Gippsland Super 6
The Gippsland Super 6 is a golf tournament that was played for the first time in November 2019. It is played at Yallourn Golf Club near Morwell, a town in the Latrobe Valley area of Gippsland, in south-eastern Victoria, Australia.
Tournament information | |
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Location | Morwell, Victoria, Australia |
Established | 2019 |
Course(s) | Yallourn Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia |
Format | Stroke play & Match play |
Current champion | |
Marcus Fraser | |
Location Map | |
Yallourn Golf Club Location in Australia Yallourn Golf Club Location in Victoria |
Format
The tournament uses a "Super 6" format. The first three days consist of ordinary stroke play, with a cut after 36 holes reducing the field to the top 50 and ties. After 54 holes, the field is cut to a fixed 24. On the final day, there is a knock-out phase, when six-hole stroke play contests are played. The leading 8 players after 54 holes receive a bye to the second round.[1]
History
Because of bad weather the inaugural event in 2019 was reduced to 54 holes, the knockout phase being abandoned. Tom Power Horan won with a score of 205, 11 under par, beating Brady Watt by a stroke.[2]
Marcus Fraser won the 2021 event, beating Swiss professional Alessandro Noseda by a stroke in the final. Fraser had been close to defeat in his opening knockout match against Andrew Martin. Martin was two strokes ahead to hole to play but then had a double-bogey, while Fraser made a bogey.[3]
Winners
- As a stroke play and match play event
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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2021 | Marcus Fraser | 1 stroke | Alessandro Noseda | ||
2020 | No tournament | ||||
2019 | Tom Power Horan | 205[lower-alpha 1] | −11 | 1 stroke | Brady Watt |
- Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
References
- "Gippsland Super 6". Golf Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- "Power Horan beats weather to win Gippsland Super 6". Golf Grinder. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- Webeck, Tony (24 January 2021). "Great escape: Fraser's fortune on way to Gippsland Super 6 crown". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.