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 |
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28–31 Mar | Mopani Redpath Greendoor Logistics Zambia Open |
Zambia | 2,500,000 | 14 | ||
4–7 Apr | Zanaco Masters | Zambia | 2,000,000 | 14 | ||
1–4 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 1,500,000 | 14 | ||
17–19 May | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | 4 | ||
5–7 Jun | Sun City Challenge | Sun City, North West | 1,000,000 | 7 | ||
17–30 Jun | KCB Karen Masters | Kenya | 2,200,000 | 14 | ||
31 Jul – 2 Aug | Royal Swazi Spa Challenge | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | 7 | ||
22–24 Aug | Vodacom Origins (Sishen) | Kathu, Northern Cape | 1,000,000 | 4 | ||
5–7 Sep | King's Cup | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | 7 | ||
26–28 Sep | Vodacom Origins (Humewood) | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape | 1,000,000 | 4 | ||
3–5 Oct | Vodacom Origins (Stellenbosch) | Stellenbosch, Western Cape | 1,000,000 | 4 | ||
9–11 Oct | Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge | Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal | 1,000,000 | 7 | ||
17–19 Oct | Vodacom Origins (Selborne) | Pennington, KwaZulu-Natal | 1,000,000 | 7 | ||
23–25 Oct | Sibaya Challenge | Durban | 1,000,000 | 7 | ||
31 Oct – 2 Nov | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Knysna, Western Cape | 1,000,000 | 7 | ||
14–17 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge | Sun City, North West | US$7,500,000 | 36 | Co-sanctioned with the European Tour | |
28 Nov – 1 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Malelane, Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | 19 | Co-sanctioned with the European Tour | |
5–8 Dec | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | €1,000,000 | 17 | Co-sanctioned with the European Tour and Asian Tour | |
9–12 Jan | South African Open | Johannesburg, Gauteng | 17,500,000 | 32 | Flagship event Co-sanctioned with the European Tour | |
16–19 Jan | Eye of Africa PGA Championship | Johannesburg, Gauteng | 2,000,000 | 14 | ||
23–25 Jan | Gauteng Team Championship | Johannesburg, Gauteng | 1,500,000 | 0 | ||
30 Jan–2 Feb | Limpopo Championship | Modimolle, Limpopo | 3,500,000 | 13 | Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour | |
6–9 Feb | RAM Cape Town Open | Cape Town, Western Cape | 3,500,000 | 13 | Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour | |
13–16 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | George, Western Cape | 6,300,000 | 13 | Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour | |
20–23 Feb | The Tour Championship | Kempton Park, Gauteng | 1,500,000 | 14 |
Order of Merit
This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.
Rank | Player | Prize money (R) |
---|---|---|
1 | 2,162,387 | |
2 | 2,043,268 | |
3 | 1,902,195 | |
4 | 1,722,930 | |
5 | 1,377,891 |
References
- "2019/20 Season – Tournament Schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 28 November 2019.