1993–94 Southern Africa Tour
The 1993–94 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1993–94 FNB Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
| Duration | 18 November 1993 – 13 February 1994 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 9 |
| Most wins |  Tony Johnstone (3) |
| Order of Merit | Tony Johnstone |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → | |
It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with First National Bank, that began in 1992.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1993–94 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov | FNB Players Championship | Transvaal | 550,000 | Mark McNulty (23) | 16 | |
| 28 Nov | Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 300,000 | Tony Johnstone (14) | 22 | |
| 12 Dec | Phillips South African Open | Natal | 550,000 | Tony Johnstone (15) | 20 | |
| 9 Jan | Bell's Cup | Cape | 500,000 | Tony Johnstone (16) | 22 | |
| 16 Jan | Lexington PGA Championship | Transvaal | 550,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} David Frost (4) | 30 | |
| 23 Jan | ICL International | Transvaal | 500,000 | Nick Price (6) | 26 | |
| 30 Jan | Telkom South African Masters | Transvaal | 500,000 |  Chris Davison (1) | 14 | |
| 6 Feb | Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic | Swaziland | 400,000 |  Omar Uresti (1) | 12 | |
| 13 Feb | Autopage Mount Edgecombe Trophy | Natal | 500,000 | Bruce Vaughan (1) | 16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge | Transvaal | US$2,500,000 | Nick Price |
48 | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Johnstone | 297,359 |
| 2 | Bruce Vaughan | 189,453 |
| 3 | Ernie Els | 160,410 |
| 4 | Chris Davison | 156,219 |
| 5 | Roger Wessels | 135,518 |
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
- Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "1993/94 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- "1993/94 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.