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2019–20 Sunshine Tour

2019–20 Sunshine Tour season
Duration28 March 2019 (2019-03-28) – 23 February 2020 (2020-02-23)
Number of official events25[a]
Most winsSouth Africa J. C. Ritchie (3)
Order of MeritSouth Africa J. C. Ritchie
Rookie of the YearSouth Africa Garrick Higgo

The 2019–20 Sunshine Tour was the 49th season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2019–20 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R) 		Winner[b] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[c] 		Notes
31 Mar Mopani Redpath Greendoor Logistics Zambia Open Zambia 2,500,000 South Africa Daniel van Tonder (3) 14
7 Apr Zanaco Masters Zambia 2,000,000 South Africa J. C. Ritchie (5) 14
4 May Investec Royal Swazi Open Eswatini 1,500,000 South Africa Martin Rohwer (1) 14
19 May Lombard Insurance Classic Eswatini 1,000,000 South Africa Jake Redman (1) 4
7 Jun Sun City Challenge North West 1,000,000 South Africa Garrick Higgo (1) 7
30 Jun KCB Karen Masters Kenya 2,200,000 South Africa Toto Thimba Jr. (1) 14
2 Aug Royal Swazi Spa Challenge Eswatini 1,000,000 South Africa Ruan Conradie (1) 7
24 Aug Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen Northern Cape 1,000,000 South Africa Ockie Strydom (1) 4
1 Sep Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe – Cancelled[2] –
7 Sep King's Cup Eswatini 1,000,000 South Africa Jaco Ahlers (8) 7 New tournament
28 Sep Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood Eastern Cape 1,000,000 South Africa Merrick Bremner (6) 4
5 Oct Vodacom Origins of Golf at Stellenbosch Western Cape 1,000,000 South Africa Thriston Lawrence (1) 4
11 Oct Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge KwaZulu-Natal 1,000,000 South Africa Jean Hugo (19) 7
19 Oct Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park KwaZulu-Natal 1,000,000 South Africa Jaco Ahlers (9) 7
25 Oct Sibaya Challenge KwaZulu-Natal 1,000,000 South Africa Hennie Otto (13) 7
2 Nov Vodacom Origins of Golf Final Western Cape 1,000,000 South Africa George Coetzee (10) 7
17 Nov Nedbank Golf Challenge North West US$7,500,000 England Tommy Fleetwood (n/a) 36 EUR[d] Limited-field event
1 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship Mpumalanga €1,500,000 Spain Pablo Larrazábal (n/a) 19 EUR
8 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius €1,000,000 Denmark Rasmus Højgaard (n/a) 17 ASA, EUR
12 Jan South African Open Gauteng 17,500,000 South Africa Branden Grace (6) 32 EUR Flagship event
19 Jan Eye of Africa PGA Championship Gauteng 2,000,000 South Africa Darren Fichardt (17) 14
25 Jan Gauteng Team Championship Gauteng 1,500,000 South Africa Jaco Prinsloo (3) and
South Africa J. C. Ritchie (6) 		n/a Team event
2 Feb Limpopo Championship Limpopo 3,500,000 South Africa J. C. Ritchie (7) 13 CHA
9 Feb RAM Cape Town Open Western Cape 3,500,000 Sweden Anton Karlsson (n/a) 13 CHA
16 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am Western Cape 6,300,000 South Africa Christiaan Bezuidenhout (2) 13 CHA Pro-Am
23 Feb The Tour Championship Gauteng 1,500,000 South Africa Garrick Higgo (2) 14 Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money (R)
1 South Africa J. C. Ritchie 2,162,387
2 South Africa Daniel van Tonder 2,043,268
3 South Africa Jaco Ahlers 1,902,195
4 South Africa George Coetzee 1,722,930
5 South Africa Thriston Lawrence 1,377,891

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) South Africa Garrick Higgo [5][6]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Sunshine Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.
  3. ^ ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.
  4. ^ European Tour Rolex Series

References

  1. ^ "2019/20 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ^ Chitsiga, Takudzwa (11 July 2019). "Zim Open tourney cancelled again". The Chronicle. Zimbabwe. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ "2019/20 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. ^ "JC Ritchie wins the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit". Sportyard. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. ^ "2019/20 Rookie of the Year". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. ^ Michael Vlismas [@MichaelVlismas] (24 February 2020). "@garrick_higgo wins the Tour Championship and @Sunshine_Tour Rookie of the Year trophy" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via Twitter.
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