British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen has given the revolutionary World Super 6 a big thumbs up, but says he doesn't want the tournament to introduce a nearest-the-pin aspect for next year.
Australian Brett Rumford was crowned the inaugural winner of the experimental event when he beat 17-year-old Thai whiz-kid Phachara Khongwatmai in the six-hole match play final on Sunday.
The tournament featured traditional stroke play for the opening three rounds, before the top 24 golfers qualified for the match play format on the final day.
Players went head-to-head in a series of six-hole match play rounds.
Any ties were decided on a 90m 'Shootout' hole.
Initially, organisers wanted to introduce a nearest-the-pin aspect to decide any matches that were still tied after the shootout hole.
However, the concept was scrapped after it failed to gain approval from golf's world ranking board in time.
Organisers are keen to introduce it next year, but Oosthuizen has urged them against it.
"I don't think closest to the pin would justify what they're trying to do," said Oosthuizen, who bombed out in the quarterfinals of Sunday's match play.
"I think a proper shootout hole is nice.
"To me personally I think the 90m shootout hole was a little too short - too much of a chip and putt style.
"I think a nice par 3 like the (135 metre) 12th hole they have here would work brilliant."
Oosthuizen said a separate shootout hole would also avoid the congestion that occurred on the 18th green, which was also used as the green for the shootout hole.
The world No.25 predicts more tournaments around the world will start experimenting with new formats in a bid to attract more fans to the sport.
"I won't be surprised to see something similar on some of the tours," Oosthuizen said.
"It is definitely different.
"It's a massive mindset change from the stroke play going to a six-hole match play.
"With six holes you don't have a lot of time (to recover) if you start off poorly, and then that makes it really challenging. But I think it's very entertaining for people watching and that's what they want."
Oosthuizen said the pressure associated with the shootout hole also added to the spectacle.
Rumford's win saw him win back his European Tour card, guaranteeing his status until the end of 2018.
It was the 39-year-old's first win on the European Tour since snaring back-to-back titles in 2013.
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