PGA Tour Buick Invitational

The famous PGA Tour Buick Invitational, originally known as the San Diego Open, is the fifth event on the 2009 PGA Tour calendar and played in the San Diego, California area (West Coast Swing) since 1952 in the first part of the Tour season. The tournament is also well-remembered for having Andy Williams, a celebrated singer-actor, as a celebrity host in most of its competition.

These are the list of courses where Buick Invitational was played:
(1952–53) San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, California
(1954) Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California
(1955,1957-61) Mission Valley Country Club in San Diego, California
(1956) Singing Hills Country Club in El Cajon, California
(1962-1963, 1965-67) Stardust Country Club, originally Mission Valley CC (and now is known as Riverwalk Golf Club)
(1964) Rancho Bernardo Country Club (now Rancho Bernardo Inn) in San Diego, California
(1968 - present) Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California

PGA Tour Buick Invitational Winners:

Buick Invitational
2009 Nick Watney United States 277
2008 Tiger Woods United States 269
2007 Tiger Woods United States 273
2006 Tiger Woods United States 278
2005 Tiger Woods United States 272
2004 John Daly United States 278
2003 Tiger Woods United States 272
2002 José María Olazábal Spain 275
2001 Phil Mickelson United States 269
2000 Phil Mickelson United States 270
1999 Tiger Woods United States 266
1998 Scott Simpson United States 204*
1997 Mark O'Meara United States 275
1996 Davis Love United States 269

Buick Invitational of California
1995 Peter Jacobsen United States 269
1994 Craig Stadler United States 268
1993 Phil Mickelson United States 278
1992 Steve Pate United States 200*

Shearson Lehman Brothers Open
1991 Jay Don Blake United States 268

Shearson Lehman Hutton Open
1990 Dan ForsmanUnited States 275
1989 Greg Twiggs United States 271

Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open
1988 Steve Pate United States 269

Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open
1987 George BurnsUnited States 266
1986 Bob Tway United States 204*

Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open
1985 Woody Blackburn United States 269
1984 Gary Koch United States 272
1983 Gary Hallberg United States 271

Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open
1982 Johnny Miller United States 270
1981 Bruce Lietzke United States 278

Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational
1980 Tom Watson United States 275
1979 Fuzzy Zoeller United States 282
1978 Jay Haas United States 278
1977 Tom Watson United States 269
1976 J. C. Snead United States 272
1975 J. C. Snead United States 279
1974 Bobby Nichols United States 275
1973 Bob Dickson United States 278
1972 Paul Harney United States 275
1971 George Archer United States 272
1970 Pete Brown United States 275
1969 Jack Nicklaus United States 284
1968 Tom Weiskopf United States 273

San Diego Open Invitational
1967 Bob Goalby United States 269
1966 Billy Casper United States 268
1965 Wes Ellis United States 267
1964 Art Wall, Jr. United States 274
1963 Gary Player South Africa 270
1962 Tommy Jacobs United States 277
1961 Arnold Palmer United States 271
1960 Mike Souchak United States 269
1959 Marty Furgol United States 274
1958 No tournament - moved from November to January
1957 Arnold Palmer United States 271

Convair-San Diego Open
1956 Bob Rosburg United States 270
1955 Tommy Bolt United States 274

San Diego Open
1954 Gene Littler (a) United States 274
1953 Tommy Bolt United States 274
1952 Ted Kroll United States 276
1930-51 No tournament
1929 Leo Diegel United States 282
1928 No tournament
1927 Leo Diegel United States 214^

• (a) - amateur
• * rain-shortened to 54 holes
• ^ scheduled 54 holes