Late birdie puts Chopra in Buick driver's seat Jun 29, 2008
Daniel Chopra took advantage of an opportunity to build a cushion in the Buick Open. Chopra birdied the last hole yesterday after Dudley Hart bogeyed it, giving the Swede a two-shot lead with one round left at Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc, Mich. (Boston Globe)
Rambo’ has 2-shot lead Jun 29, 2008
AP photo - Daniel Chopra of Sweden hits out of the sand on the seventh hole during the third round of the Buick Open at Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc, Mich ... Daniel Chopra s tendency to be wild off the tee and accurate from the rough led Todd Hamilton s caddie to give him a nickname at the Buick Open ... Defending champion Brian Bateman, who missed the cut, is the only 54-hole leader at the Buick Open who did not go on to win in the last seven years. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
* Park takes lead in rainy US Women's Open Jun 29, 2008
Bo Van Pelt, who is seeking his first win on the USPGA Tour, shot six-under 66 to reach a 14-under total and take a two-shot lead after the second round of the Buick Open. The American started on the back nine and birdied five of his first 10 holes before making a birdie on number seven during his bogey-free round. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Chopra leads Buick by two Jun 29, 2008
Daniel Chopra clenches his fist after making a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the third round of the Buick Open ... Advertisements Daniel Chopra's tendency to be wild off the tee and accurate from the rough led Todd Hamilton's caddie to give him a nickname at the Buick Open held in Grand Blanc, Mich. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Third & Short for June 29 Jun 29, 2008
-- Daniel Chopra made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole after Dudley Hart bogeyed it, giving the Swede a two-shot lead with one round left in the Buick Open at Warwick Hills. Chopra, the winner of the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship, had a 16-under 200 total. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Golf Roundup: Sweden's Chopra atop Buick Open after 68 (06/29/2008) Jun 29, 2008
Daniel Chopra took advantage of an opportunity to build a cushion at the Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Mich. Chopra birdied the final hole yesterday after Dudley Hart bogeyed it, giving Chopra a two-shot lead with one round left at Warwick Hills. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Friday's Sports In Brief Jun 28, 2008
(AP) Bo Van Pelt shot a 6-under 66 to take a two-stroke lead over Daniel Chopra and Dudley Hart in the Buick Open. Van Pelt, winless on the PGA Tour, was a career-best 14-under 130 through 36 holes at Warwick Hills. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Silence is golden at 50th Buick Open Jun 28, 2008
"It's definitely a different way to concentrate,'' Kitna said Friday at the Buick Open.advertisementAt times, the loudest sound at the tournament was the hum of generators.That seems to be exactly how the players want it.Jim Furyk told his caddie to quiet the gallery before he teed off at the sixth hole during the second round. A couple holes earlier, Furyk stepped away from a 9-foot putt."Keep that sign down,'' Furyk said to a marshal, referring to a "QUIET'' sign used to hush gathered... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Van Pelt, looking for first Tour win, leads Buick Open Jun 28, 2008
Van Pelt shot a 6-under 66 Friday at the Buick Open, making him a career-best 14-under 130 through 36 holes and the second-round leader by two shots ... The Buick Open isn't generating a ton of interest without Woods at Warwick Hills or elsewhere, but Van Pelt is doing his best to make a name for himself with a bogey-free 36 holes after starting the week 108th on the money list. (USA Today -- Sports)
Mediate doesn't disappoint anxious fans despite performance Jun 28, 2008
Although he skipped last week's Travelers Championship, Mediate came into the Buick Open -- which he won in 2000 -- in anything but well-rested condition. He appeared on "The Tonight Show" last week and did countless radio and television interviews. (ESPN -- Golf)
Flawless Van Pelt seeks perfect finish Jun 28, 2008
Associated Press Bo Van Pelt watches his drive on the eighth hole during the second round of the Buick Open at Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc, Mich ... GRAND BLANC, Michigan After making 196 career starts and still searching for his first PGA Tour title, Bo Van Pelt was not all that impressed with his two-shot lead after two rounds of the Buick Open on Friday. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
PGA: Van Pelt up by 2 in Buick Jun 28, 2008
--- Bo Van Pelt shot 6-under-par 66 Friday at the Buick Open, making him a career-best 14-under 130 through 36 holes and the second-round leader by two shots. Daniel Chopra (67) and Dudley Hart (68) are tied for second at 132. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Park, 19, leads trio by 1 in Women's Open Jun 28, 2008
Van Pelt in driver's seat Bo Van Pelt shot a 6-under 66 at the Buick Open, making him a career-best 14-under 130 through 36 holes and the second-round leader by 2 shots at Grand Blanc, Mich. Daniel Chopra (67) and Dudley Hart (68) head into the weekend at 12 under, 2 shots behind Van Pelt. (New Haven Register, CT)
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Golf Third round action from the Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Michigan. CBS, 3 p.m. 5. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Ump suspended for bumping manager Jun 27, 2008
Golf Three lead Buick Open after first round Corey Pavin, Bo Van Pelt, and Dudley Hart shared the opening-round lead at 8-under-par 64, a shot ahead of Briny Baird and Daniel Chopra, in the Buick Open at Grand Blanc, Mich. Woody Austin was in a group at 66. (Boston Globe)
EYE-OPENER: Wrapping up a wide-open NBA draft Jun 27, 2008
Rocco Mediate at the Buick Open but if he doesn't have a good 1-iron he still has the 1-liners. But guess what. (USA Today -- Sports)
Three tied for Buick lead at -8 Jun 27, 2008
After pushing for five-plus rounds at the U.S. Open and doing countless interviews, Mediate didn't have much left Thursday in the first round of the Buick Open. . (ESPN -- Golf)
Web extra: Mediate still savoring duel with Woods Jun 27, 2008
Before playing in the first round of the Buick Open on Thursday, Mediate took a look back at his memorable matchup with Woods that attracted millions of viewers from coast to coast ... Even though Woods was recovering Wednesday from season-ending knee surgery, his likeness was everywhere to promote the Buick Open and his legacy was a topic of discussion at Warwick Hills ... No one has ever won so much by losing, said Steve Puertas, who hosts Mediate at his home in suburban Detroit during the... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Bit of a letdown at the Buick Jun 27, 2008
After pushing Tiger Woods for five-plus rounds at the U.S. Open and doing countless interviews, Mediate didn't have much left Thursday in the first round of the Buick Open ... "Pavin's 15th and last victory on the PGA Tour was in 2006 in Milwaukee.The Buick Open took a hit at the gate and with buzz when Woods had season-ending knee surgery earlier this week, leaving the tournament with a lackluster field that includes just nine of the top 50 players in the world ranking.Furyk (No. 12), Justin... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Three share first round lead at Buick Open Jun 27, 2008
Americans Corey Pavin, Bo Van Pelt and Dudley Hart all got off to perfect starts at the Buick Open on Thursday, firing bogey-free eight-under-par 64s to share the first-round lead. Pavin started his day in unspectacular style with four pars before catching fire and reeling off six birdies over the next eight holes to rocket up the leaderboard at a steamy Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club. (International Herald Tribune)
More of this story Jun 27, 2008
At the Buick Open at Warwick Hills, Kaneohe s Dean Wilson and Honolulu s Parker McLachlin are not far off the leaderboard ... For more coverage on the Women s Open and the Buick Open, see page C4. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Buick Open's anniversary loses luster without Tiger Jun 26, 2008
(AP) -The Buick Open's golden anniversary at Warwick Hills lost a lot of luster without Tiger Woods, making Jim Furyk the tournament's top player and John Daly the fan favorite ... "He beat everybody on one leg,'' Perry said.PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem also marvels at Woods' talent and mental toughness.Finchem, bristles, though at the notion that his absence renders tournaments to being irrelevant."It's just ludicrous,'' Finchem said after taking part in a ceremony honoring the Buick... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Game On! Blog: Kid Rock, John Daly and a rockin' round of golf Jun 26, 2008
GOLF and were paired in the Buick Open Pro-Am. Here's a surprise. (USA Today -- Sports)
Mediate living in a whirlwind Jun 26, 2008
Rocco Mediate, a former Ponte Vedra Beach resident, returns to the PGA Tour today to play in the Buick Open, but he still seems wound up from the experience of finishing second to Tiger Woods two weeks ago in a 19-hole U.S. Open playoff. Here's Mediate's opening statement at a news conference Wednesday at Warwick Hills Golf and County Club in Grand Blanc, Mich. (Florida Times-Union)
Experts' picks: Who will win the Buick Open? Jun 25, 2008
After losing a memorable playoff at the U.S. Open where he captured the hearts of golf fans everywhere, returns to the course this week at the Buick Open ... Who will step up and claim the Buick Open crown ... The Buick Open predictions. (ESPN -- Golf)
Rating Woods' absence Jun 22, 2008
The risk is that the events CBS anticipated he would play -- the Buick Open, the ATonal and the PGA Championship -- will perform below ratings estimates and the network will have to give advertisers make-goods, or free ads, in other broadcasts. John Bogusz, CBS's executive vice president for sports sales, said the network did not expect that even a healthy Woods would play in the Barclays from Aug. 21 to 24, the first of four tournaments in the FedEx Cup playoff. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Tiger Woods Breaks Leg; PGA Tour Feels His Pain: John Helyar Jun 20, 2008
The network carried the Buick Open in 2006, when Woods won, and got a Sunday afternoon rating of 3. 8. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Heroic effort may leave us hurting in end Jun 17, 2008
Woods had planned on playing again at the Buick Open in two weeks and player-hosting his ATonal the week after. On Monday he said he was going to "shut it down for a bit." He wouldn't even commit to playing in the British Open at Royal Birkdale in five weeks. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Knee injury may keep Woods from British Open Jun 17, 2008
The Buick Open, to be held June 26-29 at Grand Blanc, Michigan, and Woods's own AT&T National the following week at Congressional Country Club in Potomac, Maryland, are the two events in the most immediate danger of losing their top draw. The British Open, which will be played July 17-20 at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, may also be in jeopardy. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Tiger Woods Listens to Coach, Not Doctors, to Claim U.S. Open Golf Victory Jun 17, 2008
He may skip the Buick Open in two weeks in Michigan, and possibly the AT&T National, an event he hosts over the July 4th U.S. holiday weekend, in the Washington, D.C., area. I pushed it pretty hard,'' he said. (Bloomberg -- US)
Mickelson at home with 108th U.S. Open Jun 13, 2008
He often dreamed of the U.S. Open coming to Torrey Pines, a track Mickelson knows all too well, having played the course that is the home of the Buick Open. Torrey Pines, only the second publicly owned and operated course to host the U.S. Open, had to be redesigned to meet Open standards, and will be the longest (7,634 yards, par 71) in Open history. (Rosenberg Herald-Coaster, TX)
Woods has double edge over Nicklaus, says Casper May 21, 2008
A lot of us maybe try to play those shots and once in a while we bring them off, added Casper, who was speaking at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan where the Buick Open will be staged from June 26-29. But it's fun to watch Tiger accomplish these shots -- they just amaze everybody. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Sponsor: Tiger intends to be in Buick Open field May 20, 2008
-- intends to play in the Buick Open and will host a golf clinic at Comerica Park in Detroit on June 24, two days before the tournament begins ... The Buick Open, a tournament Woods has played eight times and won twice, comes two weeks later ... Woods skipped the Buick Open last season after the birth of his daughter. (ESPN -- Golf)
Immelman: Winning a major in Woods era a huge achievement Apr 15, 2008
a site where he has won the Buick Open the past four years. But, in his past five majors, he has finished second three times and won another (2007 PGA), one of the reasons he said earlier this year that the possibility of winning the Grand Slam in a calendar year was "easily within reach.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Niles golf team selling tickets to Buick Open Mar 27, 2008
For every ticket the team sells, it will receive 10 and the remaining net proceeds are donated to the Buick Open charities after expenses. The Buick Open has raised nearly 8 million for Michigan charities since 1982. (Cassopolis Vigilant, MI)
Tiger Woods Wins Match Play Golf Final, Passes Arnold Palmer on Wins List Feb 25, 2008
Woods is now unbeaten in three events this season, having also won the Buick Open and the Dubai Desert Classic. He ended last season with three straight victories and has captured eight of the past nine tournaments he's entered. (Bloomberg -- US)
FBR Open notebook Feb 4, 2008
Appleby, who tied for eighth last week at the Buick Open, figured if he came this far from his native land, he might as well stick around for a bit. "I just came back from Australia for last week's tournament, so I thought it made sense to at least get another week under my belt before a break, and I didn't think playing one week was worth it," he said. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Leonard aims high Feb 3, 2008
Later that year Leonard won his first PGA Tour event, the Buick Open. Since then, he's earned more than $23 million and won 10 more times, including the 2007 Valero Texas Open. (AZCentral -- Sports)
LaBelle breaking new ground Feb 2, 2008
About 21 years ago, LaBelle's grandfather took him to the Buick Open in Michigan ... In 1997, he almost quit golf but had a change of heart after surviving a Monday qualifier to play in the Buick Open, the event his grandfather took him to see in 10 years earlier. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Off to a good start Jan 31, 2008
By Sunday, he blew away the field at the Buick Open and not only took the winner s trophy but made a statement of how he will be playing in 2008. Can you imagine Woods playing any better than any previous year. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Anchorwoman Apologizes To Tiger Woods Jan 25, 2008
Woods is in San Diego County trying to secure his fourth consecutive victory at the Buick Open. She apologized to Woods, who did not play that week, and Woods has acknowledged her mistake and said the issue was over. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Justin set to end drought Jan 21, 2008
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Revived Leonard puts field in rear-view mirror Jan 20, 2008
"A change of coaches and a lot of time on the practice range started to pay off last summer, when Leonard tied for second at the Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Mich. Then Leonard caught fire during the tour's newly designed Fall Finish, winning the Valero Texas Open in October and recording four top-10s in five tournaments."Although I didn't do anything result-wise from March until the Buick, there was a lot of work going on," Leonard said. "The last thing to come along was my confidence in my golf... (North County Times)
Sabbatini leads wide-open Australian PGA Dec 8, 2007
"It helps to do that when you know you've got the tough back nine coming up. Having said that, I left a couple of putts that were short.''Gore is tied with Australian Adam Bland, who chipped in from a bunker on 18 for a 65, first-round leader Michael Sim (65), former champion Peter Lonard (68) and David Smail of New Zealand (67).Second-round leader Adam Scott had a triple-bogey 8 on the par-5 12th when he missed the fairway, then the green. Then his attempted chip up from a hollow came rolling... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Column: My Christmas wish list Dec 6, 2007
Two tickets to the Buick Open. You can purchase them from the Niles golf team for just 20 per ticket. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Buick Open tickets on sale in Niles Dec 2, 2007
The Niles golf team is once again selling tickets to the Buick Open, to be held at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc, June 23-29, 2008 ... The remaining 50 percent go to the Buick Open Charities, after expenses are taken care of. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Golf's Big Two get it together Nov 9, 2007
Five tournaments only had one player in the top 10 -- including the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and the Buick Open. All rights reserved. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Daly'sbizarre '07 season tofinally end Oct 28, 2007
"The last two years have been horrible. This year has just been the injuries, but when I did play I was so close to playing good, shooting even, 1 over, 2 over. I've missed so many cuts by a shot or two ... it could have gone either way eight or nine times this year.''But it didn't.So went a bizarre year, even by Daly's standards.He led the British Open for a few minutes, only to miss the cut. His face was marked up after an alleged steak-knife spat with his wife during the spring; they... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Daly has nothing to talk about Oct 25, 2007
Or could it be he's just fed up after another mediocre season in which his best finish in 23 starts is 16th place at the Buick Open. "I don't have anything new to say to anybody," Daly told a PGA Tour media official when asked to stop for an interview. (The Palm Beach Post)
Daly looking to turn around rough year Oct 18, 2007
After participating in one event in June (he finished 79th at the Stanford St. Jude Championship), Daly opened July with his top finish of 2007, tying for 16th at the Buick Open. But the rest of the month was disastrous, with three consecutive missed cuts and a withdrawal. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Carlsbad volunteer crafts rustic signs for Carrillo Ranch Oct 8, 2007
Included among his other volunteer tasks is annually serving as a shot-link for the Buick Open Invitational Golf Tournament at Torrey Pines. He explained that a "shot-link" involves using a laser to locate a golfer's ball, feeding information back to the media center with a Palm Pilot that gives the ball's distance from the tee and the hole. (North County Times)
Austin makes a splash Oct 4, 2007
His victory at the Buick Open in 1995 was enough for him to beat out David Duval as PGA Tour rookie of the year. He went another nine years before winning again, this time in Hartford. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Daly to be at Scottsdale event Sep 20, 2007
He has played in 18 events this year but made the cut in only six, with his best finish at the Buick Open in July (tied for 16th). 2 seek Big Break. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Tiger Wins BMW Championship Sep 11, 2007
But it lost a little significant when Woods was reminded that he picked up No. 50 only 13 months ago at the Buick Open. "Not bad," he said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Woods takes FedEx Cup lead Sep 10, 2007
And while his 60th tour victory surprised him, the amazement wore off when he was reminded that it was only 13 months ago at the Buick Open that everyone made a fuss out of Woods winning No. 50. Baddeley gave him a good chase until he ran out of birdies on the back nine and settled for a 66. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Woods changes tactics Aug 2, 2007
"I played the Buick Open I think two times, I believe in 1999 and 2000, and did all right those two years, I think.". Woods, 31, won both those years and again last year and enhanced his chances of taking next week's major by flying to Southern Hills in Tulsa for a practice round. (iAfrica.com)
Bridgestone Invitational: New date, attitude at Firestone Aug 2, 2007
He played the Buick Open outside Detroit in 2000 and 2002 and it didn't seem to bother him. He won the PGA Championship at Valhalla one year, and finished one shot behind Rich Beem at Hazeltine the other. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Zach Can't Hack It Jul 15, 2007
He finally did last week after missing the cut at the Buick Open. "For some reason, I had gotten to where my arm swing was a lot higher in my backswing, which really caused me problems because the way I rotate, I don't really have a lot of drop in my hand and arms," Dufner said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Sports climate alters in flash Jul 7, 2007
The Buick Open was playing on with Tiger in absentia, except for his commercials. Know something. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
For phenoms, expectations can be tough to hack Jul 5, 2007
"I was grabbed by The Golf Channel and CBS as soon as I got out of my car Saturday," said Quigley, who was tied for the lead through two rounds of the Buick Open when he parted ways with Mork ... When John Daly finished joint 16th at the Buick Open last weekend, it marked his first top-20 finish since October 2005, a stretch of 33 tournaments. (Boston Globe)
Kid Rock at Buick Open Jul 3, 2007
- John Daly and Kid Rock did their best to make up for the lack of star power at the Buick Open ... Until the final round of the Buick Open, Kid Rock hadn't seen Daly play - not counting driving exhibitions in suburban Detroit. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Putnam tops list of 12 qualifiers for British Open Jul 3, 2007
who lost a 54-hole lead at the Buick Open on Sunday, didn't fare much better. He opened with a 76 on the tough South course and couldn't make up enough ground in the afternoon. (ESPN -- Golf)
* Sports Briefs Jul 3, 2007
GOLF Bateman wins Buick Open Brian Bateman birdied the final hole on Sunday to break a four-way tie and become the improbable winner of the Buick Open by one stroke. Bateman, who entered the tournament 240th on the US tour's order of merit, closed with a three under to finish 15-under 273, the highest winning score at Warwick Hills since 1997, to claim his first victory on the US tour. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
American birdies last hole to clinch Buick Open crown Jul 3, 2007
GRAND BLANC (Michigan): American Brian Bateman rolled in a pressure-packed 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole to clinch his maiden career PGA Tour win at the Buick Open on Sunday ... Coveted: American Brian Bateman holds up the trophy after winning the Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on Sunday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Bateman drives away with Buick Jul 2, 2007
His long wait for a PGA Tour victory ended with a birdie on the last hole yesterday at the Buick Open, breaking a four-way tie and making him the improbable winner. "It seemed like it took forever to get to the hole," Bateman said of the slow-rolling putt that broke slightly from right to left. (Boston Globe)
