Jacobsen Mounts a Sunday Charge

Peter Jacobsen rides a hot putter during a Sunday charge to win first PGA TOUR title

Peter Jacobsen in 1981 (Photo: Leonard Kamsler, Popperfoto via Getty Images)

We flashback to 1980 and the Buick-Goodwrench Open where Peter Jacobsen put on a Sunday charge to capture his first PGA TOUR victory. Scroll down to join us on our journey through the past as we take you inside the ropes for that week.

We’ve written about the Buick Open in 1965 when Tony Lema defended the title he won in 1964 and the 1979 Buick Open where John Fought relied on clutch putting to win his first PGA TOUR title and he did it in a playoff. Click on the links for more historical coverage on this tournament that dates back to 1958 when Billy Casper defeated Arnold Palmer and Ted Kroll to win the first Buick Open.