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]

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

Winners

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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

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