The World Super 6 Perth is a golf tournament that was played for the first time in October 2012 as the ISPS Handa Perth International. It is played at Lake Karrinyup Country Club in Perth, Western Australia. It is co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia.[1] From 2016 it has also been co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. It is one of the richest golf tournaments in Australia, with a A$1.6 million purse.[1]

World Super 6 Perth
Tournament information
LocationPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Established2012
Course(s)Lake Karrinyup Country Club
Par72
Length7,143 yards (6,532 m)
Organized byEuropean Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Asian Tour
FormatStroke play and Match play
Prize fundA$1,600,000
Month playedFebruary
Final year2019
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 Thorbjørn Olesen (2014)
To par−17 as above
Score3 and 2 Ryan Fox (2019)
Final champion
New Zealand Ryan Fox
Location map
Lake Karrinyup CC is located in Australia
Lake Karrinyup CC
Lake Karrinyup CC
Location in Australia
Lake Karrinyup CC is located in Western Australia
Lake Karrinyup CC
Lake Karrinyup CC
Location in Western Australia

Originally owned by WME-IMG, the tournament, from 2017, switched from a traditional 72-hole event to a 54-hole tournament with two cuts followed by match play.[2][3]

Format from 2017

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The format used since 2017 is similar to that used for the 2011 Surf Coast Knockout. It retains the 156-player field, with the cut being made at the top-65 and ties after 36 holes. After 54 holes, the field is cut to a fixed 24. The top eight players receive byes, with the tiebreaker being the overall third round score, then the last nine, then six, then three, and then the final hole to break ties. Ties for 24th place are determined by a sudden-death playoff.

On the final day, only six-hole match play contests are played. For matches all-square after the sixth hole, the players returned to a tee near the 18th fairway to play that one hole until a winner is determined. The first round includes the 16 players not receiving byes, randomly paired. In the second round, the eight winners play the eight players that did not play in the first round. There are then quarterfinals, semifinals and a final to determine the winner. Consolation matches are played to determine third through eighth place.

In 2017, the holes used on the final day were the 10th (par 4), 2nd (4), 8th (3), 11th (5), 12th (3), and 18th (4).

Winners

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Year Tours[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth
2019 ANZ, ASA, EUR   Ryan Fox 3 and 2   Adrián Otaegui
2018 ANZ, ASA, EUR   Kiradech Aphibarnrat 2 and 1   James Nitties
2017 ANZ, ASA, EUR   Brett Rumford 2 and 1   Phachara Khongwatmai
ISPS Handa Perth International
2016 ANZ, ASA, EUR   Louis Oosthuizen 272 −16 1 stroke   Alexander Lévy
2015: No tournament
2014 ANZ, EUR   Thorbjørn Olesen 271 −17 3 strokes   Victor Dubuisson
2013 ANZ, EUR   Jin Jeong 278 −10 Playoff   Ross Fisher
2012 ANZ, EUR   Bo Van Pelt 272 −16 2 strokes   Jason Dufner

Notes

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  1. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.

References

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  1. ^ a b Perth International Golf Championship Set for 2012
  2. ^ "Australia to host revolutionary World Super 6 Perth tournament". ESPN. Australian Associated Press. 13 September 2016.
  3. ^ "ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth: FAQs". PGA European Tour. 15 February 2017.
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