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The 2017–18 Sunshine Tour was the 18th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000. 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 2017–18 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.
Dates
Tournament
Location
Prize fund (R )
Winner
OWGR points
Notes
20–23 Apr
Zimbabwe Open
Zimbabwe
1,800,000
J. C. Ritchie (1)
14
27–30 Apr
Zambia Sugar Open
Zambia
1,600,000
Oliver Bekker (5)
14
3–6 May
Investec Royal Swazi Open
Swaziland
1,200,000
Peter Karmis (4)
14
19–21 May
Lombard Insurance Classic
Swaziland
1,000,000
Oliver Bekker (6)
4
1–4 Jun
Mopani Redpath Zambia Open
Zambia
US$150,000
Riekus Nortje (1)
14
27–29 Jul
Vodacom Origins (Highland Gate)
Dullstroom , Mpumalanga
750,000
Doug McGuigan (7)
7
2–4 Aug
Sun City Challenge
Sun City, North West
750,000
Peter Karmis (5)
7
9–11 Aug
Sun Carnival City Challenge
Benoni, Gauteng
750,000
Jbe' Kruger (4)
4
17–19 Aug
Vodacom Origins (Arabella)
Kleinmond , Western Cape
750,000
Keith Horne (9)
4
23–25 Aug
Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge
Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal
750,000
Oliver Bekker (7)
4
31 Aug – 2 Sep
Vodacom Origins (Zimbali)
Ballito , KwaZulu-Natal
750,000
Jared Harvey (1)
4
6–8 Sep
Sun Fish River Challenge
Port Alfred , Eastern Cape
750,000
M. J. Viljoen (1)
4
13–15 Sep
Sun Boardwalk Challenge
Port Elizabeth , Eastern Cape
750,000
Tyrone Ryan (1)
4
21–23 Sep
Vodacom Origins (St Francis)
St Francis Bay , Eastern Cape
750,000
Doug McGuigan (8)
4
12–14 Oct
Vodacom Origins (Sishen)
Kathu , Northern Cape
750,000
Hennie du Plessis (1)
4
25–27 Oct
Sun Sibaya Challenge
Durban , KwaZulu-Natal
750,000
Alex Haindl (2)
4
2–4 Nov
Vodacom Origins of Golf Final
Knysna , Western Cape
750,000
Jaco Prinsloo (1)
4
30 Nov – 3 Dec
AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open
Mauritius
€ 1,000,000
Dylan Frittelli (1)
17
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour and Asian Tour
7–11 Dec[n 1]
Joburg Open
Johannesburg, Gauteng
16,500,000
Shubhankar Sharma (n/a)
17
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour and Asian Tour
11–14 Jan
BMW SA Open
Johannesburg, Gauteng
15,000,000
Chris Paisley (n/a)
32
Flagship event Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
8–11 Feb
Eye of Africa PGA Championship
Johannesburg , Gauteng
1,500,000
Matías Calderón (1)
14
15–18 Feb
Dimension Data Pro-Am
George, Western Cape
5,050,000
Jaco Ahlers (7)
14
22–25 Feb
Cape Town Open
Western Cape
1,500,000
Rhys Enoch (1)
14
1–4 Mar
Tshwane Open
Tshwane , Gauteng
15,000,000
George Coetzee (9)
19
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
5–6 Mar
Steyn City Team Championship
Johannesburg, Gauteng
1,000,000
Hennie du Plessis (2) Jean Hugo (18)
0
15–18 Mar
The Tour Championship
Kempton Park, Gauteng
1,500,000
Darren Fichardt (16)
14
^ Finished on Monday due to weather.
Order of Merit
This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.
Rank
Player
Prize money (R )
1
George Coetzee
2,937,226
2
Erik van Rooyen
2,359,847
3
J. C. Ritchie
2,033,965
4
Oliver Bekker
1,562,989
5
Ockie Strydom
1,415,499
Full list
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