WA Open - Playoff Timeline
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
The John Hughes Geely / Nexus Risk Services WA Open Championship was decided by a thrilling five hole playoff beween amateurs Oliver Goss and Brady Watt.
18-year-old Oliver Goss eventually prevailed to become the first amateur to claim the title since Stephen Leaney in 1991.
Each shot of the enthralling playoff was tweeted live by the PGA of Australia but for those who missed it here it is...
| 6:50pm | Goss and Watt both make birdie putts on 17 to move into the lead on -15 a shot clear of Rumford |
| 7:04pm | Great fairway shot from Goss on the 18th sets up an eagle putt for the win |
| 7:10pm | Goss misses his eagle putt, Watt makes his birdie. Its all locked up we are heading to a playoff |
| 7:11pm | Playoff hole is the 18th |
| 7:21pm | Watt splits the fairway. 176m to the pin |
| 7:22pm | Goss also splits the fairway. 180m to the pin |
| 7:26pm | Goss lands it short of the green. Will have a 25ft chip |
| 7:27pm | Watt lands it on the back left of the green. Will have a lengthy left to right putt for eagle |
| 7:30pm | Goss selects the putter. Great putt. 2ft for birdie |
| 7:31pm | Watt slides it past. 4ft left for birdie |
| 7:31pm | Watt studying his eagle putt |
| 7:33pm | Watt with a clutch putt for birdie |
| 7:34pm | Goss doesn't muck around. Steps up and holes it for birdie. Back down the 18th we go |
| 7:38pm | Watt retains the honor down the 2nd playoff hole. Pushed it slightly down the right |
| 7:39pm | Goss nails it down the middle. Has under 160m to the pin |
| 7:43pm | Watt from the tree line down the right. Plays a nice fade off the left bunker. About 40ft short of the green |
| 7:44pm | Goss tugs it left and finds the greenside bunker. Still plenty of green to work with |
| 7:46pm | Watt plays a career chip shot. He will have 2ft for birdie |
| 7:47pm | Goss. Baddeley like in his putting technique. Holes it for birdie. Great up and down |
| 7:47pm | Goss solid from the bunker. He will have 3ft to put the pressure on Watt |
| 7:49pm | Watt stands and delivers. Birdie and we will head down the 8th for the 3rd playoff hole |
| 7:51pm | We are heading down the 8th |
| 7:54pm | Watt selects driver down the par 4 8th. Pushes it right and finds the bunker on the 18th |
| 7:55pm | Goss tugs it left and finds the trees. Not a bad kick and looks like he will take TIO relief from an advertising sign |
| 7:57pm | Watt with a difficult 50m bunker shot. Plays an absolute gem and will have 15ft for birdie |
| 7:57pm | Goss clips the trees with his approach and finishes 10ft short of the green |
| 8:00pm | Goss chips up to 2ft. Solid short game on display |
| 8:02pm | Watt has this putt for the win |
| 8:03pm | Watt leaves it short left. Taps in for par |
| 8:04pm | No nonsense for Goss. Steps up. Bins it. Back down the 8th for the 4th playoff hole |
| 8:05pm | Watt selects driver and leaves his bag next to the green |
| 8:07pm | Watt nails it. 5m from where he left his bag by the green. Goss does the same. He is 10m past Watt and both looking at birdies |
| 8:09pm | Watt selects the 56 degree wedge. Slides it over the edge of the hole. Runs about 15ft past |
| 8:10pm | Goss again showcasing his short game skills. Bumps it into the bank and finishes 3ft from the hole |
| 8:11pm | Great spectacle of golf here from the 2 amateurs |
| 8:12pm | Watt holes it! Birdie and putts the pressure on Goss |
| 8:13pm | Goss shows nerves of steel and holes his for birdie as well! Crowd cheers |
| 8:14pm | Heading back down the 8th again for the 5th playoff hole! |
| 8:16pm | Watt from the green side bunker. Lands pin high. No spin. Rolls off the right side of the green |
| 8:16pm | Watt with the driver again. Finds the green side bunker on the left. Goss identical tee shot to last time |
| 8:16pm | 8th hole is par 4 284m 18th is par 5 463m |
| 8:20pm | Goss plays the bump and run again into the bank. Another 3ft putt for birdie |
| 8:21pm | Watt catches the grass before his ball and his chip rolls back to his feet. Follow up chip lips out for par |
| 8:22pm | Oliver Goss has 2 putts for the win |
| 8:23pm | Goss leaves it out to the right and taps in for par to claim the 2012 WA Open Championship |
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