A feature many find so endearing about the European Tour is the amount of travel (27 different countries) they do. This year they have already played in South Africa, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and this week they are in Perth, Western Australia for the ISPS Handa World Super 6, before flying to Oman then Qatar.
Completely different cultures, food, money, weather, languages. It is one of the things that bonds these competitors together, come Ryder Cup time.
The course, located just a five minute drive from the coast is the Lake Karrinyup Country Club which boasts beauty and history in equal measure. With 75 species of birds on site and kangaroos bounding along the fairways, nature mixes seamlessly with a formidable layout, which is set to pose yet another firm test this week.
Some of the course’s biggest defences are its striking steepness and undulations. Wide fairways allow for some margin of error on one of Australia’s hilliest courses, although sweeping winds coming in from the Indian Ocean must also be factored in to shot choice. They will play 54 holes of stroke play to decide who the top 24 will be. On Sunday those 24 will playoff over 6 holes of match play to decide the winner.
Aussie Brett Rumford resurrected his career here last year and he will do his best to defend his title and it all begins at 5.40pm EST tonight (6.40am local time, Thursday)
Bryan Angus
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