Bushveld Classic
Encyclopedia
The Bushveld Classic was a golf
tournament formerly played the Sunshine Tour
. The list of winners starts from 1991, but there may have been more past playings of the event.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament formerly played the Sunshine Tour
Sunshine Tour
The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. For much of its history it was known either as the South African Tour or the FNB Tour, but it rebranded itself in an attempt to broaden its appeal...
. The list of winners starts from 1991, but there may have been more past playings of the event.
Winners
- 1997
Desvonde BotesDesvonde BotesDesvonde Pierre Botes is a South African professional golfer.Botes was born in Pretoria. After winning the South African Amateur Championship in 1991 at the age of 16 years and 5 months, 20 days younger than the record set by Ernie Els, Botes turned professional at the start of 1992... - 1996 James KingstonJames KingstonJames Hubert Kingston is a South African professional golfer.Kingston was born in Ottosdal, South Africa. He turned professional in 1988, and is currently a member of the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour...
- 1995 Kevin Stone
- 1994 Don Gammon
- 1993 Kevin Stone
- 1992 Retief GoosenRetief GoosenRetief Goosen is a South African professional golfer who has been in the top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings for over 250 weeks between 2001 and 2007. His main achievements have been two U.S...
- 1991 John MashegoJohn MashegoMokgeteng John Mashego is a South African golfer who was the first black player to win a tournament on the Southern African Tour after it lifted its whites-only rule. His victory came at the 1991 Bushveld Classic, where he defeated Steve van Vuuren and Ian Palmer in a playoff.Mashengo was born in...