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Fox unhappy to miss World Super 6 seeding

The World Super 6 golf event in Perth may need some tweaking after some players were unhappy to miss a seeding on a countback system.

Australian golfer Daniel Fox
Some World Super 6 golfers were unhappy to miss a seeding on a countback system. (AAP)

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Australian golfer Daniel Fox is urging organisers of the revolutionary World Super 6 to include play-off holes to decide any ties for coveted seedings in future.

Under tournament rules, the top 24 golfers qualify for Sunday's match play, with the leading eight players snaring seeds.

All eight seeded players earn a bye during the first round of match play.

If there's a bunch of golfers tied for 24th spot, the players will be sent to a play-off hole to decide who scrapes in to the match play round.

But the same scenario isn't on offer when it comes to the eight seedings.

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On Saturday, six golfers were tied for eighth spot following the third round.

But instead of sending them into a play-off, Jake Higginbottom was granted the eighth and final seeding because he shot the best round on Saturday.

Fox was one of the players who missed out on a seeding because his third round wasn't as good as Higginbottom's.

It meant he was forced to play in the first round of Sunday's six-hole match play, where he was knocked out by American Johannes Veerman.

"Format-wise once you've done it once, I think you iron it out," Fox said of the need to fine-tune the tournament rules.

"I feel like if they're going to have a playoff for the top 24 you should have a playoff for the top eight as well.

"Once this is over and I have a couple beers to calm myself down, I think I'll realise I had a pretty good week."

Fox, the world No.661, will now take a week off before heading to New Zealand for two tournaments there.


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