Straight Down Fall Classic

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The Straight Down Fall Classic is a professional golf team tournament. It is played at San Luis Golf and Country Club near San Luis Obispo, California shortly after the PGA Tour's final tournament of the season. It pairs a professional with an amateur who play as a team over two days. The format is 36 holes pro-am, four-ball stroke play at scratch. The pro on the winning team will win $20,000. Second place will earn $11,000 and third place will receive $10,000. The low club pro will receive $3,000 and the amateur on the winning team will earn $750 in merchandise. The main sponsor, , is a golf and athletic clothing company which also sponsors PGA Tour golfers. The event began in 1997.

Past participants in the tournament include Fred Couples, John Daly, Bryson DeChambeau, Brandt Snedeker, Tom Lehman and Tom Weiskopf. The 2019 Fall Classic will be played Nov. 16-17. The field includes PGA Tour winners Arron Oberholser, Paul Stankowski, Jason Gore, Loren Roberts and Steve Pate. Amateur participants include the Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ and Buddy Marucci, the runner-up to Tiger Woods in the 1995 U.S. Amateur.

Pro Winners[]

Year Team Score Prize
2018 Scott Heyn and Corby Segal 126 $20,000
2017 Jason Ballard and Michael Rowley 132 $20,000
2016 Bryce Molder and Jim Strickland 129 $20,000
2015 Scott Heyn and Corby Segal 131 $20,000
2014 Doug Garwood and Joe Bendetti 128 $20,000
2013 Jason Gore and Kevin Marsh 126 $22,500
2012 Scott Heyn and Corby Segal 130p $22,500
2011 Brendan Steele and Greg Wells 130p $25,000
2010 Loren Roberts and Michael Rowley 128 $25,000
2009 Jeff Brehaut and Todd Barsotti 130 $25,000
2008 Jason Gore and Kevin Marsh,
Tim Fleming and Alan Bratton
127t $25,000
2007 Roger Tambellini and Michael Rowley 130 $25,000
2006 Edward Loar and Don Woodward 131p $20,000
2005 Charley Hoffman and Ed Cuff Jr. 130 $20,000
2004 Tom Pernice Jr. and Ed Cuff Jr. 128p $20,000
2003 Edward Loar and John Pate 127 $20,000
2002 Roger Tambellini and Michael Rowley 127 $20,000
2001 Paul Stankowski and Brad Payne 126p $20,000
2000 Larry Mize and Jim Lehman 128 $20,000
1999 Roger Tambellini and Michael Rowley 132 $15,000
1998 Scott Cartwright and Dave Thomas 129 $15,000
1997 Dennis Paulson and Ed Cuff Jr. 132 $5,000

p — Won a sudden death playoff.
t — Sudden death playoff called for darkness after four holes.

Club Pro Winners[]

This list is incomplete.

Year Team Score Prize
2018 Tom Gardner and Stewart Hagestad 133 $2,500
2017 Tim Fleming and Alan Bratton 133 $2,500
2016 Scott Heyn and Corby Segal 134 $2,500
2015 Scott Heyn and Corby Segal 131 $2,500
2014 David von Hoffmann and Riley Pumphrey 133 $2,500
2013 Mark Madson and Brent Brockmeyer 131 $2,500
2012 Scott Heyn and Corby Segal 130 $2,500
2011 Ned Weaver and Doug Hanzel 130 $2,500
2010 Bill Stine and Bo Hoag 130 $2,500
2009 Tim Fleming and Alan Bratton 132 $2,500
2008 Tim Fleming and Alan Bratton 128 $2,500
2007 Tim Fleming and Alan Bratton 136 $2,500
2006 Michael Henderson and Steve Nicholls 131 $2,500
2005 Mark Sherman and Jeff Wilson 131 $2,500
2004 Mark Sherman and Jeff Wilson 128 $2,500
2003 Brad Martin and Randy Haag 133 $2,500

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