1985–86 Southern Africa Tour

South African David Frost had much success in the early part of the season, finishing in first or second place at the first six events. At the first tournament, the Safmarine South African Masters, Frost finished runner-up, four behind hampion Mark McNulty.[1] The Goodyear Classic, played the following week, saw Denis Watson beat Frost by one shot.[2] At the third event, the ICL International, Gavan Levenson beat Frost by one shot.[3] At the Lexington PGA Championship, Frost once again finished runner-up, five shots behind winner Bobby Cole.[4] The final round of the fifth tournament, the Wild Coast Classic, started as a "match-play duel" between Frost and McNulty before McNulty went on to a "runaway win." Frost finished solo second.[5] At the sixth event of the season, the Southern Suns South African Open, Frost finally won, birdieing the final three holes for a three stroke win over Tony Johnstone.[6] This was his last event of the season; days later Frost flew to America play on the PGA Tour.[6]

For the remainder of the season, Fulton Allem and Mark McNulty were the top contenders, finishing in first and second place at nearly every event. At the seventh event, the AECI Charity Classic, Allem outdueled McNulty down the stretch and defeated him by a shot.[7] The following week, however, McNulty recorded a final round 69 to win by six shots over runner-up Allem at the Barclays Bank Classic.[8] Allem won the next event, the Palabora Classic.[9] At the next event, the Swazi Sun Pro-Am, McNulty shot a 65 and against Allem's 66 in the final round to tie at the end of the regulation. At the par-3 playoff hole, Allem made bogey, giving McNulty the win.[10] McNulty also won the final event, the Trustbank Tournament of Champions.[11]

The following table lists official events during the 1985–86 season.[11]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (R)	Winner[lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Notes
14 Dec	Safmarine South African Masters	Cape	100,000	Mark McNulty (10)	n/a
21 Dec	Goodyear Classic	Transvaal	100,000	Denis Watson (3)	n/a
18 Jan	ICL International	Transvaal	100,000	Gavan Levenson (4)	10
25 Jan	Lexington PGA Championship	Transvaal	100,000	Bobby Cole (7)	20
1 Feb	Wild Coast Classic	Cape	100,000	Mark McNulty (11)	10
8 Feb	Southern Suns South African Open	Transvaal	100,000	David Frost (2)	20
15 Feb	AECI Charity Classic	Transvaal	100,000	Fulton Allem (1)	10
23 Feb	Barclays Bank Classic	Transvaal	100,000	Mark McNulty (12)	10	New tournament
1 Mar	Palabora Classic	Transvaal	110,000	Fulton Allem (2)	10
9 Mar	Swazi Sun Pro-Am	Swaziland	100,000	Mark McNulty (13)	10	Pro-Am
16 Mar	Trustbank Tournament of Champions	Transvaal	120,000	Mark McNulty (14)	20	Tour Championship

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
8 Dec	Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge	Transvaal	US$1,000,000	Bernhard Langer	Limited-field event

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[12]

Position	Player	Prize money (R)
1	Mark McNulty	113,527

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