For 40 years, the PGA has toured in Westchester specific periods, bringing the great men of the competition to Westchester Country Club.

The winners include Jack Nicklaus (1967, inauguration in 1972), Arnold Palmer (1971), Seve Ballesteros (1983, 1988), and Ernie Els (1996, 1997). Vijay Singh was Westchester's only three-time champion, winning trophys in 1993, 1995 and 2006. Sergio Garcia won the trophy here in 2001 and 2004.

Typically, the event is held in June, either for adjustments to the U.S. Open or a week after the Open. When it is a tweak, the fields are flushed. The field sometimes relaxes when it follows openness.

In 1990, Hale Irwin won the U.S. Open at the Medinah Country Club outside Chicago. Irwin became the oldest open ever at the age of 45, celebrating his 18th green hovering in Medinah, a high erosion of the crowd. When he won the game in Westchester the following week, he excited the crowd by repeating five fives around the age of 18.

Westchester's annual dates are under many names: Westchester Classics (1967-75), American Express Westchester Classics (1976-78), Manufacturer Hannover Westchester Classics (1979-89), Buick Classics (1990-2004), Barclays Classics (2005-06), Barclays (2007), Barclays (2007).

Yes, it was named after many names and then left. After the 2007 Barclays, the Classics (or no one who remembers it anymore), and Westchester lost his year date in Touring Golf. Its final title was Steve Stricker.

Who won Westchester Classic/Buick Classic/Barclays?

1967: Jack Nicklaus

1968: Julius Boros

1969: Frank Beard

1970: Bruce Crampton

1971: Arnold Palmer

1972: Jack Nicklaus

1973: Bobby Nichols (Bob Murphy in the playoffs)

1974: Johnny Miller

1975: Gene Littler (Julius Boros in the playoffs)

1976: David Graham

1977: Andy North

1978: Lee Elder

1979: Jack Renner

1980: Curtis is strange

1981: Raymond Floyd

1982: Bob Gilder

1983: Seve Ballesteros

1984: Scott Simpson

1985: Roger Maltbie

1986: Bob Tway

1987: JC Snead (Seve Ballesteros in the playoffs)

1988: Seve Ballesteros (David. Dav. David. KenGreen, Greg Norman after the season

1989: Wayne Grady (Def. RonnieBlack in the playoffs)

1990: Hale Irwin

1991: Billy Andrade

1992: David Frost

1993: Vijay Singh

1994: Lee Janzen

1995: Vijay Singh (Def. Doug Martin)

1996: Erni

1997: Erni

1998: JP Hayes (shortened due to weather; Jim Furyk in the playoffs)

1999: Duffy Waldorf (Dennis Paulson in playoffs

2000: Dennis Paulson (David Duval defense in playoffs)

2001: Sergio Garcia

2002: Chris Smith

2003: Jonathan Kaye (playoff John Rollins defended)

2004: Sergio Garcia

2005: Padrag Harrington

2006: Vijay Singh

2007: Steve Stricker