Victoria Falls Classic


The Victoria Falls Classic was a Rhodesian golf tournament held from 1976 to 1979. Starting in 1977 it was on the Southern African Tour.

History

The event was played at Elephant Hills Country Club at Victoria [Falls, Zimbabwe|Victoria Falls, Rhodesia]. The course was a par-73 measuring 7,868 yards. It was the longest course in Africa.
The inaugural event was sponsored by Meikles. Englishman Nick Job beat South African Andries Oosthuizen in a sudden-death playoff after they had tied on 293. The following year, days after the event, the Elephant Hills Country Club was destroyed by fire, after being hit by a missile during the Rhodesian [Bush War]. In 1978, the war was still going on but the tournament continued to be played.

Winners