MTC Namibia PGA Championship
The MTC Namibia PGA Championship was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was founded in 2004, the year after the PGA of Namibia was formed, and played at the Windhoek Country Club, to the south of Windhoek, Namibia until 2009 when it moved to Rossmund Golf Club in Swakopmund. After not being played in 2010, it moved back to Windhoek in 2011.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Windhoek, Namibia |
| Established | 2004 |
| Course(s) | Windhoek Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,187 yards (6,572 m) |
| Tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | R 1,200,000 |
| Month played | November |
| Final year | 2011 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 54 holes: 195 Keith Horne (2008) 72 holes: 268 J. G. Claassen (2011) |
| To par | 54 holes: −18 as above 72 holes: −16 as above |
| Final champion | |
 J. G. Claassen | |
| Location Map | |
  Windhoek CC Location in Namibia | |
In 2008, the event was played over 72 holes for the first time, having previously been contested over just three rounds, with a prize fund of 1 million rand, making it the richest event on the winter swing of the tour.[1]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | J. G. Claassen | 268 | −16 | 1 stroke | Christiaan Basson |
| 2010: No tournament | |||||
| 2009 | Hennie Otto | 280 | −8 | Playoff | Titch Moore |
| 2008 |  Tongoona Charamba | 270 | −14 | Playoff | Merrick Bremner Nic Henning |
| 2007 | Keith Horne | 195 | −18 | 5 strokes |  Doug McGuigan Hennie Otto Ulrich van den Berg |
| 2006 | Anton Haig | 196 | −17 | 1 stroke | Thomas Aiken |
| 2005 | Thomas Aiken | 198 | −15 | 4 strokes | Michiel Bothma Sean Farrell Werner Geyer Keith Horne |
| 2004 | Mark Murless | 202 | −11 | 2 strokes | Bradley Davison Sean Farrell |
References
- "R1-million beckons for field in MTC Namibia PGA Championship". Sunshine Tour. 4 November 2008. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
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