The Surf Coast Knockout was a golf tournament held in Australia in January 2011 at The Sands Torquay,

Torquay, Victoria Torquay is a seaside resort in Victoria, Australia, which faces Bass Strait, 21 km south of Geelong and is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road. It is bordered on the west by Spring Creek and its coastal features include Point Danger ...

, Australia. Prize money was A$135,000.

Format

There were 54 holes of stroke-play over three days with a cut being made at the top-50 and ties after 36 holes. After 54 holes, the field was reduced again to a fixed 32. Ties for 32nd place were determined by a sudden-death playoff. On the final day a knockout match-play format was used with rounds over just six holes. For matches all-square after the sixth hole, the players returned to a purpose-built tee on the 18th hole to play a 90-metre hole until a winner was determined. The format was later used for the 2017

ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth The World Super 6 Perth is a golf tournament that was played for the first time in October 2012 as the ISPS Handa Perth International. It is played at Lake Karrinyup Country Club in Perth, Western Australia. It is co-sanctioned by the European T ...

when it switched from a traditional tournament to this format, except that the Super 6 used a fixed 24-player cut with the top eight receiving byes.

Result

Peter O'Malley Peter O'Malley (born December 12, 1937) is an American former owner (1979–98) and president (1970–98) of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Life and sports O'Malley was born at Carson C. Peck Memorial Hospital in Brookly ...

led the stroke-play part of the event with a score of 200 (−16), four strokes ahead of

Andrew Buckle Andrew Nicholas Buckle (born 24 September 1982) is an Australian professional golfer. Buckle was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a promising amateur career, including two wins in the Boy's 15–17 division at the World Junior Golf Champion ...

and Daniel Fox. Nine players were tied on 213 (−3) and played-off for the final two places. Ashley Hall and

Scott Laycock Scott Laycock (born 15 September 1971) is an Australian professional golfer. Laycock won the Victorian Open in 2001 in Australia. He shot an aggregate of 270, 18 under par. This was a tournament record, but has since been broken by Min Woo Lee ...

were the two successful players in the playoff. Laycock was the 32nd seed and met and beat the 1st seed, Peter O’Malley, in the first round. Andrew Buckle beat

Leigh McKechnie Leigh McKechnie (born 11 November 1973) is an Australian professional golfer on the PGA Tour of Australasia. Career McKechnie was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He took up golf at the age of 13 being introduced by his father. In November ...

in one semi-final and Scott Laycock beat

Adam Bland Adam Bland (born 26 August 1982) is an Australian professional golfer who has played on a number of the world's golf tours. Bland turned professional in 2005 and plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia. He won the 2005 Western Australia PGA Champ ...

in the other. Laycock beat Buckle in the final by one hole.

Winners

References

{{reflist Former PGA Tour of Australasia events Golf tournaments in Australia Golf in Victoria (state)