Southwest Golf Classic

The Gatlin Brothers-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 renamed Fairway Oaks Country Club in 1999).

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.

Winners

Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic

• 1988 Tom Purtzer

Southwest Golf Classic

• 1987 Steve Pate
• 1986 Mark Calcavecchia
• 1985 Hal Sutton

LaJet Golf Classic

• 1984 Curtis Strange

LaJet Coors Classic

• 1983 Rex Caldwell

LaJet Classic

• 1982 Wayne Levi
• 1981 Tom Weiskopf