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Tournament results: GTE West Classic

Results for the GTE West Classic are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
1996
America
Morgan, Walter
199 (-11)
$120,000
FHP Health

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Morgan, Walter

Score

199 (-11)

Prize money

$120,000

Title sponsor

FHP Health

Played as the FHP Health Care Classic (March 1-3). Morgan (USA) beat Gary Player (RSA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Ojai Valley Inn & CC, Ojai, nr Ventura, California].

1995
America
130 (-10)
$112,500
FHP Health

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Devlin, Bruce

Score

130 (-10)

Prize money

$112,500

Title sponsor

FHP Health

Played as the FHP Health Care Classic (March 3-5). Devlin (Aus) beat Dave Eichelberger (USA) with a 22-foot birdie putt at the second playoff hole, to record his only win on the Snr PGA Tour and end a 23-year drought without a PGA Tour or Snr PGA Tour win. Reduced to 36 holes after final round was rained out. [Ojai Valley Inn & CC, Ojai, nr Ventura, California].

1994
America
198 (-12)
$82,500
GTE

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Sigel, Jay

Score

198 (-12)

Prize money

$82,500

Title sponsor

GTE

Played as the GTE West Classic. First-time US Senior Tr winner Sigel (USA) beat Jim Colbert (USA) with a birdie at the fourth playoff hole. [Ojai Valley Inn & CC, Ojai, nr Ventura, California].

1993
America
198 (-12)
$75,000
GTE

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Geiberger, Al

Score

198 (-12)

Prize money

$75,000

Title sponsor

GTE

Played as the GTE West Classic. Second-placed George Archer (USA) and Isao Aoki (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Geiberger (USA). [Ojai Valley Inn & CC, Ojai, nr Ventura, California].

1992
America
195 (-15)
$67,500
GTE

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Crampton, Bruce

Score

195 (-15)

Prize money

$67,500

Title sponsor

GTE

Played as the GTE West Classic. Second-placed Chi Chi Rodriguez (PR/USA) finished 3 shots behind Crampton (Aus). [Ojai Valley Inn & CC, Ojai, nr Ventura, California].

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Rodriguez, Chi Chi

Score

132 (-8)

Prize money

$67,500

Title sponsor

GTE

Played as the GTE West Classic (not played in 1990). Second-placed Gary Player (RSA) and Bruce Crampton (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Rodríguez (PR/USA). [Ojai Valley Inn & CC, Ojai, nr Ventura, California].

1989
America
Zembriski, Walter
197 (-13)
$52,500
GTE

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Zembriski, Walter

Score

197 (-13)

Prize money

$52,500

Title sponsor

GTE

Played as the GTE West Classic. Second-placed Jim Dent (USA) and George Archer (USA) finished 2 shots behind Zembriski (USA), who recorded the last of his three US Snr Tr wins. [Ojai Valley Inn & CC, Ojai, nr Ventura, California].

1988
America
Wood Ranch CC
214 (-2)
$41,250
GTE

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Henning, Harold

Venue

Wood Ranch CC

Score

214 (-2)

Prize money

$41,250

Title sponsor

GTE

Played as the GTE Classic. Second-placed Dale Douglass (USA) and Bruce Crampton (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Henning (RSA). [Wood Ranch CC, Simi Valley, California].

1987
America
Wood Ranch CC
208 (-8)
$41,250
GTE

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Charles, Bob

Venue

Wood Ranch CC

Score

208 (-8)

Prize money

$41,250

Title sponsor

GTE

Played as the inaugural GTE Classic. Second-placed Bruce Crampton (Aus) finished 4 shots behind Charles (NZ). [Wood Ranch CC, Simi Valley, California].

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