2019–20 Sunshine Tour

The 2019–20 Sunshine Tour is the 20th 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 Swaziland, Zambia, Mauritius and Kenya.

Schedule

The table below shows the schedule of events for the 2019–20 Sunshine Tour season.[1]

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
28–31 Mar Mopani Redpath Greendoor
Logistics Zambia Open
Zambia 2,500,000 Daniel van Tonder (3) 14
4–7 Apr Zanaco Masters Zambia 2,000,000 J. C. Ritchie (5) 14
1–4 May Investec Royal Swazi Open Swaziland 1,500,000 Martin Rohwer (1) 14
17–19 May Lombard Insurance Classic Swaziland 1,000,000 Jake Redman (1) 4
5–7 Jun Sun City Challenge Sun City, North West 1,000,000 Garrick Higgo (1) 7
17–30 Jun KCB Karen Masters Kenya 2,200,000 Toto Thimba Jr. (1) 14
31 Jul – 2 Aug Royal Swazi Spa Challenge Swaziland 1,000,000 Ruan Conradie (1) 7
22–24 Aug Vodacom Origins (Sishen) Kathu, Northern Cape 1,000,000 Ockie Strydom (1) 4
5–7 Sep King's Cup Swaziland 1,000,000 Jaco Ahlers (8) 7
26–28 Sep Vodacom Origins (Humewood) Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape 1,000,000 Merrick Bremner (6) 4
3–5 Oct Vodacom Origins (Stellenbosch) Stellenbosch, Western Cape 1,000,000 Thriston Lawrence (1) 4
9–11 Oct Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal 1,000,000 Jean Hugo (19) 7
17–19 Oct Vodacom Origins (Selborne) Pennington, KwaZulu-Natal 1,000,000 Jaco Ahlers (9) 7
23–25 Oct Sibaya Challenge Durban 1,000,000 Hennie Otto (13) 7
31 Oct – 2 Nov Vodacom Origins of Golf Final Knysna, Western Cape 1,000,000 George Coetzee (10) 7
14–17 Nov Nedbank Golf Challenge Sun City, North West US$7,500,000 Tommy Fleetwood (n/a) 36 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
28 Nov – 1 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship Malelane, Mpumalanga 1,500,000 Pablo Larrazábal (n/a) 19 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
5–8 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius 1,000,000 Rasmus Højgaard (n/a) 17 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and Asian Tour
9–12 Jan South African Open Johannesburg, Gauteng 17,500,000 Branden Grace (6) 32 Flagship event
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
16–19 Jan Eye of Africa PGA Championship Johannesburg, Gauteng 2,000,000 Darren Fichardt (17) 14
23–25 Jan Gauteng Team Championship Johannesburg, Gauteng 1,500,000 Jaco Prinsloo (3) &
J. C. Ritchie (6)
0
30 Jan–2 Feb Limpopo Championship Modimolle, Limpopo 3,500,000 J. C. Ritchie (7) 13 Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour
6–9 Feb RAM Cape Town Open Cape Town, Western Cape 3,500,000 Anton Karlsson (n/a) 13 Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour
13–16 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am George, Western Cape 6,300,000 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (2) 13 Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour
20–23 Feb The Tour Championship Kempton Park, Gauteng 1,500,000 Garrick Higgo (2) 14

Order of Merit

This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.

RankPlayerPrize money (R)
1 J. C. Ritchie2,162,387
2 Daniel van Tonder2,043,268
3 Jaco Ahlers1,902,195
4 George Coetzee1,722,930
5 Thriston Lawrence1,377,891

Full list

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References

  1. "2019/20 Season – Tournament Schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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