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ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth: Top six picks on the European Tour

By Mike Randleman

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 28: Peter Uihlein of the USA plays his tee shot on the 6th hole during day four of the 2016 Perth International at Karrinyup GC on February 28, 2016 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 28: Peter Uihlein of the USA plays his tee shot on the 6th hole during day four of the 2016 Perth International at Karrinyup GC on February 28, 2016 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) /
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ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) /

One of the more creative formats on the European Tour is this week at the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth

We’re in year two of one of the more bold tournament ideas the European Tour’s concocted. Brett Rumford won last year’s maiden event in his home country by a 2&1 result over Thailand’s Phachara Khongwatmai.

How we arrived to that point is a winding road. A full field of golfers arrives to Lake Karrinyup Country Club to vie for a spot inside the top 65 and ties to make the 36-hole cut. Sounds normal, right?

Things start to differentiate with a 54-hole cut that whittles the field to 24 players. The top eight earn byes into the round of 16 which features six-hole match play matches.

For this, a strong match play record is useful, but a stroke play acumen is still required to have a chance to make some noise on Sunday. Plus, this event, formerly titled the ISPS Handa Perth International, was a traditional stroke play event from 2012-16.

The field did take a small hit recently, as the No. 15 player in the world, Tyrrell Hatton, was a late scratch.

Let’s take a look at some of the talent lined up to compete Down Under.

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