Buick Open Donates a Record $617,000 to Charity
03 März 2004 - 7:34PM
PR Newswire (US)
Buick Open Donates a Record $617,000 to Charity GRAND BLANC, Mich.,
March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Buick Open announced that it has
donated a record $617,000 to Southeastern Michigan charities from
proceeds raised through the 2003 tournament. Held annually at
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, the Buick
Open has now raised more than $6.4 million for charities since
1982. "We're excited to be able to announce a record donation to
the Buick Open charities," said Larry Peck, Buick's golf marketing
manager. "We know how important these funds are to them and we are
very proud to make a significant contribution to these dedicated
organizations." After expenses are paid, all tournament proceeds go
directly to charity. The previous record donation from the Buick
Open was $554,000 from the 2002 tournament. Among the charities who
received donations from the 2003 Buick Open are Easter Seals of
Genesee County, which raises additional funds through the sale of
Buick Open tickets; the American Red Cross Genesee-Lapeer Chapter,
which provides transportation services for the tournament; Whaley
Children's Center, which handles the "will-call" booth at the
tournament; and the Genesee County regional office of the American
Lung Association of Michigan, which provides volunteers to operate
the Buick Open telephone center. Among the other beneficiaries of
the Buick Open charity donations are the Children's Home of
Detroit, Lighthouse of Oakland County, the Boy Scouts, Angela
Hospice and theConsortium on Child Abuse and Neglect. Several other
organizations are scheduled to receive proceeds from the 2003 Buick
Open. Buick also announced today that the purse for the 2004 Buick
Open, scheduled for July 26-August 1 at Warwick Hills, will bea
record $4.5 million. The defending champion is Jim Furyk, who took
home a check for $720,000 at the 2003 Buick Open. For tickets or
information call 1-800-878-OPEN or go to
http://www.ticketmaster.com/ . Now in its fifth decade of PGA Tour
sponsorship, Buick is the title- sponsor of four PGA Tour events in
2004: The Buick Invitational (February 9-15) at Torrey Pines Golf
Course in La Jolla, Calif.; the Buick Classic (June 7-13) at
Westchester Country Club in Harrison, New York; the Buick Open
(July 26-August 1); and the Buick Championship (Aug. 23-29) at the
TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn. The official car of the
PGA Tour since 1984, Buick has an endorsement agreement with Tiger
Woods, the World's number one player. In 2002, Buick became the
official car of the PGA of America and assumed the title-
sponsorship of the Buick Scramble, the world's largest amateur golf
tournament with more than 80,000 participants annually. Through its
PGA Tour events Buick has donated 27.6 million dollars to local
charities since 1982. DATASOURCE: Buick CONTACT: Al Abrams of
Buick, +1-212-367-4527, Web site: http://media.gm.com/
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