Gold Coast Classic
Introduction 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.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.
Winners Year  Winner  Country  Score  To par  Marginof victory  Runner(s)-up  RefResch's Pilsner Tweed Classic1983  Graham Marsh   276 −12  1 stroke   Terry Gale  1982  Payne Stewart   279 −9  2 strokes   Kyi Hla Han  Tooth Gold Coast Classic1981  Gary Player   275 −13  4 strokes   Bob Shearer  1980  Bob Shearer   279 −9  1 stroke   Don January Art Russell Bob Shaw Chris Tickner  Tooth's Gold Coast – Tweed Classic1979  Mike Ferguson   281 −7  Playoff   Stewart Ginn  Golden Gate Classic1978  Mike Cahill   283 −5  Playoff   Vaughan Somers
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