Gippsland Super 6

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Gippsland Super 6
Tournament information
LocationWarragul, Victoria, Australia
Established2019
Course(s)Warragul Country Club
Par71
Length6,068 yards (5,549 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
FormatStroke play and Match play
Prize fundA$137,500
Month playedDecember
Tournament record score
Aggregate22 Marcus Fraser (2021)
22 (2021)
To par−2 Marcus Fraser (2021)
Current champion
Australia
Location Map
Warragul CC is located in Australia
Warragul CC
Warragul CC
Location in Australia

The Gippsland Super 6 is a golf tournament that was played for the first time in November 2019. It is played at Warragul Country Club in Warragul, Gippsland, in south-eastern Victoria, Australia.

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. won with a score of 205, 11 under par, beating Brady Watt by a stroke.[2]

Marcus Fraser won the January 2021 event, beating Swiss professional by a stroke in the final. Fraser had been close to defeat in his opening knockout match against . Martin was two strokes ahead with two holes to play but then had a double-bogey, while Fraser made a birdie.[3]

won the December 2021 event, beating Jordan Zunic in the final. They were tied after six holes but Thompson won at the first extra hole.[4]

Winners[]

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
2021
(Dec)		 Australia 22 −1 Playoff Australia Jordan Zunic
2021
(Jan)		 Australia Marcus Fraser 22 −2 1 stroke Switzerland
2020: No tournament
2019 Australia 205[a] −11 1 stroke Australia Brady Watt
  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References[]

  1. ^ "Gippsland Super 6". Golf Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Power Horan beats weather to win Gippsland Super 6". Golf Grinder. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. ^ Webeck, Tony (24 January 2021). "Great escape: Fraser's fortune on way to Gippsland Super 6 crown". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ^ Webeck, Tony (19 December 2021). "Thompson's relief after Gippsland Super 6 triumph". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

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