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The 2016–17 Sunshine Tour was the 17th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 10th since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007. It marked a return to a multi-year schedule, the first since the 2006–07 Sunshine Tour season, and ended in March 2017. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.
The tour is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe , Swaziland , Zambia and Mauritius .
Schedule
The table below shows the schedule of events for the 2016–17 Sunshine Tour season.
Prize funds shown do not count directly towards the Order of Merit. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of official money Sunshine Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.
Date
Tournament
Location
Prize fund (R )
Winner
OWGR points
Notes
10 Jan
BMW SA Open
Johannesburg, Gauteng
15,000,000
Brandon Stone (2)
32
Flagship event Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
17 Jan
Joburg Open
Johannesburg, Gauteng
16,500,000
Haydn Porteous (1)
19
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
14 Feb
Tshwane Open
Tshwane , Gauteng
18,500,000
Charl Schwartzel (9)
19
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
21 Feb
Dimension Data Pro-Am
George, Western Cape
5,000,000
George Coetzee (8)
14
28 Feb
Eye of Africa PGA Championship
Johannesburg , Gauteng
1,200,000
Jaco van Zyl (14)
14
12 Mar
Investec Cup
Rustenburg , North West
10,000,000
Haydn Porteous (2)
n/a
17 Apr
Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open
Zimbabwe
1,800,000
Lyle Rowe (2)
14
24 Apr
Zambia Sugar Open
Zambia
1,500,000
Christofer Blomstrand (1)
14
7 May
Investec Royal Swazi Open
Swaziland
1,400,000
Titch Moore (10)
14
15 May
AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open
Mauritius
€ 1,000,000
Wang Jeung-hun (n/a)
17
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour and Asian Tour
22 May
Lombard Insurance Classic
Swaziland
1,200,000
Merrick Bremner (5)
4
5 Jun
KCM Zambia Open
Zambia
2,000,000
Jaco Ahlers (4)
14
30 Jul
Vodacom Origins of Golf (Wild Coast)
KwaZulu-Natal
700,000
Madalitso Muthiya (1)
4
6 Aug
Sun City Challenge
Sun City, North West
700,000
Oliver Bekker (4)
7
20 Aug
Vodacom Origins of Golf (Arabella)
Cape Town , Western Cape
700,000
Vaughn Groenewald (5)
4
26 Aug
Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge
KwaZulu-Natal
700,000
Jaco Ahlers (5)
4
10 Sep
Vodacom Origins of Golf (Sishen)
Northern Cape
700,000
Jacques Blaauw (4)
4
23 Sep
Sun Carnival City Challenge
Gauteng
700,000
Ruan de Smidt (3)
4
1 Oct
Vodacom Origins of Golf (Simola)
Western Cape
700,000
Justin Harding (5)
4
8 Oct
Sun Boardwalk Challenge
Port Elizabeth , Eastern Cape
700,000
Ruan de Smidt (4)
4
14 Oct
Sun Fish River Sun Challenge
Port Alfred, Eastern Cape
700,000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (1)
4
22 Oct
Vodacom Origins of Golf (Euphoria)
Pretoria , Gauteng
700,000
Jaco Ahlers (6)
7
28 Oct
Sun Sibaya Challenge
KwaZulu-Natal
700,000
Peter Karmis (3)
7
5 Nov
Vodacom Origins of Golf Final
Eastern Cape
700,000
Mark Williams (1)
4
27 Nov
Lion of Africa Cape Town Open
Western Cape
1,500,000
Jacques Kruyswijk (1)
14
4 Dec
Alfred Dunhill Championship
Limpopo
€ 1,200,000
Brandon Stone (3)
32
Flagship event Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
15 Jan
BMW SA Open
Johannesburg, Gauteng
15,000,000
Graeme Storm (n/a)
26
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
12 Feb
Eye of Africa PGA Championship
Johannesburg, Gauteng
1,500,000
Erik van Rooyen (1)
14
19 Feb
Dimension Data Pro-Am
George, Western Cape
5,050,000
Paul Lawrie (n/a)
14
26 Feb
Joburg Open
Johannesburg, Gauteng
16,500,000
Darren Fichardt (15)
19
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour Shortened to 54 holes
5 Mar
Tshwane Open
Tshwane , Gauteng
18,500,000
Dean Burmester (7)
19
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
Order of Merit
This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.
Rank
Player
Prize money (R )
1
Brandon Stone
7,384,889
2
Dean Burmester
5,955,793
3
Darren Fichardt
3,303,541
4
Haydn Porteous
3,277,711
5
Zander Lombard
3,021,640
Full list
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