Southwest Golf Classic Explained

Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic
Location:Abilene, Texas
Establishment:1981
Course:Fairway Oaks Golf Club
Par:72
Yardage:7166yd
Tour:PGA Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:October
Aggregate:269 Mark Brooks (1988)
269 Tom Purtzer (1988)
To-Par:−19 as above
Final Year:1988
Final Champion: Tom Purtzer
Map:USA#USA Texas
Map Label:Fairway Oaks GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:32.377°N -99.761°W

The Southwest Golf Classic was a PGA Tour event played at Fairway Oaks Golf & Racquet Club in Abilene, Texas, from 1981 to 1988 (the facility was later renamed Fairway Oaks Country Club and is now a part of Abilene Country Club).

The event had been known as the LaJet Classic when it began in 1981 and again in 1982. In 1983, the event was known as the LaJet Coors Classic and in 1984 it was known as the LaJet Golf Classic. From 1985 to 1987 it was known as the Southwest Golf Classic. In 1988, the tournament event was hosted by Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, and was known as the Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic.

In 1989, the event became a Senior PGA Tour event, and was renamed the Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic.

Tournament highlights

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic
269 −19 Playoff Mark Brooks
Southwest Golf Classic
273 −15 1 stroke Bob Eastwood
David Edwards
Dan Halldorson
Mark O'Meara
275 −13 3 strokes Tom Byrum
273 −15 Playoff Mike Reid
LaJet Golf Classic
273 −15 2 strokes Mark O'Meara
LaJet Coors Classic
282 −6 1 stroke Lee Trevino
LaJet Classic
271 −17 6 strokes Thomas Gray
278 −10 2 strokes Gil Morgan

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Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1WhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o1kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6946,1522623&dq=tom+weiskopf+lajet&hl=en Weiskopf regains luck
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zfdLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5103,5040129&dq=wayne+levi+lajet&hl=en Victory lies in Levi genes
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kfUgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I3UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2927,1693467&dq=wayne+levi+lajet+thomas+gray&hl=en Floyd leaves town; he should've stayed
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YD1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7OkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6982,4032608&dq=mark+calcavecchia+southwest&hl=en Former Gator golfer Mark Calcavecchia wins Southwest
  5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f5xdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=01wNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5755,2114946&dq=tom+purtzer+southwest&hl=en Purtzer wins Southwest title