Highveld Classic Explained

Highveld Classic
Location:Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Establishment:1979
Course:Witbank Golf Club
Par:72
Yardage:6772yd
Tour:Sunshine Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:October
Final Year:2009
Aggregate:196 Titch Moore (2002)
196 James Kamte (2008)
To-Par:−20 as above
Final Champion: Lindani Ndwandwe
Map:South Africa#South Africa Mpumalanga
Map Label:Witbank GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-25.882°N 29.216°W

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

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Highveld Classic
197 −19 Playoff Alex Haindl
Metmar Highveld Classic
196 −20 5 strokes Desvonde Botes
Doug McGuigan
Brandon Pieters
Bearing Man Highveld Classic
202 −14 3 strokes Ulrich van den Berg
Darren Fichardt (2) 204 −12 Playoff Alex Haindl
201 −15 2 strokes Thomas Aiken
Peter Karmis
198 −18 5 strokes Leonard Loxton
201 −15 1 stroke Desvonde Botes
Divan van den Heever
196 −20 5 strokes Ashley Roestoff
203 −13 Playoff Marc Cayeux
Sean Pappas (2) 200 −16 1 stroke Bobby Lincoln
209 −7 Playoff Darren Fichardt
Lyall McNeill
202 −14 2 strokes Sammy Daniels
200 −16 1 stroke Sean Pappas
Des Terblanche (2) 200 −16 1 stroke Bobby Lincoln
204 −12 1 stroke Brenden Pappas
Highveld Classic
1994 206 −10
1993 198 −18
1992 199 −17 1 stroke Ashley Roestoff
1991
1990: No information known
1989
1979–1988: No information known

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major purse boost for Highveld Classic . . 4 October 2005 . 16 June 2009.