2023–24 Sunshine Tour
The 2023–24 Sunshine Tour is the 53rd season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
| Duration | 4 May 2023 – 14 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 31 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
Changes for 2023–24
The full 2023–24 schedule was announced in May 2023 and was originally intended to have 32 tournaments, and include co-sanctioned tournaments with the European Tour and Challenge Tour.[1] Notably, the Zanaco Masters returned to the schedule, having not been played on the Sunshine Tour since 2019.[2]
In May 2023, the Sunshine Tour announced that the Order of Merit had gained a new title sponsor, having previously been titled as the Luno Order of Merit, it was rebranded as the Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy.[3]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2023–24 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May | FBC Zim Open | Zimbabwe | 2,200,000 |  Neil Schietekat (4) | 1.65 | ||
| 21 May | Zanaco Masters | Zambia | 2,200,000 |  Robson Chinhoi (1) | 1.53 | ||
| 28 May | Kit Kat Cash & Carry Pro-Am | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Louis Albertse (2) | 1.87 | Pro-Am | |
| 2 Jun | SunBet Challenge (Sun City) | North West | 1,250,000 | Hennie Otto (14) | 1.95 | ||
| 22 Jul | SunBet Challenge (Wild Coast) | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | CJ du Plessis (1) | 1.80 | ||
| 29 Jul | FNB Eswatini Challenge | Eswatini | 2,000,000 |  Peter Karmis (7) | 1.39 | ||
| 13 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula | Limpopo | 2,000,000 | Jacques Kruyswijk (3) | 2.06 | ||
| 18 Aug | SunBet Challenge (Time Square) | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Malcolm Mitchell (1) | 2.37 | ||
| 27 Aug | Bain's Whisky Ubunye Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Luca Filippi (1) and Ryan van Velzen (2) | n/a | Team event | |
| 1 Sep | Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge | Mpumalanga | 2,000,000 | Gerhard Pepler (1) | 1.65 | ||
| 17 Sep | VOG Western Cape | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | Kyle Barker (2) | 1.64 | ||
| 23 Sep | PGA Championship | Eastern Cape | 2,000,000 | Rupert Kaminski (1) | 1.84 | ||
| 8 Oct | Fortress Invitational | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Robin Williams (1) | 1.46 | ||
| 14 Oct | Blue Label Challenge | North West | 2,700,000 | Luca Filippi (2) | 1.63 | Pro-Am | |
| 22 Oct | VOG KZN | KwaZulu-Natal | 2,000,000 | Pieter Moolman (2) | 1.68 | ||
| 27 Oct | SunBet Challenge (Sun Sibaya) | KwaZulu-Natal | 2,000,000 | Martin Rohwer (4) | 1.80 | ||
| 5 Nov | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 2,000,000 |  | |||
| 26 Nov | Joburg Open | Gauteng | 20,500,000 | | EUR | ||
| 3 Dec | Investec South African Open Championship | Gauteng | US$1,500,000 | | EUR | ||
| 10 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | | EUR | ||
| 17 Dec | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | US$1,200,000 | | EUR | ||
| 28 Jan | Mediclinic Invitational | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | | |||
| 4 Feb | SDC Open | Gauteng | US$350,000 | | CHA | ||
| 11 Feb | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | Western Cape | US$350,000 | | CHA | ||
| 18 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 7,000,000 | | CHA | ||
| 25 Feb | Nelson Mandela Bay Championship | Eastern Cape | US$350,000 | | CHA | ||
| 3 Mar | SDC Championship | Eastern Cape | US$1,500,000 | | EUR | ||
| 10 Mar | Jonsson Workwear Open | Gauteng | US$1,500,000 | | EUR | ||
| 24 Mar | Stella Artois Players Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | | |||
| 7 Apr | Limpopo Championship | Limpopo | 2,000,000 | | |||
| 14 Apr | The Tour Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$6,000,000 | |
EUR | Limited-field event |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Sunshine Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.
- CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.
References
- "Sunshine Tour tees of new season in Africa". SuperSport. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Refurbished Lusaka Golf Club course re-opened". The Lusaka Times. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "The Courier Guy now delivering greatness with the Sunshine Tour". Sunshine Tour. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- "Sunshine Tour schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 23 April 2023.