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
Lindani Ndwandwe
Location map
Witbank GC
Location in South Africa
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 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 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

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