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]

Platinum Classic
Tournament information
LocationMooinooi, South Africa
Established1995
Course(s)Mooinooi Golf Club
Par72
Length6,948 yards (6,353 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 500,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year2013
Tournament record score
Aggregate196 Jean Hugo (2010)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
South Africa Neil Schietekat
Location map
Mooinooi GC is located in South Africa
Mooinooi GC
Mooinooi GC
Location in South Africa
Mooinooi GC is located in North West (South African province)
Mooinooi GC
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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "Ex-champs gather at Mooinooi". Pretoria News. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.

External links edit