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Tournament results: Southwest Classic

Results for the Southwest Classic are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
1981
America
Fairway Oaks, TX
278 (-10)
$63,000
LaJet

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Weiskopf, Tom

Venue

Fairway Oaks, TX

Score

278 (-10)

Prize money

$63,000

Title sponsor

LaJet

Played as the inaugural LaJet Classic (Sept 17-20). Second-placed Gil Morgan (USA) finished 2 shots behind Weiskopf (USA), who recorded his fifteenth PGA Tour win. [Fairway Oaks CC, Abilene, TX. Now known as the Fairway course, Abilene CC].

1984
America
Fairway Oaks, TX
273 (-15)
$63,000
LaJet

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Strange, Curtis

Venue

Fairway Oaks, TX

Score

273 (-15)

Prize money

$63,000

Title sponsor

LaJet

Played as the LaJet Golf Classic (Sept 27-30). Second-placed Mark O'Meara (USA) finished 2 shots behind Strange (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Fairway Oaks CC, Abilene, TX. Now known as the Fairway course, Abilene CC].

1983
America
Caldwell, Rex
Fairway Oaks, TX
282 (-6)
$63,000
LaJet/Coors

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Caldwell, Rex

Venue

Fairway Oaks, TX

Score

282 (-6)

Prize money

$63,000

Title sponsor

LaJet/Coors

Played as the LaJet Coors Classic (Sept 22-25). Second-placed Lee Trevino (USA) finished 1 shot behind Caldwell (USA), who claimed his only win on the PGA Tour. [Fairway Oaks CC, Abilene, TX. Now known as the Fairway course, Abilene CC].

1982
America
Fairway Oaks, TX
271 (-17)
$63,000
LaJet

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Levi, Wayne

Venue

Fairway Oaks, TX

Score

271 (-17)

Prize money

$63,000

Title sponsor

LaJet

Played as the LaJet Classic (Oct 7-10). Second-placed Thomas Gray (USA) finished 6 shots behind Levi (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Fairway Oaks CC, Abilene, TX. Now known as the Fairway course, Abilene CC].

1988
America
Fairway Oaks, TX
269 (-19)
$72,000
Gatlin Bros.

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Purtzer, Tom

Venue

Fairway Oaks, TX

Score

269 (-19)

Prize money

$72,000

Title sponsor

Gatlin Bros.

Played as the Gatlin Brothers Southwest Golf Classic (Oct 6-9). Purtzer (USA) beat Mark Brooks (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Fairway Oaks CC, Abilene, TX. Now known as the Fairway course, Abilene CC].

1987
America
Pate, Steve
Fairway Oaks, TX
273 (-15)
$72,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Pate, Steve

Venue

Fairway Oaks, TX

Score

273 (-15)

Prize money

$72,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Southwest Golf Classic (Sept 24-27). Second-placed Bob Eastwood (USA), David Edwards (USA), Mark O'Meara (USA) and Dan Halldorson (Can) finished 1 shot behind first-time PGA Tour winner Pate (USA). [Fairway Oaks CC, Abilene, TX. Now known as the Fairway course, Abilene CC].

1986
America
Fairway Oaks, TX
275 (-13)
$72,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Calcavecchia, Mark

Venue

Fairway Oaks, TX

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

$72,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Southwest Golf Classic (Sept 25-28). Second-placed Tom Byrum (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Calcavecchia (USA). [Fairway Oaks CC, Abilene, TX. Now known as the Fairway course, Abilene CC].

1985
America
Fairway Oaks, TX
273 (-15)
$72,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Sutton, Hal

Venue

Fairway Oaks, TX

Score

273 (-15)

Prize money

$72,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Southwest Golf Classic (Sept 19-22). Sutton (USA) beat Mike Reid (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record his fifth PGA Tour win. [Fairway Oaks CC, Abilene, TX. Now known as the Fairway course, Abilene CC].

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