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, Straight Down, 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]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 |