2019–20 Sunshine Tour

The 2019–20 Sunshine Tour is the 20th 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 Swaziland, Zambia, Mauritius and Kenya.

Schedule

The table below shows the schedule of events for the 2019–20 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
28–31 Mar	Mopani Redpath Greendoor Logistics Zambia Open	Zambia	2,500,000	Daniel van Tonder (3)	14
4–7 Apr	Zanaco Masters	Zambia	2,000,000	J. C. Ritchie (5)	14
1–4 May	Investec Royal Swazi Open	Swaziland	1,500,000	Martin Rohwer (1)	14
17–19 May	Lombard Insurance Classic	Swaziland	1,000,000	Jake Redman (1)	4
5–7 Jun	Sun City Challenge	Sun City, North West	1,000,000	Garrick Higgo (1)	7
17–30 Jun	KCB Karen Masters	Kenya	2,200,000	Toto Thimba Jr. (1)	14
31 Jul – 2 Aug	Royal Swazi Spa Challenge	Swaziland	1,000,000	Ruan Conradie (1)	7
22–24 Aug	Vodacom Origins (Sishen)	Kathu, Northern Cape	1,000,000	Ockie Strydom (1)	4
5–7 Sep	King's Cup	Swaziland	1,000,000	Jaco Ahlers (8)	7
26–28 Sep	Vodacom Origins (Humewood)	Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape	1,000,000	Merrick Bremner (6)	4
3–5 Oct	Vodacom Origins (Stellenbosch)	Stellenbosch, Western Cape	1,000,000	Thriston Lawrence (1)	4
9–11 Oct	Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge	Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal	1,000,000	Jean Hugo (19)	7
17–19 Oct	Vodacom Origins (Selborne)	Pennington, KwaZulu-Natal	1,000,000	Jaco Ahlers (9)	7
23–25 Oct	Sibaya Challenge	Durban	1,000,000	Hennie Otto (13)	7
31 Oct – 2 Nov	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final	Knysna, Western Cape	1,000,000	George Coetzee (10)	7
14–17 Nov	Nedbank Golf Challenge	Sun City, North West	US$7,500,000	Tommy Fleetwood (n/a)	36	Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
28 Nov – 1 Dec	Alfred Dunhill Championship	Malelane, Mpumalanga	€1,500,000	Pablo Larrazábal (n/a)	19	Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
5–8 Dec	AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open	Mauritius	€1,000,000	Rasmus Højgaard (n/a)	17	Co-sanctioned with the European Tour and Asian Tour
9–12 Jan	South African Open	Johannesburg, Gauteng	17,500,000	Branden Grace (6)	32	Flagship event Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
16–19 Jan	Eye of Africa PGA Championship	Johannesburg, Gauteng	2,000,000	Darren Fichardt (17)	14
23–25 Jan	Gauteng Team Championship	Johannesburg, Gauteng	1,500,000	Jaco Prinsloo (3) & J. C. Ritchie (6)	0
30 Jan–2 Feb	Limpopo Championship	Modimolle, Limpopo	3,500,000	J. C. Ritchie (7)	13	Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour
6–9 Feb	RAM Cape Town Open	Cape Town, Western Cape	3,500,000	Anton Karlsson (n/a)	13	Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour
13–16 Feb	Dimension Data Pro-Am	George, Western Cape	6,300,000	Christiaan Bezuidenhout (2)	13	Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour
20–23 Feb	The Tour Championship	Kempton Park, Gauteng	1,500,000	Garrick Higgo (2)	14

Order of Merit

This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.

Rank	Player	Prize money (R)
1	J. C. Ritchie	2,162,387
2	Daniel van Tonder	2,043,268
3	Jaco Ahlers	1,902,195
4	George Coetzee	1,722,930
5	Thriston Lawrence	1,377,891

Full list

External links

• Official website