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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.

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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

YearTeamScorePrize
2018Scott Heyn and Corby Segal126$20,000
2017Jason Ballard and Michael Rowley132$20,000
2016 Bryce Molder and Jim Strickland129$20,000
2015Scott Heyn and Corby Segal131$20,000
2014 Doug Garwood and Joe Bendetti128$20,000
2013 Jason Gore and Kevin Marsh126$22,500
2012Scott Heyn and Corby Segal130p$22,500
2011 Brendan Steele and Greg Wells130p$25,000
2010 Loren Roberts and Michael Rowley128$25,000
2009 Jeff Brehaut and Todd Barsotti130$25,000
2008 Jason Gore and Kevin Marsh,
Tim Fleming and Alan Bratton
127t$25,000
2007 Roger Tambellini and Michael Rowley130$25,000
2006 Edward Loar and Don Woodward131p$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 Pate127$20,000
2002 Roger Tambellini and Michael Rowley127$20,000
2001 Paul Stankowski and Brad Payne126p$20,000
2000 Larry Mize and Jim Lehman128$20,000
1999 Roger Tambellini and Michael Rowley132$15,000
1998Scott Cartwright and Dave Thomas129$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.

YearTeamScorePrize
2018Tom Gardner and Stewart Hagestad 133$2,500
2017Tim Fleming and Alan Bratton133$2,500
2016Scott Heyn and Corby Segal134$2,500
2015Scott Heyn and Corby Segal131$2,500
2014David von Hoffmann and Riley Pumphrey133$2,500
2013Mark Madson and Brent Brockmeyer131$2,500
2012Scott Heyn and Corby Segal130$2,500
2011Ned Weaver and Doug Hanzel130$2,500
2010Bill Stine and Bo Hoag130$2,500
2009Tim Fleming and Alan Bratton132$2,500
2008Tim Fleming and Alan Bratton128$2,500
2007Tim Fleming and Alan Bratton136$2,500
2006Michael Henderson and Steve Nicholls131$2,500
2005Mark Sherman and Jeff Wilson131$2,500
2004Mark Sherman and Jeff Wilson128$2,500
2003Brad Martin and Randy Haag133$2,500

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