Platinum Classic

The Platinum Classic was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was founded in 1995, and was played at the nine-hole Mooinooi Golf Club, North West Province, South Africa, although the first event had to be moved to Rustenburg when the greens at Mooinooi were vandalised.[1]

Platinum Classic
Tournament information
LocationMooinooi, South Africa
Established1995
Course(s)Mooinooi Golf Club
Par72
Length6,948 yards (6,353 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 500,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year2013
Tournament record score
Aggregate196 Jean Hugo (2010)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
South Africa Neil Schietekat
Location Map
Mooinooi GC is located in South Africa
Mooinooi GC
Mooinooi GC
Location in South Africa
Mooinooi GC is located in North West (South African province)
Mooinooi GC
Mooinooi GC
Location in North West

The tournament was traditionally held in October but was moved to March in 2012 and September in 2013. The prize fund was R500,000.

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Platinum Classic
2013South Africa Neil Schietekat201−153 strokesSouth Africa Jaco Ahlers
2012South Africa Jake Roos202−14PlayoffSouth Africa Anthony Michael
South Africa Chris Swanepoel
2011South Africa Hennie Otto199−172 strokesSouth Africa Darren Fichardt
2010South Africa Jean Hugo196−202 strokesSouth Africa Michiel Bothma
2009South Africa Darren Fichardt201−151 strokeSouth Africa Titch Moore
2008South Africa Thomas Aiken197−195 strokesSouth Africa Desvonde Botes
South Africa Nic Henning
South Africa Keith Horne
2007South Africa Louis Oosthuizen205−11PlayoffZimbabwe Marc Cayeux
Brazil Adilson da Silva
2006South Africa Vaughn Groenewald202−141 strokeSouth Africa Thomas Aiken
2005South Africa Jaco van Zyl198−18PlayoffSouth Africa Grant Muller
2004South Africa Titch Moore (2)200−163 strokesSouth Africa Hennie Otto
2003Scotland Doug McGuigan199−171 strokeSouth Africa Ashley Roestoff
2002South Africa Titch Moore198−185 strokesScotland Doug McGuigan
2001South Africa Roger Wessels201−154 strokesSouth Africa Des Terblanche
2000South Africa Desvonde Botes (2)202−141 strokeSouth Africa Roger Wessels
1999South Africa Bobby Lincoln (2)201−15PlayoffSouth Africa Callie Swart
1998
(Nov)		South Africa Bobby Lincoln202−143 strokesSouth Africa Ashley Roestoff
1998
(Jan)		South Africa Desvonde Botes199−173 strokesSouth Africa Richard Kaplan
1997: No tournament
1996South Africa Mark Murless204−122 strokesSouth Africa Dean van Staden
Rustenburg Classic
1995South Africa Brett Liddle208−82 strokesSouth Africa Steve van Vuuren

References
  1. "Ex-champs gather at Mooinooi". Pretoria News. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
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