Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club is a private country club located at 9057 South Saginaw Road in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, a suburb of Flint, Michigan, United States. From 1958 to 2009, Warwick Hills was home to the PGA Tour's Buick Open tournament. From 2018, it is host to the Ally Challenge event on the PGA Tour Champions. The course was opened in June 1957.[2] The country club also participates in a caddie program.
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| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Grand Blanc Township, Michigan |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Tournaments hosted | The Ally Challenge (2018-) Buick Open (1958–2009) |
| Website | www |
| Designed by | Joe Lee |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,112 yards (6,503 m) |
| Course rating | 74.5 (black) |
| Slope rating | 136 (black)[1] |
| Course record | 61 (Tiger Woods and Billy Mayfair) |
The Warwick Hills golf course plays to a par of 72 with a length of 7112 from the championship tees. Tiger Woods and Billy Mayfair jointly hold the course record of 61.
The Associated Press reported July 28, 2009 that General Motors would end its sponsorship of the Buick Open after the 2009 tournament, in order to devote its marketing resources to cars and trucks, thus ending the PGA Tour's association with Warwick Hills.[3]
A booster group for the course is trying to bring professional golf back to Warwick Hills, either with the PGA's Champions Tour, the PGA's Web.com Tour, or an LPGA event.[4] The Ally Challenge was first played at the course in 2018.
In 2009, a Michigan Historical Marker about the Buick Open was erected at the course. [5]
References
- USGA National Course Rating Database: Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club
- GCSAA - News
- "AP Source: GM to End Sponsorship of Buick Open". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- Fonger, Ron (April 4, 2010). "Warwick Hills boosters look to 2011 for Buick Open replacement". The Flint Journal. MLive.com. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
- The Buick Open Mich Markers