The Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic was a golf tournament on the Senior PGA Tour (now PGA Tour Champions) from 1989 to 1990. It was played in Abilene, Texas at the Fairway Oaks Country Club.[1] It replaced the Southwest Golf Classic on the PGA Tour, which had been played from 1981 to 1988 at the same course.

In the inaugural event, George Archer won in a playoff over Orville Moody and Jimmy Powell. Archer had turned 50 just two weeks before and this was his debut Senior PGA Tour event.[2] In the tournament's second and final year, Bruce Crampton won by four strokes over Lee Trevino.[3]

Winners

YearDateWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
Ref
1989Oct 15George Archer United States209−7PlayoffUnited States Orville Moody
United States Jimmy Powell
300,00045,000[2]
1990Oct 14Bruce Crampton Australia204−124 strokesUnited States Lee Trevino300,00045,000[3]

Source:[4]

References

  1. "Tournament Chronology". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Archer hits bull's-eye in Gatlin Senior Classic". The Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. October 16, 1989. p. 8B via newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Crampton tops field in Seniors". The Marion Star. Ohio. Associated Press. October 15, 1990. p. 10 via newspapers.com.
  4. "2009 Champions Tour Official Media Guide". PGA Tour. p. 5:24–42.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.