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

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upRef
Resch's Pilsner Tweed Classic
1983Graham Marsh Australia276−121 strokeAustralia Terry Gale[4][5]
1982Payne Stewart United States279−92 strokesMyanmar Kyi Hla Han[6][7]
Tooth Gold Coast Classic
1981Gary Player South Africa275−134 strokesAustralia Bob Shearer[8][9]
1980Bob Shearer Australia279−91 strokeUnited States Don January
United States Art Russell
Australia Bob Shaw
Australia Chris Tickner		[10][11]
Tooth's Gold Coast – Tweed Classic
1979Mike Ferguson Australia281−7PlayoffAustralia Stewart Ginn[12][13]
Golden Gate Classic
1978Mike Cahill Australia283−5PlayoffAustralia 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. 1 2 "Cahill takes purse he wanted split". The Age. 3 October 1978. p. 38.
  3. 1 2 "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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