1987–88 Southern Africa Tour

The 1987–88 Southern Africa Tour was the 17th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

1987–88 Southern Africa Tour season
Duration11 November 1987 (1987-11-11) – 12 February 1988 (1988-02-12)
Number of official events14
Most winsZimbabwe Tony Johnstone (3)
Order of MeritSouth Africa John Bland

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1987–88 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
14 NovMinolta Copiers Match PlayTransvaal175,000Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (6)12New tournament
21 NovProtea Assurance ClassicTransvaal250,000South Africa Bobby Lincoln (1)12New tournament
27 NovProtea Assurance ChallengeCape150,000Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (7)12
12 DecSafmarine South African MastersCape175,000South Africa David Frost (3)10
20 DecGoodyear ClassicTransvaal150,000South Africa John Bland (10)10
9 JanPalabora ClassicTransvaal200,000South Africa Fulton Allem (5)8
16 JanICL InternationalTransvaal200,000Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (8)8
23 JanLexington PGA ChampionshipTransvaal200,000Northern Ireland David Feherty (2)8
31 JanSouthern Suns South African OpenNatal150,000South Africa Wayne Westner (2)16
13 FebBloemfontein ClassicOrange Free State200,000South Africa Jeff Hawkes (1)10New tournament
20 FebDanglo Tournament Players ChampionshipTransvaal250,000England Mark James (n/a)10New tournament
27 FebAECI Charity ClassicTransvaal150,000South Africa Bobby Lincoln (2)10
6 MarHelix Swazi Sun ClassicSwaziland150,000United States Don Levin (1)8
12 MarTrustbank Tournament of ChampionsTransvaal200,000South Africa John Bland (11)8Tour 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
6 Dec Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge Transvaal US$1,000,000 Wales Ian Woosnam 22 Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (R)
1South Africa John Bland143,301
2Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone139,132
3South Africa Fulton Allem95,273
4South Africa Hugh Baiocchi52,643
5Northern Ireland David Feherty87,519

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. "1987/88 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  2. Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. "Bland has 68 to go top of money list". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 15 March 1988. p. 35. Retrieved 3 October 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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