GRAND BLANC, Mich. — Tiger Woods, the world’s number one golfer, intends to play in the 2007 Buick Open at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Mich., June 25-July 1.
"Tiger’s continued support of the Buick Open makes a tremendous difference for everyone involved with the tournament and for Southeast Michigan charities," said Larry Peck, Buick golf marketing manager. "He is a tremendous partner to Buick who loves to compete at Warwick Hills."
Woods, 31, can become only the third player in tournament history to win the Buick Open in consecutive years (Tony Lema in 1964-65 and Vijay Singh in 2004-2005 are the others) and only the second player to win the tournament three times (Singh won in 1997). This will be Woods’ sixth consecutive appearance at the Buick Open and ninth overall. He has finished in the top 10 in seven of his previous eight appearances.
Woods is number one on the official World Golf Ranking and is the PGA Tour’s all-time leader in prize money. He is fifth on the PGA Tour’s career victory list (57), trailing only Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer.
Woods and the rest of the 2007 Buick Open field will compete for a record $4.9 million purse, including an $882,000 first prize and the keys to a 2008 Buick Enclave.
For Buick Open tickets and information, call 1 (800) 878-OPEN or go to www.buickopen.pgatour.com.
Buick is the title-sponsor of two PGA Tour events in 2007. In addition to the Buick Open, Buick sponsors The Buick Invitational in La Jolla, Calif., which was won by Tiger Woods during the week of January 22-28.
Buick has been the official car of the PGA Tour since 1984. Through its title-sponsored PGA Tour events Buick has donated more than $38 million to local charities in its tournament cities since 1982. More than $8.8 million has been donated to the Buick Open charities, including a record $832,000 in 2006.
Contact:
Al Abrams, Buick Open
(646) 210-7016
al.abrams@momentumww.com
