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1989
Donnie Hammond flirted with golf history for the best 72-hole score before settling for a seven-shot victory over Paul Azinger. Hammond, who came into the tournament winless for the season, had little trouble with the Oak Hills layout. He stretched a two-shot lead over Azinger going into the final day to seven with a 64 on Sunday, including an eagle on the par-4 10th hole.
| 1. | Donnie Hammond | 65-64-65-64-258 | $108,000 |
| 2. | Paul Azinger | 65-68-65-67-265 | $64,800 |
| 3. | Duffy Waldorf | 67-69-66-66-268 | $60,800 |
1988
Corey Pavin became only the fifth golfer in PGA TOUR history to shoot under 260 for 72 holes with a 259 total and an eight-shot victory over Robert Wrenn. Pavin scored a hole-in-one enroute to an opening-round 64 and never looked back in his PGA TOUR romp.
| 1. | Corey Pavin | 64-63-66-66-259 | $108,000 |
| 2. | Robert Wrenn | 68-67-70-62-267 | $64,800 |
| 3. | Pat McGowan | 69-66-68-65-268 | $60,800 |
1987
Tom Watson won the first $2 million tournament in the history of the PGA TOUR with a two-shot victory over Chip Beck. Watson’s victory in the season-ending tournament, titled the Nabisco Championship, would be his last on the American TOUR until 1996.
| 1. | Tom Watson | 65-66-68-69-268 | $360,000 |
| 2. | Chip Beck | 67-68-64-69-270 | $216,000 |
| 3. | Paul Azinger | 69-68-67-66-272 | $136,000 |
1986
Austin native Ben Crenshaw captured the largest paycheck of his career by winning the $180,000 first-place prize in the $1 million Vantage Championship. The year-ending tournament was cut to 54 holes because of heavy rains on Sunday, but the popular Crenshaw didn’t seem to mind as he scored a one-shot victory over Payne Stewart with a final-round 64.
| 1. | Ben Crenshaw | 65-67-64-196 | $180,000 |
| 2. | Payne Stewart | 67-65-65-197 | $108,000 |
| T3. | Bobby Clampett | 67-68-66-201 | $48,000 |
| T3. | Ernie Gonzalez | 68-67-66-201 | $48,000 |
| T3. | Ronnie Black | 68-66-67-201 | $48,000 |
| T3. | Phil Blackmar | 66-67-68-201 | $48,000 |
1985
John Mahaffey won on the second extra hole to defeat Jodie Mudd on a rare Monday finish at the Valero Texas Open. Mudd held a four-shot lead after three rounds, but Mahaffey, a Houston-area resident, rallied in the final round for the tie and gained the victory in sudden death. Mike Grove shot a first-round 63 for the lead before Mudd took command.
| 1. | John Mahaffey-x | 68-68-65-67-268 | $63,000 |
| 2. | Jodie Mudd | 64-65-68-71-268 | $37,800 |
| T3. | Mark O’Meara | 69-68-67-67-271 | $20,300 |
| T3. | Mark Hayes | 66-67-69-69-271 | $20,300 |
1984
Calvin Peete fired four rounds in the 60s enroute to a three-shot victory over Bruce Lietzke. Peete overtook Jim Colbert in Saturday’s third round with a 66 and added another 66 on Sunday for the win and biggest check of his career. Former San Antonio city amateur champion Kurt Cox was tied for the lead after the first day with a 65.
| 1. | Calvin Peete | 67-67-66-66-266 | $63,000 |
| 2. | Bruce Lietzke | 67-71-66-65-269 | $37,800 |
| T3. | Mark O’Meara | 67-66-72-65-270 | $20,300 |
| T3. | Mike Reid | 69-69-65-67-270 | $20,300 |
1983
Jim Colbert equaled the course record with a 62 on Friday and cruised home from there for a five-shot victory over Mark Pfeil. Craig Stadler opened play on Thursday with a 62, but soon faded in the face of Colbert’s birdie blitz. Colbert had two rounds of 66 and a final-round 67 to go along with his 62.
| 1. | Jim Colbert | 66-62-66-67-261 | $54,000 |
| 2. | Mark Pfeil | 70-63-63-70-266 | $32,400 |
| 3. | Tony Sills | 67-64-69-67-267 | $20,400 |
1982
Jay Haas won the first of his two Valero Texas Open titles with a wire-to-wire victory. Haas distanced himself from the field with an opening round 63 and closed with a 65 to take a three-shot victory over Curtis Strange. Keith Fergus was third, two back of Strange and five back of Haas.
| 1. | Jay Haas | 63-67-67-65-262 | $45,000 |
| 2. | Curtis Strange | 65-66-66-68-265 | $27,000 |
| 3. | Keith Fergus | 65-66-69-67-267 | $17,000 |
1981
Bill Rogers capped a record-setting year with a playoff victory over Ben Crenshaw. The reigning British Open champion roared from the middle of the field with a closing 63, which allowed him to tie Crenshaw, who shot a final-round 64. Rogers then birdied the first playoff hole for the win. It completed a year that also saw him win the World Series of Golf and PGA TOUR Player of the Year honors.
| 1. | Bill Rogers-x | 67-66-70-63-266 | $45,000 |
| 2. | Ben Crenshaw | 65-67-70-64-266 | $27,000 |
| T3. | Bob Murphy | 67-69-69-64-269 | $13,000 |
| T3. | Jim Colbert | 66-64-69-70-269 | $13,000 |
| T3. | Craig Stadler | 63-67-69-70-269 | $13,000 |
1980
Popular South Texas figure, Lee Trevino, fired a final-round 65 to defeat Terry Diehl by a single shot. Fuzzy Zoeller was two shots back in third place. Bill Rogers led after 36 holes, only to have Zoeller go one up heading into the final day. Trevino charged on the final day to gain his first San Antonio professional golf victory.
| 1. | Lee Trevino | 66-67-67-65-265 | $45,000 |
| 2. | Terry Diehl | 65-67-67-67-266 | $27,000 |
| 3. | Fuzzy Zoeller | 64-68-66-69-267 | $17,000 |
x-Wins in playoff
Great Moments
1981
Current Briggs Ranch Director of Golf Bill Rogers wins to cap an outstanding season which includes British Open and World Series of Golf titles.
1987
San Antonio hosts the Nabisco Championship of Golf, the PGA TOUR’s first $2 million tournament and the inaugural version of today’s TOUR Championship. Tom Watson wins.
