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

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Highveld Classic
2009South Africa Lindani Ndwandwe197−19PlayoffSouth Africa Alex Haindl
Metmar Highveld Classic
2008South Africa James Kamte196−205 strokesSouth Africa Desvonde Botes
Scotland Doug McGuigan
South Africa Brandon Pieters
Bearing Man Highveld Classic
2007Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux202−143 strokesSouth Africa Ulrich van den Berg
2006South Africa Darren Fichardt (2)204−12PlayoffSouth Africa Alex Haindl
2005South Africa Bradford Vaughan201−152 strokesSouth Africa Thomas Aiken
South Africa Peter Karmis
2004South Africa Divan van den Heever198−185 strokesSouth Africa Leonard Loxton
2003South Africa Dion Fourie201−151 strokeSouth Africa Desvonde Botes
South Africa Divan van den Heever
2002South Africa Titch Moore196−205 strokesSouth Africa Ashley Roestoff
2001South Africa Justin Hobday203−13PlayoffZimbabwe Marc Cayeux
2000South Africa Sean Pappas (2)200−161 strokeSouth Africa Bobby Lincoln
1999South Africa Bobby Lincoln209−7PlayoffSouth Africa Darren Fichardt
Zimbabwe Lyall McNeill
1998South Africa Wayne Bradley202−142 strokesSouth Africa Sammy Daniels
1997South Africa Darren Fichardt200−161 strokeSouth Africa Sean Pappas
1996South Africa Des Terblanche (2)200−161 strokeSouth Africa Bobby Lincoln
1995South Africa Russell Fletcher204−121 strokeSouth Africa Brenden Pappas
Highveld Classic
1994South Africa Sean Pappas206−10
1993South Africa Des Terblanche198−18
1992South Africa Retief Goosen199−171 strokeSouth Africa Ashley Roestoff
1991South Africa Robbie Stewart
1990: No information known
1989South 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.
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