Highveld Classic

Highveld Classic
Tournament information
LocationWitbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Established1979
Course(s)Witbank Golf Club
Par72
Length6,772 yards (6,192 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 600,000
Month playedOctober
Final year2009
Tournament record score
Aggregate196 Titch Moore (2002)
196 James Kamte (2008)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
South Africa Lindani Ndwandwe
Location map
Witbank GC is located in South Africa
Witbank GC
Witbank GC
Location in South Africa
Witbank GC is located in Mpumalanga
Witbank GC
Witbank GC
Location in Mpumalanga

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]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Highveld Classic
2009 South Africa Lindani Ndwandwe 197 −19 Playoff South Africa Alex Haindl
Metmar Highveld Classic
2008 South Africa James Kamte 196 −20 5 strokes South Africa Desvonde Botes
Scotland Doug McGuigan
South Africa Brandon Pieters
Bearing Man Highveld Classic
2007 Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux 202 −14 3 strokes South Africa Ulrich van den Berg
2006 South Africa Darren Fichardt (2) 204 −12 Playoff South Africa Alex Haindl
2005 South Africa Bradford Vaughan 201 −15 2 strokes South Africa Thomas Aiken
South Africa Peter Karmis
2004 South Africa Divan van den Heever 198 −18 5 strokes South Africa Leonard Loxton
2003 South Africa Dion Fourie 201 −15 1 stroke South Africa Desvonde Botes
South Africa Divan van den Heever
2002 South Africa Titch Moore 196 −20 5 strokes South Africa Ashley Roestoff
2001 South Africa Justin Hobday 203 −13 Playoff Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux
2000 South Africa Sean Pappas (2) 200 −16 1 stroke South Africa Bobby Lincoln
1999 South Africa Bobby Lincoln 209 −7 Playoff South Africa Darren Fichardt
Zimbabwe Lyall McNeill
1998 South Africa Wayne Bradley 202 −14 2 strokes South Africa Sammy Daniels
1997 South Africa Darren Fichardt 200 −16 1 stroke South Africa Sean Pappas
1996 South Africa Des Terblanche (2) 200 −16 1 stroke South Africa Bobby Lincoln
1995 South Africa Russell Fletcher 204 −12 1 stroke South Africa Brenden Pappas
Highveld Classic
1994 South Africa Sean Pappas 206 −10
1993 South Africa Des Terblanche 198 −18
1992 South Africa Retief Goosen 199 −17 1 stroke South Africa Ashley Roestoff
1991 South Africa Robbie Stewart
1990: No information known
1989 South Africa Nico van Rensburg
1979–1988: No information known

References

  1. ^ "Major purse boost for Highveld Classic". Independent Online (South Africa). 4 October 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2009.