June 26-July 2) at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn.