Highveld Classic
The Highveld Classic was a golf tournament on the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour. It was held annually at Witbank Golf Club in Witbank on the highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa from 1979 to 2009.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| Established | 1979 |
| Course(s) | Witbank Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,772 yards (6,192 m) |
| Tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | R 600,000 |
| Month played | October |
| Final year | 2009 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 196 Titch Moore (2002) 196 James Kamte (2008) |
| To par | −20 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Lindani Ndwandwe | |
| Location Map | |
  Witbank GC Location in South Africa  Witbank GC Location in Mpumalanga | |
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highveld Classic | |||||
| 2009 | Lindani Ndwandwe | 197 | −19 | Playoff | Alex Haindl |
| Metmar Highveld Classic | |||||
| 2008 | James Kamte | 196 | −20 | 5 strokes | Desvonde Botes Doug McGuigan Brandon Pieters |
| Bearing Man Highveld Classic | |||||
| 2007 |  Marc Cayeux | 202 | −14 | 3 strokes | Ulrich van den Berg |
| 2006 | Darren Fichardt (2) | 204 | −12 | Playoff | Alex Haindl |
| 2005 | Bradford Vaughan | 201 | −15 | 2 strokes | Thomas Aiken Peter Karmis |
| 2004 | Divan van den Heever | 198 | −18 | 5 strokes | Leonard Loxton |
| 2003 | Dion Fourie | 201 | −15 | 1 stroke | Desvonde Botes Divan van den Heever |
| 2002 | Titch Moore | 196 | −20 | 5 strokes | Ashley Roestoff |
| 2001 | Justin Hobday | 203 | −13 | Playoff | Marc Cayeux |
| 2000 | Sean Pappas (2) | 200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Bobby Lincoln |
| 1999 | Bobby Lincoln | 209 | −7 | Playoff | Darren Fichardt Lyall McNeill |
| 1998 | Wayne Bradley | 202 | −14 | 2 strokes | Sammy Daniels |
| 1997 | Darren Fichardt | 200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Sean Pappas |
| 1996 | Des Terblanche (2) | 200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Bobby Lincoln |
| 1995 | Russell Fletcher | 204 | −12 | 1 stroke | Brenden Pappas |
| Highveld Classic | |||||
| 1994 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sean Pappas | 206 | −10 |  | |
| 1993 | Des Terblanche | 198 | −18 | | |
| 1992 | Retief Goosen | 199 | −17 | 1 stroke | Ashley Roestoff |
| 1991 | Robbie Stewart | | |||
| 1990: No information known | |||||
| 1989 | Nico van Rensburg | | |||
| 1979–1988: No information known | |||||
References
- "Major purse boost for Highveld Classic". Independent Online (South Africa). 4 October 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
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