Gold Coast Classic

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

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.

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

Year	Winner	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
Resch's Pilsner Tweed Classic
1983	Graham Marsh	Australia	276	−12	1 stroke	Terry Gale	[4] [5]
1982	Payne Stewart	United States	279	−9	2 strokes	Kyi Hla Han	[6] [7]
Tooth Gold Coast Classic
1981	Gary Player	South Africa	275	−13	4 strokes	Bob Shearer	[8] [9]
1980	Bob Shearer	Australia	279	−9	1 stroke	Don January Art Russell Bob Shaw Chris Tickner	[10] [11]
Tooth's Gold Coast – Tweed Classic
1979	Mike Ferguson	Australia	281	−7	Playoff	Stewart Ginn	[12] [13]
Golden Gate Classic
1978	Mike Cahill	Australia	283	−5	Playoff	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.