Gold Coast Classic

The Gold Coast Classic was a professional golf tournament played at Coolangatta & Tweed Heads Golf Club in northern New South Wales, Australia. It was held from 1978 to 1983.[1] From 1979 to 1983 it was sponsored by Tooth and Co., a beer brewery, initially under their name but from 1982 under the name Resch's Pilsner.

For the 1997 tennis tournament, see Gold Coast Classic (tennis).

There was a playoff in the inaugural event. Four holes of a sudden-death playoff were played on the Sunday evening before darkness forced a suspension. Played resumed at 9 am the following day. Mike Cahill won at the seventh extra hole, making a birdie 4.[2][3]

Winners
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upRef
Resch's Pilsner Tweed Classic
1983Graham Marsh Australia276−121 stroke Terry Gale[4][5]
1982Payne Stewart United States279−92 strokes Kyi Hla Han[6][7]
Tooth Gold Coast Classic
1981Gary Player South Africa275−134 strokes Bob Shearer[8][9]
1980Bob Shearer Australia279−91 stroke Don January
Art Russell
Bob Shaw
Chris Tickner		[10][11]
Tooth's Gold Coast – Tweed Classic
1979Mike Ferguson Australia281−7Playoff Stewart Ginn[12][13]
Golden Gate Classic
1978Mike Cahill Australia283−5Playoff Vaughan Somers[2][3]

References
  1. "Golf Classic". The Bananacoast Opinion. New South Wales, Australia. 24 May 1978. p. 25. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  2. "Cahill takes purse he wanted split". The Age. 3 October 1978. p. 38.
  3. "Cahill in tie". The Age. 2 October 1978. p. 28.
  4. "Marsh for Open". The Age. 31 October 1983. p. 21.
  5. "Marsh downs unlucky Gale by one shot". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 31 October 1983. p. 18. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  6. "Stewart beats all but the tax man". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 November 1982. p. 33.
  7. "Stewart takes Tweed Heads title by two". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 November 1982. p. 20. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  8. "Wizard Player recaptures his golden touch". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 November 1981. p. 26.
  9. "Player wins Classic in fine style". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 November 1981. p. 16. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  10. "Shearer wins but he was unhappy". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 October 1980. p. 28.
  11. "Golf". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 October 1980. p. 21. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  12. "Mike takes title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 October 1979. p. 24.
  13. "Golf classic". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 October 1979. p. 11. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
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