PGA Golf: Kenny Perry Wins The Buick Open

Kenny Perry has won the 2008 Buick Open and his second title in his last four starts. His finish on Sunday with a 6 under – 66 has likely secured his spot in the Ryder Cup which will be held at Valhalla in September. This would be particularly special for Perry since the Ryder Cup will be held 40 miles from where he was born.

“I’m ecstatic,” said Perry. “It really won’t sink in until I’m actually putting on the red, white and blue.”

“My only goal was to make The Ryder Cup team, and that’s really got me focused for whatever reason,” he said. “It’s at home in Valhalla in my home state and at a golf course that I lost the 1996 PGA Championship to Mark Brooks in a playoff. I just feel like I needed to go back there.”

The win at the Buick Open places Kenny in with some very good company with Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson as the only multiple winners on the PGA Tour in 2008. It also places him in third place in the FedEx Cup rankings.

Perry said, “It’s always nice to have your name associated with the greats of the game,” “I’m just hanging onto the shirttails.”

“With Tiger out, it’s just a great opportunity for an old guy here to actually steal some money in that FedEx Cup. So that’s what we’re after now.”