Iscor Newcastle Classic
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The Iscor Newcastle Classic was a golf
tournament formerly played on the Sunshine Tour
in South Africa
. It was first played in the 1980s when the Tour was known as the South African Winter Tour. The 1991 champion was Retief Goosen
, who made the Newcastle Classic his first professional win. Goosen would go on to win two U.S. Opens
. The last Newcastle Classic was played in the 1996/1997 season.
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 on 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...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It was first played in the 1980s when the Tour was known as the South African Winter Tour. The 1991 champion was Retief Goosen
Retief Goosen
Retief 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...
, who made the Newcastle Classic his first professional win. Goosen would go on to win two U.S. Opens
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
. The last Newcastle Classic was played in the 1996/1997 season.
Winners
- 1996 John Nelson
- 1995 Steve Van VuurenSteve van VuurenStephen Daniel van Vuuren is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the Sunshine Tour. He won 7 times on the Sunshine Tour between 1994 and 2007....
- 1994 Ian HutchingsIan HutchingsIan Guy Hutchings is a professional golfer from Zimbabwe who currently lives in South Africa. He is currently a member of the Sunshine Tour and a former member of the Canadian Tour. He collected two wins in South Africa in 1994 and 1996, and three wins in Canada, along with three other...
- 1993 Brett LiddleBrett LiddleBrett Anthony Liddle is a professional golfer from South Africa.Liddle was born in Boksburg. He turned professional in 1992 and picked up his first win on the Sunshine Tour a year later. He would add five more wins between then and 2000...
- 1992 Derek JamesDerek JamesDerek James is a South African professional golfer currently playing on the Sunshine Tour.James was born in Durban and currently lives in Southbroom with his wife and two children. He was the 1984 South African Strokeplay champion, his biggest amateur win. He turned professional later that year...
- 1991 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...
- 1990
- 1989 Des TerblancheDes TerblancheDesmond Terblanche is a South African professional golfer who plays currently on the Sunshine Tour. He has won 12 times on the Sunshine Tour, along with three wins on the Asian Tour....