The Mount Edgecombe Trophy was a golf tournament that was played on the Sunshine Tour. Formed in 1993, it included a deep international field of not only Africans, but drawing names like Vijay Singh, whose best finish in the event was a tie for 3rd in 1993. It was one of the richest purses on the Sunshine Tour at the time with a first place winners share of R 71,100. The inaugural champion was Retief Goosen.[1] The 1994 champion was Bruce Vaughan, the first American to win the event.

Mount Edgecombe Trophy
Tournament information
LocationMount Edgecombe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Established1993
Course(s)Mount Edgecombe Country Club
Par72
Length6,825 yards (6,241 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 500,000
Month playedFebruary/March
Final year2008
Tournament record score
Aggregate275 Tony Johnstone (1994)
275 Bruce Vaughan (1994)
275 Darren Fichardt (2008)
275 Mark Murless (2008)
To par−13 as above
Final champion
South Africa Mark Murless
Location map
Mount Edgecombe CC is located in South Africa
Mount Edgecombe CC
Mount Edgecombe CC
Location in South Africa
Mount Edgecombe CC is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Mount Edgecombe CC
Mount Edgecombe CC
Location in KwaZulu-Natal

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Mount Edgecombe Trophy
2008   Mark Murless 275 −13 Playoff   Darren Fichardt
2007   Steve van Vuuren 276 −12 1 stroke   Desvonde Botes
  Des Terblanche
  Tjaart van der Walt
1995–2006: No tournament
Autopage Mount Edgecombe Trophy
1994   Bruce Vaughan 275 −13 Playoff   Tony Johnstone
Mount Edgecombe Trophy
1993   Retief Goosen 279 −9 5 strokes   Nick Price

References

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