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Rumford Wins to Cap Historic Day at the World Super 6 Perth

By Mike Randleman

Jul 20, 2015; St. Andrews, Fife, SCT; Brett Rumford tees off on the second hole during the final round of the 144th Open Championship at St. Andrews - Old Course. Mandatory Credit: Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 20, 2015; St. Andrews, Fife, SCT; Brett Rumford tees off on the second hole during the final round of the 144th Open Championship at St. Andrews - Old Course. Mandatory Credit: Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports /
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World Super 6 Perth
Jul 20, 2015; St. Andrews, Fife, SCT; Brett Rumford tees off on the second hole during the final round of the 144th Open Championship at St. Andrews – Old Course. Mandatory Credit: Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports /

Brett Rumford became the first stroke play/match play tournament winner with a victory at the World Super 6 Perth

World Super 6 Perth Sunday was one for the European Tour history books, and not just for the unique format used to determine its champion.

Twenty-four players were whittled down in five rounds of six-hole match play. An eclectic bunch including a hometown hero, a teenager and a major champion made it to the final day. The last one standing after it all, though, was journeyman Brett Rumford.

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The 39-year-old Aussie led wire-to-wire to win in his hometown. Rumford co-led the event’s stroke play after 18 holes and became sole leader after the 36-hole cut to 65 players and ties.

Then Rumford was top seed of the final 24 at the World Super 6 Perth going into Sunday.

He finished the deal at Lake Karrinyup Country Club by defeating Thailand’s Phachara Khongwatmai (no, YOU needed three tries to spell his name correctly).

Rumford is the first winner of a professional tournament combining stroke play and match play. Several amateur events, including the US Amateur, utilize both, though in a more traditional format.

Here’s a quick refresher on how we got to Rumford’s and Khonwatmai’s final match.

  • 156 golfers played 36 holes of stroke play on Thursday and Friday akin to a standard European Tour event.
  • 65 and ties made the 36-hole cut for another round of stroke play on Saturday.
  • The top 24 advanced to Sunday’s match play.
  • Top eight were seeded and received byes into the round of 16.
  • The other 16 were randomly paired up to begin the day’s six-hole match play matches until 16 turned to eight, eight to four, etc.
  • A 93-yard “Knockout Hole” using the 18th green and a new tee box settled any ties.

Continue on for more takeaways from Rumford’s historic win in Australia:

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