Southwest Golf Classic

Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic
Tournament information
LocationAbilene, Texas
Established1981
Course(s)Fairway Oaks Golf Club
Par72
Length7,166 yards (6,553 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$400,000
Month playedOctober
Final year1988
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Mark Brooks (1988)
269 Tom Purtzer (1988)
To par−19 as above
Final champion
United States Tom Purtzer
Location map
Fairway Oaks GC is located in the United States
Fairway Oaks GC
Fairway Oaks GC
Location in the United States
Fairway Oaks GC is located in Texas
Fairway Oaks GC
Fairway Oaks GC
Location in Texas

The 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 later renamed Fairway Oaks Country Club and is now a part of Abilene Country Club).

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.