Buick Challenge past champions



ESPN Golf Online
Tuesday, September 26

The tournament began as the Green Island Open Invitational in 1970, becoming the Southern Open in 1971, the Buick Southern Open in 1990 and the Buick Challenge in 1995 (x-won in playoff; y-weather-shortened).

Past champions
Year Winner Score Course
1999 David Toms 271 (17-under) Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga.
1998 x-Steve Elkington 267 (21-under) Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga.
1997 Davis Love III 267 (21-under) Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga.
1996 xy-Michael Bradley 134 (10-under) Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga.
1995 Fred Funk 272 (16-under) Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga.
1994 y-Steve Elkington 200 (16-under) Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga.
1993 x-John Inman 278 (10-under) Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga.
1992 y-Gary Hallberg 206 (10-under) Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga.
1991 David Peoples 276 (12-under) Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga.
1990 x-Kenny Knox 265 (15-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1989 Ted Schulz 266 (14-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1988 x-David Frost 270 (10-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1987 Ken Brown 266 (14-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1986 Fred Wadsworth 269 (11-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1985 Tim Simpson 264 (16-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1984 Hubert Green 265 (15-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1983 x-Ronnie Black 271 (9-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1982 Bobby Clampett 266 (14-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1981 x-J.C. Snead 271 (9-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1980 Mike Sullivan 269 (11-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1979 x-Ed Fiori 274 (6-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1978 Jerry Pate 269 (11-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1977 Jerry Pate 266 (14-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1976 Mac McLendon 274 (6-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1975 Hubert Green 264 (16-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1974 Forrest Fezler 271 (9-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1973 Gary Player 270 (10-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1972 DeWitt Weaver 276 (4-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1971 Johnny Miller 267 (13-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
1970 Mason Rudolph 274 (6-under) Green Island CC, Columbus, Ga.
ALSO SEE
Buick Challenge breakdown