1983–84 Southern Africa Tour

The 1983–84 Southern Africa Tour was the 13th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

1983–84 Southern Africa Tour season
Duration25 January 1984 (1984-01-25) – 2 March 1984 (1984-03-02)
Number of official events6
Most winsZimbabwe Tony Johnstone (2)
Order of MeritSouth Africa Gavan Levenson

Season outline

The first tournament of the year, the PAN AM Wild Coast, was won by Mark McNulty. He defeated South Africa's Harold Henning by one shot, while Spain's Seve Ballesteros was a further shot back.[1] The following week, Gavan Levenson won the Lexington PGA Championship, defeating Nick Price by three shots.[2] At the next event, the South African Open, Tony Johnstone was victorious.[3] Johnstone would go on to win the following week as well at the SA Charity Classic.[4]

The final two events of the year were won by foreign players. At the ICL International, Northern Ireland's David Feherty was victorious.[5] At the final event of the year, the Swazi Sun Pro-Am, American Rick Hartmann defeated Teddy Webber by one shot.[6]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1983–84 season.[7]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
28 JanPAN AM Wild CoastCape150,000Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (7)New tournament
4 FebLexington PGA ChampionshipTransvaal100,000South Africa Gavan Levenson (2)
11 FebSouth African OpenTransvaal100,000Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (1)
18 FebSA Charity ClassicTransvaal80,000Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (2)New tournament
25 FebICL InternationalTransvaal60,000Northern Ireland David Feherty (1)
2 MarSwazi Sun Pro-AmSwaziland60,000United States Rick Hartmann (1)Pro-Am

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)
Winner Notes
4 Dec Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge Transvaal US$1,000,000 Spain Seve Ballesteros Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[8]

PositionPlayerPrize money (R)
1South Africa Gavan Levenson43,940
2Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone36,988
3 Nick Price30,655
4Zimbabwe Mark McNulty28,042
5South Africa Fulton Allem23,199

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Southern Africa Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Southern Africa Tour members.

References

  1. "McNulty wins Sunshine golf". The Times Recorder. Zanesville, Ohio. 30 January 1984. p. 13 (3-B in paper). Retrieved 25 September 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Levenson easy winner after flawless 67". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 6 February 1984. p. 20. Retrieved 25 September 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Golf". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 12 February 1984. p. 36 (D2 in paper). Retrieved 25 September 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Double top". Western Daily Press. Bristol, United Kingdom. 20 February 1984. p. 20. Retrieved 25 September 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sport in brief". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Huddersfield, United Kingdom. 27 February 1984. p. 10. Retrieved 25 September 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Moody runs out of steam". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 5 March 1984. p. 22. Retrieved 25 September 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "1983/84 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  8. Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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