DID YOU KNOW - ISPS HANDA WORLD SUPER 6 PERTH
• The ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth will be the first of two new events on the 2017 European Tour International Schedule. The other is the Rocco Forte Open – Verdura – Sicily.
• For the first time in European Tour history an event will use both stroke play and match play to decide the champion. The first 36 holes will be comprised of 156 players, with a cut of the top 65 professionals and ties. A further cut after round three will see the field size reduced to 24. (A sudden-death play-off will take place if required to reach this number). The fourth and final round will be A six hole match play knockout format, with 24 players finally being reduced down to two, from which the winner will be decided. (Note. Full format details, see page two).
• Lake Karrinyup Country Club is the venue. The first time the Perth course staged a European Tour event was the 2002 Johnnie Walker Classic. The course played host to that event in 2003 as well. From 2012-14 and 16 the ISPS HANDA Perth International was also staged here.
• This tournament will became the eighth different European Tour event to be played in Australia. The other seven were: the Heineken Classic (1996-2005), Johnnie Walker Classic (1997, 2002-03, 06, 09), Greg Norman Holden International (2000-01), WGC – Accenture Match Play Championship (2001), ANZ Championship (2002-04), Australian Masters (2007-09) and ISPS HANDA Perth International (2012-14 and 16).
• This will be the first of two events on the 2017 calendar to be sanctioned by the European, PGA of Australasia and Asian Tours. The other is the Fiji International.
• Thorbjørn Olesen will hope for more success Down Under. He won the 2014 ISPS HANDA Perth International at Lake Karrinyup. He also partnered Søren Kjeldsen to claim Denmark’s first win in the World Cup of Golf in November 2016, at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne.
• History was made at Lake Karrinyup Country Club in the 2003 Johnnie Walker Classic where Ernie Els broke the European Tour record for the lowest winning 72 hole total in relation to par of 259 (-29). The other new mark established by the four-time Major Champion was the lowest first 54 holes in relation to par of 193 (-23). His 72 hole total of 259 was only one shot behind the lowest winning total in European Tour history.
• His fellow South African Major Champion, Retief Goosen also put in name in the European Tour record books in 2002 Johnnie Walker Classic, also at Lake Karrinyup. On his way to victory in 2002 he established the largest the largest 54 hole lead of 13 shots.
• Five different Australians have won European Tour events on home soil. They are: Jarrod Moseley (1999 Heineken Classic), Lucas Parsons (2000 Greg Norman Holden International), Aaron Baddeley (2001 Greg Norman Holden International and 2008 Australian Masters), Craig Parry (2005 Heineken Classic) and Rod Pampling (2009 Australian Masters (played in November 2008).
