Round 2 Notes – Buick Invitational
Second-Round Notes – Friday, January 25, 2008
FRIDAY WEATHER:
High: 58; Low: 47; Mostly sunny. Winds SSW 10-15 mph.
EXTENDED FORECAST:
Saturday:
Partly cloudy increasing clouds with a chance of showers during the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. High: 62F. Low: 48F. Winds:
S 10-15 mph increasing to 15-20 mph
Saturday night:
Rain and windy. Rain heavy at times. Winds: S 20-30 with gusts to 45 mph
Sunday:
Morning rain likely. Scattered showers in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. High: 57F. Low: 52F. Winds: SSE 15-25 mph
With his 4-stroke lead over Kevin Streelman, Tiger Woods matched the
largest 36-hole lead in tournament history (Ted Kroll, 1952 and Tommy Bolt,
1953). Woods’ largest career 36-hole lead was seven strokes over Phil
Mickelson at the World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational. Previously,
Woods had never held the 36-hole lead at the Buick Invitational.
Tiger Woods Career Buick Invitational Scoring Average
Course Rounds Average
North 11 67.64
South 30 68.57
Kevin Streelman entered this week’s Buick Invitational ranked No. 1,114 in
the Official World Ranking. He will be paired with No. 1 Tiger Woods and
No. 25 Stewart Cink in Saturday’s third round.
Bart Bryant’s streak of consecutive cuts ended at 13 as he finished 36
holes at 4-over-par 148. Sean O’Hair extended his made cuts streak to 14,
second to Tiger Woods’ 24 among active consecutive cuts.
Three-time Buick Invitational champion Phil Mickelson is T40 heading into
the weekend and made the cut for the 15th time in 19 starts at the Buick
Invitational. Mickelson is No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking – other
players in the top-10 in the Official World Golf Ranking playing this week
include Tiger Woods (No. 1/1), Jim Furyk (No. 3/T23), K.J. Choi (No. 7/MC)
and Rory Sabbatini (No. 9/T28).
K.J. Choi, who leads the FedExCup standings through three events, missed
the cut for just the fifth time in his last 37 starts.
Beginning with the 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii, the PGA TOUR Policy Board
approved a change in regulation pertaining to the 36-hole cut. The cut will
continue to be low 70 professionals and ties, unless that results in a
weekend field size of more than 78 players. Under that circumstance, the
cut would be made to the number closest to 70. This week’s field had 85
players that were at 1-over-par or better through 36 holes – all 85 players
officially make the cut, with 66 playing the final 36 holes with the new
rule. The 19 players tied for 67th earn $9,880 in official money and 47
FedExCup points. Jamie Lovemark, playing as an amateur, does not affect the
cut.
Most consecutive victories in single event:
4 Tom Morris, Jr., British Open, 1868-70 (no event 1871), 1872
Walter Hagen, PGA Championship, 1924-1927
Gene Sarazen, Miami Open, 1926 (schedule change), 1928-1930;
Tiger Woods, Bay Hill Invitational, 2000-2003
3 Willie Anderson, U.S. Open, 1903-1905
Walter Hagen, Metropolitan Open, 1916, 1919-1920 (no event held
1917-1918 due to World War I)
Gene Sarazen, Miami Beach Open, 1927-1929
Henry Picard, Tournament of the Gardens, 1935-37
Ralph Guldahl, Western Open, 1936-1938
Ben Hogan, Asheville Land of the Sky Open, 1940-1942
Gene Littler, Tournament of Champions, 1955-1957
Billy Casper, Portland Open, 1959-1961
Arnold Palmer, Texas Open, 1960-1962
Arnold Palmer, Phoenix Open, 1961-1963
Jack Nicklaus, Disney World Golf Classic, 1971-1973
Johnny Miller, Tucson Open, 1974-1976
Tom Watson, Byron Nelson Classic, 1978-1980
Tiger Woods, Memorial Tournament, 1999-2001
Tiger Woods, World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational, 1999-2001
Tiger Woods, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational,
2005-2007
Tiger Woods, World Golf Championships-CA Championship, 2005-2007
Tiger Woods, Buick Invitational, 2005-2007
Tiger Woods is looking for his sixth Buick Invitational victory this week.
He has six wins at both the World Golf Championships-CA Championship and
World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. The record number of
wins at a single PGA TOUR event is Sam Snead (8) at the Greater Greensboro
Open.
Tiger Woods Second Round Leads (30 of 36 Overall, 8-8 Majors)
Tournament Place Rd. 2 Total
Finish
1996 Quad City Classic 1 over Fiori -7 T5
1997 Masters Tournament 3 over Montgomerie -8 W
1997 GTE Byron Nelson Classic tie Lee Rinker -12 W
1998 Bay Hill Invitational tie Love III -10 T13
1998 NEC World Series of Golf tie Duval, Parry -5 T5
1999 GTE Byron Nelson Classic tie S. Pate -12 T7
1999 Memorial Tournament 1 over Janzen, Singh -10 W
1999 Motorola Western Open tie Appleby -10 W
1999 National Car Rental Golf Classic tie Carter,
Tway -12 W
at Walt Disney World Resort
1999 THE TOUR Championship tie Love III -9 W
2000 Mercedes Championships 4 over Els -9 W
2000 Bay Hill Invitational 1 over Weir -11 W
2000 Memorial Tournament 1 over Frazar -10 W
2000 U.S. Open 6 over Bjorn, Jimenez -8 W
2000 British Open Championship 3 over Toms -11 W
2000 PGA Championship 1 over Dunlap -11 W
2000 WGC-NEC Invitational 7 over Mickelson -15 W
2002 Bay Hill Invitational 4 over McCarron -12 W
2002 U.S. Open 3 over Harrington -5 W
2002 Buick Open 4 over Verplank, Henry -14 W
2002 WGC-Am-Ex Championship 2 over Kelly -14 W
2003 Bay Hill Invitational 3 over Cink -9 W
2003 100th Western Open 1 over Toms -11 W
2003 WGC-AmEx Championship 5 over Choi, Garcia, Herron, Mediate -7 W
(18)
2004 Wachovia Championship 2 over Triplett, Begay, Oberholser -9 T3
2004 EDS Byron Nelson Championship 1 over
O’Meara -8 T4
2005 British Open Championship 4 over Montgomerie -11 W
2005 WGC-NEC Invitational tie Donald -4 W
2006 Ford Championship at Doral tie
Mickelson, C. Villegas, S. Verplank -13 W
2006 British Open Championship 3 strokes over DiMarco -12 W
2006 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational 1 over Love
-8 W
2006 WGC-AmEx Championship 5 over Furyk -15 W
2007 WGC-CA Championship 2 over Pampling -7 W
2007 Wachovia Championship tie Singh, Oberholser -6 W
2007 PGA Championship 2 over S. Verplank -6 W
2007 THE TOUR Championship 3 over Austin -10 W
(10)
Last year’s NCAA Individual Champion Jamie Lovemark, in the midst of his
sophomore year at the University of Southern California, is a perfect
4-for-4 in his PGA TOUR career in cuts made. Lovemark finished T39 last
year at the Buick Invitational in 2007 after Monday qualifying, and is
playing this year as an amateur Sponsor Exemption. The first-team
All-America was named 2007 NCAA Player of the Year and the winner of the
2007 Jack Nicklaus Award, awarded to the nation’s top collegiate golfer. In
addition to two PGA TOUR starts in 2007, he finished second in a playoff to
Chris Riley at the Nationwide Tour’s Rochester Area Charities Showdown.
PGA TOUR event – major championship -- same course/same year
Year Major PGA TOUR event Location
1948 U.S. Open Los Angeles Open Riviera CC
1972 U.S. Open Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Pebble Beach GL
1977 PGA Championship Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Pebble Beach GL
1982 U.S. Open Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Pebble Beach GL
1992 U.S. Open AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Pebble Beach GL
1995 PGA Championship Nissan Los Angeles Open Riviera CC
2000 U.S. Open AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Pebble Beach GL
In the seven years that a course has hosted a PGA TOUR and a major
championship, three times has a player won both events – Ben Hogan (1948),
Jack Nicklaus (1972) and Tiger Woods (2000).
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