Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (My Sportsbook) - The PGA Tour and Buick announced on Tuesday that due to a "court-supervised restructuring of General Motors," all working agreements between the two have ended. This means the end for the Buick Open at Warwick Hills and also spells a close to Buick's sponsorship of the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines. The PGA Tour is expected to announce the Buick Open's replacement for its slot on the 2010 schedule on Wednesday. As for the event at Torrey Pines, the Century Club of San Diego and the PGA Tour are in discussions for new sponsorship to keep it on the 2010 docket. In a joint statement between the tour and Buick, it read: "While this is disappointing news, both the PGA Tour and Buick remain in discussions regarding future sponsorship possibilities." Buick and the PGA Tour enjoyed a 51-year relationship. Tiger Woods had an endorsement contract with Buick that ended earlier this year. He returned to Warwick Hills on Sunday and collected his third victory at the Buick Open. Woods won a record six Buick Invitational titles. |
