Champion Brett Rumford.
Camera IconChampion Brett Rumford. Credit: Supplied/Supplied

World Super 6 Golf: Rumford beats Thai teen sensation

Denise S. CahillStirling Times

Rumford led the tournament from start to finish and was 17 under par for the first three rounds of stroke.

He accelerated his match- play skills by beating world number 58 Hideto Taniara in the second round and had a thrilling encounter with Wade Ormsby in the quarter finals.

He then met Adam Bland in the semi-finals before the win over Khongwatmai.

A tournament with a difference and a first of its kind, the Lake Karrinyup Country Club venue hosted some of the world’s finest players in its field of 153.

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The format for the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth combined 54 holes of traditional stroke play across the first three days, with an exciting six-hole knockout match play for the final round.

The tournament was part of the PGA Tour Australia, Asian Tour and European Tour.                                    John Ince