| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Abilene, Texas |
| Established | 1981 |
| Course | Fairway Oaks Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,166 yards (6,553 m) |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$400,000 |
| Month played | October |
| Final year | 1988 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269Mark Brooks (1988) 269Tom Purtzer (1988) |
| To par | −19as above |
| Final champion | |
 Tom Purtzer | |
| Location map | |
TheSouthwest Golf Classic was aPGA Tour event played at Fairway Oaks Golf & Racquet Club inAbilene, 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 theLaJet Classic when it began in 1981 and again in 1982. In 1983, the event was known as theLaJet Coors Classic and in 1984 it was known as theLaJet Golf Classic. From 1985 to 1987 it was known as the Southwest Golf Classic. In 1988, the tournament event was hosted byLarry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, and was known as theGatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic.
In 1989, the event became aSenior PGA Tour event, and was renamed theGatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic.
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic | ||||||
| 1988 | Tom Purtzer | 269 | −19 | Playoff | Mark Brooks | |
| Southwest Golf Classic | ||||||
| 1987 | Steve Pate | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Bob EastwoodDavid Edwards Dan HalldorsonMark O'Meara | |
| 1986 | Mark Calcavecchia | 275 | −13 | 3 strokes | Tom Byrum | |
| 1985 | Hal Sutton | 273 | −15 | Playoff | Mike Reid | |
| LaJet Golf Classic | ||||||
| 1984 | Curtis Strange | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Mark O'Meara | |
| LaJet Coors Classic | ||||||
| 1983 | Rex Caldwell | 282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Lee Trevino | |
| LaJet Classic | ||||||
| 1982 | Wayne Levi | 271 | −17 | 6 strokes | Thomas Gray | |
| 1981 | Tom Weiskopf | 278 | −10 | 2 strokes | Gil Morgan | |
