Highveld Classic
Golf tournament
title: "Highveld Classic" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["former-sunshine-tour-events", "golf-tournaments-in-south-africa", "recurring-sporting-events-established-in-1979", "recurring-sporting-events-disestablished-in-2009", "1979-establishments-in-south-africa", "2009-disestablishments-in-south-africa"] description: "Golf tournament" topic_path: "geography/south-africa" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highveld_Classic" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Golf tournament ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox golf tournament"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Highveld Classic |
| location | Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| establishment | 1979 |
| course | Witbank Golf Club |
| par | 72 |
| yardage | 6772 yd |
| tour | Sunshine Tour |
| format | Stroke play |
| purse | |
| month_played | October |
| final_year | 2009 |
| aggregate | 196 Titch Moore (2002) |
| 196 James Kamte (2008) | |
| to-par | −20 as above |
| final_champion | ZAF Lindani Ndwandwe |
| map | South Africa#South Africa Mpumalanga |
| map_label | Witbank GC |
| map_caption | Location in South Africa##Location in Mpumalanga |
| map_relief | yes |
| map_size | 200 |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
| name = Highveld Classic | nickname = | image = | location = Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa | establishment = 1979 | course = Witbank Golf Club | par = 72 | yardage = 6772 yd | tour = Sunshine Tour | format = Stroke play | purse = | month_played = October | final_year = 2009 | aggregate = 196 Titch Moore (2002) 196 James Kamte (2008) | to-par = −20 as above | final_champion = ZAF Lindani Ndwandwe | map = South Africa#South Africa Mpumalanga | map_label = Witbank GC | map_caption = Location in South Africa##Location in Mpumalanga | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = 200 | coordinates = 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.
Winners
::data[format=table] | Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Highveld Classic | Metmar Highveld Classic | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | Highveld Classic | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2009 | ZAF Lindani Ndwandwe | 197 | −19 | Playoff | ZAF Alex Haindl | | | | | | 2008 | ZAF James Kamte | 196 | −20 | 5 strokes | ZAF Desvonde Botes SCO Doug McGuigan ZAF Brandon Pieters | | | | | | 2007 | ZIM Marc Cayeux | 202 | −14 | 3 strokes | ZAF Ulrich van den Berg | | | | | | 2006 | ZAF Darren Fichardt (2) | 204 | −12 | Playoff | ZAF Alex Haindl | | | | | | 2005 | ZAF Bradford Vaughan | 201 | −15 | 2 strokes | ZAF Thomas Aiken ZAF Peter Karmis | | | | | | 2004 | ZAF Divan van den Heever | 198 | −18 | 5 strokes | ZAF Leonard Loxton | | | | | | 2003 | ZAF Dion Fourie | 201 | −15 | 1 stroke | ZAF Desvonde Botes ZAF Divan van den Heever | | | | | | 2002 | ZAF Titch Moore | 196 | −20 | 5 strokes | ZAF Ashley Roestoff | | | | | | 2001 | ZAF Justin Hobday | 203 | −13 | Playoff | ZIM Marc Cayeux | | | | | | 2000 | ZAF Sean Pappas (2) | 200 | −16 | 1 stroke | ZAF Bobby Lincoln | | | | | | 1999 | ZAF Bobby Lincoln | 209 | −7 | Playoff | ZAF Darren Fichardt ZIM Lyall McNeill | | | | | | 1998 | ZAF Wayne Bradley | 202 | −14 | 2 strokes | ZAF Sammy Daniels | | | | | | 1997 | ZAF Darren Fichardt | 200 | −16 | 1 stroke | ZAF Sean Pappas | | | | | | 1996 | ZAF Des Terblanche (2) | 200 | −16 | 1 stroke | ZAF Bobby Lincoln | | | | | | 1995 | ZAF Russell Fletcher | 204 | −12 | 1 stroke | ZAF Brenden Pappas | | | | | | 1994 | ZAF Sean Pappas | 206 | −10 | | | | | | | | 1993 | ZAF Des Terblanche | 198 | −18 | | | | | | | | 1992 | ZAF Retief Goosen | 199 | −17 | 1 stroke | ZAF Ashley Roestoff | | | | | | 1991 | ZAF Robbie Stewart | | | | | | | | | | 1990: No information known | | | | | | | | | | | 1989 | ZAF Nico van Rensburg | | | | | | | | | | 1979–1988: No information known | | | | | | | | | | ::
References
References
- (4 October 2005). "Major purse boost for Highveld Classic". [[Independent Online (South Africa)]].
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