Straight Down Fall Classic

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 the weekend after the PGA Tour's final tournament of a 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 purse for the 2011 tournament was $125,000 with $25,000 for the pro champion, $2,500 for the club pro champion. The main sponsor, Straight Down, is an athletic clothing company which also sponsors PGA Tour golfers. The event began in 1997.

Pro Winners

Year Team Score Prize
2014 Doug Garwood and Joe Benedetti 128 $20,000
2013 Jason Gore and Kevin Marsh 126 $22,500
2012 Steve 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
2008 Tim Fleming and Alan Bratton 127 $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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