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Iscor Newcastle Classic
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. Winners *1996 John Nelson *1995 Steve van Vuuren *1994 Ian Hutchings *1993 Brett Liddle *1992 Derek James *1991 *1990 *1989 |
Golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 18 or 9 ''holes'', regions of terrain that each contain a ''cup'', the hole that receives the ball. Each hole on a course contains a teeing ground to start from, and a putting green containing the cup. There are several standard forms of terrain between the tee and the green, such as the fairway, rough (tall grass), and various ''hazards'' such as water, rocks, or sand-filled ''bunkers''. Each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout. Golf is played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual, known as stroke play, or the lowest score on the most individual holes in a complete round by an individual or team, k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine Tour
The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern and East Africa. For much of its early history it was known either as the South African Tour or Sunshine Circuit; through sponsorship deals, it has also been known as the Vodacom Tour and the FNB Tour. For the 2000–01 season the tour rebranded itself as the ''Sunshine Tour'' in an attempt to broaden its appeal. A large majority of the tour events are still staged in South Africa. The tour is one of the six leading men's tours which before 2009 made up the membership of the International Federation of PGA Tours, but it offers much less prize money than some of the leading tours, and leading Southern African golfers traditionally prefer to play on the PGA Tour or the European Tour if they can qualify to do so, typically returning to play in Sunshine Tour events a couple of times a year. Most of the tour's leading official money events, including the South African Open, are co-sanctioned with the European To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retief Goosen
Retief Goosen (born 3 February 1969) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He has won two U.S. Opens, in 2001 and 2004, headed the European Tour Order of Merit in 2001 and 2002, and was in the top ten of the world rankings for over 250 weeks between 2001 and 2007. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, class of 2019. Early life Goosen was born in Pietersburg (now Polokwane), South Africa. He is the son of Theo Goosen, a local real estate agent and amateur golfer who introduced the game of golf to Retief at an early age. Theo took a strict approach to parenting. "Look, I never made life easy for my kids," said Theo "We never spoiled them. We never pleasurized them." Goosen even admits that his father put pressure on him. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nelson (golfer)
John Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment *John L. Nelson (1916–2001), American musician, father of singer Prince *John Nelson (conductor) (born 1941), American conductor *John Nelson (visual effects artist) (born 1953), American visual effects supervisor * John Randall Nelson (born 1956), painter and sculptor based in Phoenix, Arizona *John Allen Nelson (born 1959), American actor in film and television * John Mark Nelson (born 1993), songwriter and producer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota *John Arthur Nelson, director, actor, and writer Politics *John M. Nelson (1870–1955), American political figure from Wisconsin * John E. Nelson (Maine politician) (1874–1955), American political figure from Maine *Jock Nelson (John Norman Nelson, 1908–1991), Australian politician * John E. Nelson (Nebraska politician) (born 1935), American political figure in Nebraska * John B. Nelson (born 1936), American political figure in Arizona Sports *Candy Nelson (John W. Nelson, 1849–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Van Vuuren
Stephen Daniel van Vuuren (born 26 September 1959) 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. Van Vuuren was born Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa. He currently lives in Mpumalanga. He turned professional in 1981 and joined the Sunshine Tour in 1993. before that he played on the SA Winter Tour, winning the Order of Merit in 1995. His best year by far on the Sunshine Tour was in the 1995-96 season where he won 4 times, finishing 7th on the Order of Merit. Amateur highlights *2nd Transvaal Strokeplay *Northern Transvaal & Eastern Transvaal Junior *Eastern Transvaal & Eagles Representative *Transvaal Under 23 *South African Pro Team Vs Springboks Professional wins (13) Sunshine Tour wins (7) *1994 FNB Pro Series: Botswana Open *1995 Iscor Newcastle Classic, Mmabatho Sun Classic, Sanlam Classic Tournament, FNB Pro Series: Botswana Open *2004 Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour – Schoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Hutchings
Ian Guy Hutchings (born 26 March 1968) is a professional golfer from Zimbabwe who lives in South Africa. He is currently a member of the Sunshine Tour and a former member of the Canadian Tour PGA Tour Canada, commonly referred to as the Canadian Tour, is a men's professional golf tour headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The United States based PGA Tour took over operation of the tour on November 1, 2012, at which time it was renamed PG .... He collected two wins in South Africa in 1994 and 1996, four wins in Canada, and other international victories. His best ever finish on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit was 14th in 1994. He has over R1,500,000 career earnings on the Sunshine Tour. Amateur highlights *12 Amateur wins *1987/1988 Springbok Professional wins (8) Sunshine Tour wins (2) Canadian Tour wins (4) Other wins (2) *1992 Bidvest Sun-City Pro-Am (South Africa non-Order of Merit event) *1995 Los Leones Open (Chile) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hutchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Liddle
Brett Anthony Liddle (born 11 March 1970) 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 The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern and East Africa. For much of its early history it was known either as the South African Tour or Sunshine Circuit; through sponsorship deals, it has also been known as the Vod ... a year later. He would add five more wins between then and 2000. His best year on tour was in 1995, winning twice. Professional wins (9) Sunshine Tour wins (5) Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)IGT Pro Tour wins (2) Other wins (2) *1993[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek James
Derek James (born 28 September 1960) is a South African professional golfer currently playing on the Sunshine Tour. James was born in Durban and 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 and joined the Sunshine Tour. He won his first title there in 1991, and would add six more wins between then and 1994. He was also runner-up in the South African Open in 1992, and won the Canadian Tournament Players' Championship in 1994, in addition to picking up three minor tournament victories in the United States. He retired from competitive golf in 1997, and is now the head professional at Southbroom Golf Club. Amateur highlights *1982–84 SA National Team *1984 SA Strokeplay Champion Professional wins (11) Canadian Tour wins (1) South African wins (7) *1991 (1) River Sun Challenge *1992 (3) Iscor Newcastle Classic, Kalahari Classic, Mercedez Benz Golf Challen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Terblanche
Desmond Terblanche (born 27 October 1965) 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. Terblanche was born in Vryburg, South Africa. He won the Junior World Championship in 1983. He turned professional in 1987. He was married in 1988 and has two teenage children. His 12 wins on the Sunshine Tour came between 1989 and 2007. Amateur highlights *1980-83 Junior Springbok *1983 World Junior Champion *1985 SA under 23 Professional wins (17) Asian Tour wins (3) Asian Tour playoff record (1–0) Sunshine Tour wins (12) *1989 Bloemfontein Classic, Iscor Newcastle Classic *1991 Kalahari Classic *1993 Highveld Classic, Mmabatho Sun Leopard Park Classic *1994 Royal Swazi Sun Classic *1996 Bearing Man Highveld Classic, FNB Pro Series 5: Botswana *1997 Vodacom Series: Eastern Cape *2000 Emfuleni Classic *2003 Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open *2007 Samsung Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golf Tournaments In South Africa
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 18 or 9 ''holes'', regions of terrain that each contain a ''cup'', the hole that receives the ball. Each hole on a course contains a teeing ground to start from, and a putting green containing the cup. There are several standard forms of terrain between the tee and the green, such as the fairway, rough (tall grass), and various ''hazards'' such as water, rocks, or sand-filled ''bunkers''. Each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout. Golf is played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual, known as stroke play, or the lowest score on the most individual holes in a complete round by an individual or team, k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
