2020–21 Sunshine Tour

The 2020–21 Sunshine Tour is the 21st 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 Eswatini, Zambia, Mauritius and Kenya.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour announced a suspension on 16 March.[1] Later, the first two scheduled tournaments, the Investec Royal Swazi Open and the Zambia Open, were postponed. On 5 August, the tour announced its resumption, starting in mid-August with a new series of five 54-hole tournaments, called the "Rise Up Series".[2]

Schedule

The table below shows the revised schedule of events for the 2020–21 Sunshine Tour season following the tour's suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

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
19–21 Aug Betway Championship Johannesburg, Gauteng 600,000
26–28 Aug Rise Up Series Event 2 Johannesburg, Gauteng 600,000
2–4 Sep Rise Up Series Event 3 Pretoria, Gauteng 600,000
23–25 Sep Rise Up Series Event 4 Boksburg, Gauteng 600,000
30 Sep – 2 Oct Rise Up Series Event 5 Johannesburg, Gauteng 600,000
8–11 Oct Zanaco Masters Lusaka, Zambia 2,200,000
15–18 Oct Zimbabwe Open Harare, Zimbabwe 1,500,000
21–23 Oct Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal 700,000
28–31 Oct Investec Sun City Open Sun City, North West 1,500,000
2–4 Nov Times Square Challenge Pretoria, Gauteng 700,000

    Original schedule

    The table below shows the schedule of early season tournaments as announced prior to the tour's suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Dates Tournament Location Prize fund
    (R)    		 Notes
    6–9 May Investec Royal Swazi Open Eswatini 1,500,000
    14–17 May Zambia Open Zambia 2,000,000
    22–24 May Lombard Insurance Classic Kleinmond, Western Cape 1,250,000
    3–5 Jun Sun City Challenge Sun City, North West 1,000,000
    23–25 Jul Vodacom Origins (Western Cape) Western Cape 1,000,000
    29–31 Jul Royal Swazi Spa Challenge Eswatini 1,000,000
    5–7 Aug FNB Eswatini Nkonyeni Sunshine Tour Golf Challenge Eswatini 1,000,000 New tournament
    13–16 Aug Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe 1,500,000
    20–23 Aug Zanaco Masters Zambia 2,200,000
    27–29 Jul Vodacom Origins (Central) TBC 1,000,000
    3–5 Sep King's Cup Eswatini 1,000,000
    10–13 Sep KCB Karen Masters Kenya 2,200,000
    17–19 Sep Vodacom Origins (Eastern Cape) Eastern Cape 1,000,000
    23–25 Sep Sun Boardwalk Challenge Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape 1,000,000
    30 Sep – 2 Oct Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal 1,000,000
    8–10 Oct Vodacom Origins (KwaZulu-Natal) KwaZulu-Natal 1,000,000
    21–23 Oct Sibaya Challenge Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 1,000,000
    5–7 Nov Vodacom Origins of Golf Final TBC 1,000,000

      References
      1. "Sunshine Tour suspends all activities". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
      2. "Sunshine Tour announces return with new Rise-Up Series". SuperSport. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
      3. "2020/21 Season – Tournament Schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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