2017–18 Sunshine Tour

The 2017–18 Sunshine Tour was the 18th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.

The tour is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Zambia and Mauritius.

Schedule

The table below shows the schedule of events for the 2017–18 Sunshine Tour season.

Prize funds shown do not count directly towards the Order of Merit. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of official money Sunshine Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund
(R)		 Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
20–23 Apr Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe 1,800,000 J. C. Ritchie (1) 14
27–30 Apr Zambia Sugar Open Zambia 1,600,000 Oliver Bekker (5) 14
3–6 May Investec Royal Swazi Open Swaziland 1,200,000 Peter Karmis (4) 14
19–21 May Lombard Insurance Classic Swaziland 1,000,000 Oliver Bekker (6) 4
1–4 Jun Mopani Redpath Zambia Open Zambia US$150,000 Riekus Nortje (1) 14
27–29 Jul Vodacom Origins (Highland Gate) Dullstroom, Mpumalanga 750,000 Doug McGuigan (7) 7
2–4 Aug Sun City Challenge Sun City, North West 750,000 Peter Karmis (5) 7
9–11 Aug Sun Carnival City Challenge Benoni, Gauteng 750,000 Jbe' Kruger (4) 4
17–19 Aug Vodacom Origins (Arabella) Kleinmond, Western Cape 750,000 Keith Horne (9) 4
23–25 Aug Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal 750,000 Oliver Bekker (7) 4
31 Aug – 2 Sep Vodacom Origins (Zimbali) Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal 750,000 Jared Harvey (1) 4
6–8 Sep Sun Fish River Challenge Port Alfred, Eastern Cape 750,000 M. J. Viljoen (1) 4
13–15 Sep Sun Boardwalk Challenge Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape 750,000 Tyrone Ryan (1) 4
21–23 Sep Vodacom Origins (St Francis) St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape 750,000 Doug McGuigan (8) 4
12–14 Oct Vodacom Origins (Sishen) Kathu, Northern Cape 750,000 Hennie du Plessis (1) 4
25–27 Oct Sun Sibaya Challenge Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 750,000 Alex Haindl (2) 4
2–4 Nov Vodacom Origins of Golf Final Knysna, Western Cape 750,000 Jaco Prinsloo (1) 4
30 Nov – 3 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius €1,000,000 Dylan Frittelli (1) 17 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and Asian Tour
7–11 Dec[n 1] Joburg Open Johannesburg, Gauteng 16,500,000 Shubhankar Sharma (n/a) 17 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and Asian Tour
11–14 Jan BMW SA Open Johannesburg, Gauteng 15,000,000 Chris Paisley (n/a) 32 Flagship event
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
8–11 Feb Eye of Africa PGA Championship Johannesburg, Gauteng 1,500,000 Matías Calderón (1) 14
15–18 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am George, Western Cape 5,050,000 Jaco Ahlers (7) 14
22–25 Feb Cape Town Open Western Cape 1,500,000 Rhys Enoch (1) 14
1–4 Mar Tshwane Open Tshwane, Gauteng 15,000,000 George Coetzee (9) 19 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
5–6 Mar Steyn City Team Championship Johannesburg, Gauteng 1,000,000 Hennie du Plessis (2)
Jean Hugo (18)		 n/a
15–18 Mar The Tour Championship Kempton Park, Gauteng 1,500,000 Darren Fichardt (16) 14
  1. Finished on Monday due to weather.

Order of Merit

This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.

RankPlayerPrize money (R)
1 George Coetzee2,937,226
2 Erik van Rooyen2,359,847
3 J. C. Ritchie2,033,965
4 Oliver Bekker1,562,989
5 Ockie Strydom1,415,499

Full list

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