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Description
TheBuick Invitational
is a professional
golf
tournament on the
PGA Tour
, played in the
San Diego
,
California
, area in the early part of the season known as the "West Coast Swing".
The tournament was noted for having singer-actor
Andy Williams
as a celebrity host from
1968
through
1988
.
[2]
[3]
It originated as the
San Diego Open
in 1952 and used that name in its title through 1985. Title sponsors were added in 1981, first with
Wickes
for two years, then three with
Isuzu
.
Shearson Lehman Brothers
became the title sponsors in 1986, replaced by
Buick
in 1992 and
Farmers Insurance
in 2010.
[4]
The event is organized by
The Century Club of San Diego
.
Although the San Diego Open began in 1952, the PGA Tour recognizes two earlier events of the same name:
Leo Diegel
won both events, in 1927 and 1929.
Buick Invitational
2009
Nick Watney
277
−11
1 stroke
John Rollins
954,000
5,300,000
2008
Tiger Woods
(6)
269
−19
8 strokes
Ryuji Imada
936,000
5,200,000
2007
Tiger Woods
(5)
273
−15
2 strokes
Charles Howell III
936,000
5,200,000
2006
Tiger Woods
(4)
278
−10
Playoff
Nathan Green
José María Olazábal
918,000
5,100,000
2005
Tiger Woods
(3)
272
−16
3 strokes
Luke Donald
Charles Howell III
Tom Lehman
864,000
4,800,000
2004
John Daly
278
−10
Playoff
Luke Donald
Chris Riley
864,000
4,800,000
2003
Tiger Woods
(2)
272
−16
4 strokes
Carl Pettersson
810,000
4,500,000
2002
José María Olazábal
275
−13
1 stroke
J. L. Lewis
Mark O'Meara
648,000
3,600,000
2001
Phil Mickelson
(3)
269
−19
Playoff
Frank Lickliter
Davis Love III
630,000
3,500,000
2000
Phil Mickelson
(2)
270
−18
4 strokes
Shigeki Maruyama
Tiger Woods
540,000
3,000,000
1999
Tiger Woods
266
−22
2 strokes
Billy Ray Brown
486,000
2,700,000
1998
Scott Simpson
204
[a]
−12
Playoff
Skip Kendall
378,000
2,100,000
1997
Mark O'Meara
275
−13
2 strokes
Donnie Hammond
Mike Hulbert
Lee Janzen
David Ogrin
Jesper Parnevik
Craig Stadler
Duffy Waldorf
270,000
1,500,000
1996
Davis Love III
269
−19
2 strokes
Phil Mickelson
216,000
1,200,000