Tournament information | |
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Location | Cascais, Portugal |
Established | 2017 |
Course(s) | Oitavos Dunes |
Par | 70 |
Length | 6,631 yards (6,063 m) |
Tour(s) | European Tour (unofficial event) |
Format | Team match play |
Prize fund | €1,000,000 |
Month played | June |
Final year | 2019 |
Tournament record score | |
Score | 3–1 Denmark[a] (2017) |
Final champion | |
Thailand[b] | |
Location map | |
Location in Portugal |
The GolfSixes Cascais is an unofficial money team golf tournament on the European Tour. The inaugural edition was played at Centurion ClubinSt Albans, England in May 2017. It featured a 32-player field consisting of 16 teams of two, each representing a nation, competing for a €1 million purse.[1]
The first day's play has the teams split into four groups of four. In the group stages three points are given for winning a match, with one point given for a draw. The top two teams from each group progress to the knockout stages – the quarterfinals, the semifinals, a 3rd/4th place playoff match and the final – all of which were contested on the second and final day.
The winner of each match is the team with the most holes won after a six-hole contest. A greensomes match play format is used, where all four players drive and the teams choose the best tee shot, and from there play alternate shots.
A shot clock is in operation at the fourth hole, with the players permitted 30 seconds to play each shot and any breach of time incurring a stroke penalty.[2]
Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | |
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2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] | |||
2019 | Thailand[b] | 2–1 | England[c] | |
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2018 | Ireland[d] | 2–0 | France[e] | |
2017 | Denmark[a] | 3–1 | Australia[f] |
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