2018–19 Sunshine Tour

The 2018–19 Sunshine Tour was the 19th 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 Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Zambia, Mauritius and Kenya.

Schedule

The table below shows the schedule of events for the 2018–19 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
12–15 Apr Zanaco Masters Zambia 2,000,000 J. J. Senekal (2) 14
19–22 Apr Old Mutual Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe 2,000,000 Bryce Easton (3) 14
26–29 Apr Mopani Redpath Zambia Open Zambia US$150,000 Rourke van der Spuy (2) 14
9–12 May Investec Royal Swazi Open Swaziland 1,200,000 Justin Harding (6) 14
18–20 May Lombard Insurance Classic Swaziland 1,000,000 Justin Harding (7) 7
5–7 Jun Sun City Challenge Sun City, North West 800,000 Neil Schietekat (2) 7
19–22 Jul KCB Karen Masters Kenya 2,000,000 Michael Palmer (1) 14
1–3 Aug Royal Swazi Spa Challenge Swaziland 800,000 Andre de Decker (1) 7
8–10 Aug Sun Carnival City Challenge Benoni, Gauteng 800,000 J. C. Ritchie (2) 7
16–18 Aug Vodacom Origins (Zebula) Bela-Bela, Limpopo 800,000 Zander Lombard (1) 7
22–25 Aug Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal 800,000 Vaughn Groenewald (6) 7
30 Aug – 1 Sep Vodacom Origins (Selborne) Pennington, KwaZulu-Natal 800,000 Peter Karmis (6) 7
14–16 Sep Vodacom Origins (Arabella) Kleinmond, Western Cape 800,000 Neil Schietekat (3) 7
27–29 Sep Vodacom Origins (St Francis) St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape 800,000 Alex Haindl (2) 4
18–20 Oct Vodacom Origins (Parys) Parys, Free State 800,000 Garth Mulroy (4) 4
24–26 Oct Sun Sibaya Challenge Durban 800,000 Louis de Jager (4) 4
1–3 Nov Vodacom Origins of Golf Final Mossel Bay, Eastern Cape 800,000 Steve Surry (1) 4
29 Nov – 2 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius €1,000,000 Kurt Kitayama (n/a) 17 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and Asian Tour
6–9 Dec South African Open Johannesburg, Gauteng 17,500,000 Louis Oosthuizen (8) 32 Flagship event
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and Asian Tour
13–16 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship Limpopo €1,500,000 David Lipsky (n/a) 23 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
31 Jan – 3 Feb Eye of Africa PGA Championship Johannesburg, Gauteng 2,000,000 Louis de Jager (5) 14
7–10 Feb RAM Cape Town Open Western Cape 2,000,000 Benjamin Follett-Smith (1) 14
14–17 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am George, Western Cape 5,050,000 Philip Eriksson (1) 14
28 Feb – 2 Mar Team Championship Johannesburg, Gauteng 1,500,000 Jaco Prinsloo (2) &
J. C. Ritchie (3)		 n/a
7–10 Mar Limpopo Championship Modimolle 1,500,000 J. C. Ritchie (4) 14
21–24 Mar The Tour Championship Kempton Park, Gauteng 2,000,000 Jean-Paul Strydom (1) 14

Order of Merit

This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.

RankPlayerPrize money (R)
1 Zander Lombard2,119,984
2 Justin Harding1,467,795
3 Bryce Easton1,361,128
4 Neil Schietekat1,206,168
5 Philip Eriksson1,059,233

Full list

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