‘REVOLUTIONARY’ NEW FORMAT TO DEBUT IN PERTH
A “REVOLUTIONARY” new golf format was unveiled yesterday involving a matchplay finish after three strokeplay rounds in a bid to broaden the sport’s appeal, with its debut set for Perth next year. The PGA Tour of Australasia and European Tour initiative, called the World Super 6 Perth, will feature 54 holes of traditional stroke play. The top 24 players will then battle it out in a series of knockout, matchplay shootouts played over six holes on the final day in a change that organisers hope will be a big hit. “This is an exciting day for international golf as we launch the World Super 6 Perth, a golf tournament which is set to change the way people view golf,” said PGA Tour of Australasia chief Brian Thorburn. “Cricket has Twenty20, netball has Fast5, rugby union has rugby sevens and now golf has the World Super 6 Perth.”