Platinum Classic
The Platinum Classic was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was founded in 1995, and was played at the nine-hole Mooinooi Golf Club, North West Province, South Africa, although the first event had to be moved to Rustenburg when the greens at Mooinooi were vandalised.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mooinooi, South Africa |
| Established | 1995 |
| Course(s) | Mooinooi Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,948 yards (6,353 m) |
| Tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | R 500,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Final year | 2013 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 196 Jean Hugo (2010) |
| To par | −20 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Neil Schietekat | |
| Location Map | |
  Mooinooi GC Location in South Africa  Mooinooi GC Location in North West | |
The tournament was traditionally held in October but was moved to March in 2012 and September in 2013. The prize fund was R500,000.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum Classic | |||||
| 2013 | Neil Schietekat | 201 | −15 | 3 strokes | Jaco Ahlers |
| 2012 | Jake Roos | 202 | −14 | Playoff | Anthony Michael Chris Swanepoel |
| 2011 | Hennie Otto | 199 | −17 | 2 strokes | Darren Fichardt |
| 2010 | Jean Hugo | 196 | −20 | 2 strokes | Michiel Bothma |
| 2009 | Darren Fichardt | 201 | −15 | 1 stroke | Titch Moore |
| 2008 | Thomas Aiken | 197 | −19 | 5 strokes | Desvonde Botes Nic Henning Keith Horne |
| 2007 | Louis Oosthuizen | 205 | −11 | Playoff |  Marc Cayeux Adilson da Silva |
| 2006 | Vaughn Groenewald | 202 | −14 | 1 stroke | Thomas Aiken |
| 2005 | Jaco van Zyl | 198 | −18 | Playoff | Grant Muller |
| 2004 | Titch Moore (2) | 200 | −16 | 3 strokes | Hennie Otto |
| 2003 |  Doug McGuigan | 199 | −17 | 1 stroke | Ashley Roestoff |
| 2002 | Titch Moore | 198 | −18 | 5 strokes | Doug McGuigan |
| 2001 | Roger Wessels | 201 | −15 | 4 strokes | Des Terblanche |
| 2000 | Desvonde Botes (2) | 202 | −14 | 1 stroke | Roger Wessels |
| 1999 | Bobby Lincoln (2) | 201 | −15 | Playoff | Callie Swart |
| 1998 (Nov) | Bobby Lincoln | 202 | −14 | 3 strokes | Ashley Roestoff |
| 1998 (Jan) | Desvonde Botes | 199 | −17 | 3 strokes | Richard Kaplan |
| 1997: No tournament | |||||
| 1996 | Mark Murless | 204 | −12 | 2 strokes | Dean van Staden |
| Rustenburg Classic | |||||
| 1995 | Brett Liddle | 208 | −8 | 2 strokes | Steve van Vuuren |
References
- "Ex-champs gather at Mooinooi". Pretoria News. October 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
External links
- Sunshine Tour - official site
- Mooinooi Golf Club
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