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.
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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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 |