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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