Spoornet Classic
Encyclopedia
The Spoornet Classic was a golf
tournament that was played on the Sunshine Tour
in the 1991 season only. It was played from January 8-11 1992, and had one the richest purses on the Tour at that time, offering R
47,130 to the winner. The winner of the only contested Spoornet Classic was Retief Goosen
, who would go on to win two U.S. Opens
Golf
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tournament that was 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 the 1991 season only. It was played from January 8-11 1992, and had one the richest purses on the Tour at that time, offering R
South African rand
The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...
47,130 to the winner. The winner of the only contested Spoornet Classic 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 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...
Leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
65-76-67-68=276 | -12 | R South African rand The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"... 47,130 |
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| T2 | Richard Kaplan Richard Kaplan Richard Dennis Kaplan is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the Sunshine Tour.Kaplan was born in Johannesburg and currently lives in Sandton, Johannesburg with his wife and two children... |
66-73-70-68=277 | -11 | R27,255 | |
| John Bland John Bland John Louis Bland is a South African professional golfer who has won more than thirty professional tournaments around the world.... |
69-73-67-68=277 | ||||
| T4 | Derek James Derek James Derek 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... |
73-69-66-70=278 | -10 | R13,560 | |
| Wayne Westner Wayne Westner Wayne Brett Westner is a South African golfer.Westner was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1981 and has won several events in his home country, including two South African Opens. He spent many years on the European Tour where he won two tournaments and had a best Order of Merit... |
70-69-65-74=278 | ||||
| T6 | Wayne Bradley | 69-69-70-71=279 | -9 | R7,353 | |
| Chris DiMarco Chris DiMarco Christian Dean DiMarco is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. DiMarco has won seven tournaments as a pro, including three PGA Tour events.-Early years:... |
69-68-73-69=279 | ||||
| Trevor Dodds Trevor Dodds Trevor George Dodds is a Namibian professional golfer.Dodds was born in Windhoek, Namibia. He turned pro in 1985. He won the Canadian Tour Order of Merit in 1995 and 1996... |
69-70-70-70=279 | ||||
| Ernie Els Ernie Els Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els is a South African professional golfer, who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing... |
69-69-72-69=279 | ||||
| Ian Palmer Ian Palmer Ian Stanley Palmer is a South African professional golfer.Palmer was born in Uitenhage. He turned professional in 1981 and has won the 1985 PAN AM Wild Coast Sun Classic and the 1991 Nissan Challenge on the Southern Africa Tour... |
71-67-68-73=279 | ||||
| Tommy Tolles Tommy Tolles Tommy Tolles is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Tolles was born in Ft. Myers, Florida. He has two Nationwide Tour victories and has finished runner-up in two PGA Tour events.... |
70-68-68-73=279 |