1994–95 Southern Africa Tour
The 1994–95 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1994–95 FNB Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
| Duration | 17 November 1994 – 19 February 1995 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 9 |
| Most wins |  Ernie Els (2) |
| Order of Merit | Ernie Els |
← 1993–94 1995–96 → | |
It was the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with First National Bank, that began in 1992.[1]
Changes for 1994–95
For the first time, the European Tour ventured into Southern Africa, co-sanctioning their first event with the Southern Africa Tour; the Lexington South African PGA Championship.[2]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1994–95 season.[3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov | Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 350,000 | Chris Williams (3) | 14 | ||
| 27 Nov | Nashua Wild Coast Sun Challenge | Western Cape | 750,000 | Hendrik Buhrmann (1) | 20 | New tournament | |
| 8 Jan | Bell's Cup | Western Cape | 600,000 | Ernie Els (7) | 22 | ||
| 15 Jan | FNB Players Championship | KwaZulu-Natal | 700,000 |  Ron Whittaker (1) | 18 | ||
| 22 Jan | ICL International | Gauteng | 550,000 | Ashley Roestoff (1) | 16 | ||
| 29 Jan | Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic | Swaziland | 450,000 | Brad Ott (1) | 12 | ||
| 5 Feb | Telkom South African Masters | North West | 700,000 | Scott Dunlap (1) | 16 | ||
| 12 Feb | Phillips South African Open | Gauteng | 650,000 | Retief Goosen (3) | 22 | ||
| 19 Feb | Lexington South African PGA Championship | Gauteng | 1,400,000 | Ernie Els (8) | 30 | EUR |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge | North West | US$2,500,000 |  Nick Faldo |
52 | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 460,488 |
| 2 |  Mark McNulty | 258,149 |
| 3 | Hendrik Buhrmann | 215,335 |
| 4 | Roger Wessels | 213,254 |
| 5 | Retief Goosen | 166,863 |
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.
- EUR − European Tour.
References
- Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- Davies, David (16 February 1995). "Europe goes to Els". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 20. Retrieved 8 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1994/95 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- "1994/95 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 7 October 2023.