1986–87 Southern Africa Tour
The 1986–87 Southern Africa Tour was the 16th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
| Duration | 20 November 1986 – 28 February 1987 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Most wins |  Mark McNulty (7) |
| Order of Merit | Mark McNulty |
← 1985–86 1987–88 → | |
Season outline
Zimbabwean Mark McNulty dominated the early part of the season. He won the first event, scoring a final round 66 to defeat John Bland by two shots.[1] McNulty was also victorious at the South African Masters.[2]
During the middle of the season; Tony Johnstone and Fulton Allem had much success who alternated between wins. Johnstone won the Goodyear Classic.[3] Allem won the next event, the Palabora Classic.[4] Johnstone went on to win the next event, the ICL International.[5] Allem won the following event, the Lexington PGA Championship.[6]
McNulty dominated the remainder of the season, winning the Southern Suns South African Open by defeating Allem in a playoff.[7] McNulty also won the next event, the AECI Charity Classic, defeating Wayne Westner in a playoff.[8] At the following event, the Royal Swazi Sun Pro-Am, McNulty defeated runner-up Westner by six shots.[9]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1986–87 season.[10][11]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov | Helix Wild Coast Sun Classic | Cape | 100,000 | Mark McNulty (15) | 10 | |
| 29 Nov | Germiston Centenary Tournament | Transvaal | 100,000 | Mark McNulty (16) | 10 | New tournament |
| 13 Dec | Safmarine South African Masters | Cape | 110,000 | Mark McNulty (17) | 20 | |
| 21 Dec | Goodyear Classic | Transvaal | 120,000 | Tony Johnstone (4) | 10 | |
| 10 Jan | Palabora Classic | Transvaal | 140,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Fulton Allem (3) | 10 | |
| 17 Jan | ICL International | Transvaal | 120,000 | Tony Johnstone (5) | 10 | |
| 24 Jan | Lexington PGA Championship | Transvaal | 120,000 | Fulton Allem (4) | 10 | |
| 7 Feb | Southern Suns South African Open | Cape | 100,000 | Mark McNulty (18) | 16 | |
| 14 Feb | AECI Charity Classic | Transvaal | 100,000 | Mark McNulty (19) | 10 | |
| 22 Feb | Royal Swazi Sun Pro-Am | Swaziland | 100,000 | Mark McNulty (20) | 10 | Pro-Am |
| 28 Feb | Trustbank Tournament of Champions | Transvaal | 150,000 | Mark McNulty (21) | 10 | 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 | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge | Transvaal | US$1,000,000 | Mark McNulty |
14 | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
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 | 134,690 |
| 2 | Fulton Allem | 105,249 |
| 3 | Tony Johnstone | 56,417 |
| 4 | Hugh Baiocchi | 56,124 |
| 5 | John Bland | 47,306 |
Notes
- 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
- McLean, Bill (24 November 1986). "McNulty - by two strokes". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 29. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "McNulty's 68 makes it five in row". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 15 December 1986. p. 24. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Long wait ends". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 22 December 1986. p. 18. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- McLean, Bill (12 January 1987). "Allem's 65 equals record". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 18. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- McLean, Bill (19 January 1987). "Johnstone eases by six shots". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Victory for Allem". The Journal. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom. 26 January 1987. p. 14. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Long wait ends for McNulty". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 9 February 1987. p. 30. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- McLean, Bill (16 February 1987). "McNulty 64 has Westner beaten". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 28. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- McLean, Bill (23 February 1987). "McNulty home with fine 62". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 29. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1986/87 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- McLean, Bill (20 November 1986). "McNulty's sights on Sunshine hat-trick". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 34. Retrieved 3 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019. Retrieved 13 September 2023.