1989–90 Southern Africa Tour

The 1989–90 Southern Africa Tour was the 19th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

1989–90 Southern Africa Tour season
Duration15 November 1989 (1989-11-15) – 10 March 1990 (1990-03-10)
Number of official events12
Most winsSouth Africa Fulton Allem (2)
United States John Daly (2)
South West Africa Trevor Dodds (2)
Order of MeritSouth Africa John Bland

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1989–90 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
18 NovRailfreight Bloemfontein ClassicOrange Free State250,000South Africa Des Terblanche (1)8
24 NovMinolta Copiers Match PlayTransvaal250,000South Africa Fulton Allem (6)8
17 DecTwee Jonge Gezellen MastersCape250,000South Africa Hugh Baiocchi (11)8
13 JanICL InternationalTransvaal250,000South Africa Gavan Levenson (5)8
20 JanLexington PGA ChampionshipTransvaal250,000South Africa Fulton Allem (7)8
27 JanProtea Assurance South African OpenTransvaal280,000South West Africa Trevor Dodds (2)8
3 FebAECI Charity ClassicTransvaal250,000United States John Daly (1)8
10 FebGoodyear ClassicCape250,000Canada Philip Jonas (1)8
18 FebHollard Royal Swazi Sun ClassicSwaziland250,000United States John Daly (2)8
24 FebPalabora ClassicTransvaal250,000Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (12)8
3 MarDewar's White Label TrophyNatal250,000South Africa John Bland (14)8
10 MarTrustbank Tournament of ChampionsTransvaal250,000South West Africa Trevor Dodds (3)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
10 Dec Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge Transvaal US$2,500,000 South Africa David Frost 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.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (R)
1South Africa John Bland180,893
2South Africa Wayne Westner135,094
3South West Africa Trevor Dodds133,359
4United States John Daly123,704
5Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone119,225

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. "1990 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 6 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. "Woosnam recovers to win". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 5 March 1990. p. 33. Retrieved 6 October 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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