2020–21 Sunshine Tour
The 2020–21 Sunshine Tour is the 21st 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 Eswatini, Zambia, Mauritius and Kenya.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour announced a suspension on 16 March.[1] Later, the first two scheduled tournaments, the Investec Royal Swazi Open and the Zambia Open, were postponed. On 5 August, the tour announced its resumption, starting in mid-August with a new series of five 54-hole tournaments, called the "Rise Up Series".[2]
Schedule
The table below shows the revised schedule of events for the 2020–21 Sunshine Tour season following the tour's suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
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 |
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| 19–21 Aug | Betway Championship | Johannesburg, Gauteng | 600,000 | 
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| 26–28 Aug | Rise Up Series Event 2 | Johannesburg, Gauteng | 600,000 |
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| 2–4 Sep | Rise Up Series Event 3 | Pretoria, Gauteng | 600,000 |
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| 23–25 Sep | Rise Up Series Event 4 | Boksburg, Gauteng | 600,000 |
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| 30 Sep – 2 Oct | Rise Up Series Event 5 | Johannesburg, Gauteng | 600,000 |
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| 8–11 Oct | Zanaco Masters | Lusaka, Zambia | 2,200,000 |
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| 15–18 Oct | Zimbabwe Open | Harare, Zimbabwe | 1,500,000 |
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| 21–23 Oct | Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge | Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal | 700,000 |
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| 28–31 Oct | Investec Sun City Open | Sun City, North West | 1,500,000 |
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| 2–4 Nov | Times Square Challenge | Pretoria, Gauteng | 700,000 |
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Original schedule
The table below shows the schedule of early season tournaments as announced prior to the tour's suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (R) |
Notes |
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| 6–9 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Eswatini | 1,500,000 | |
| 14–17 May | Zambia Open | Zambia | 2,000,000 | |
| 22–24 May | Lombard Insurance Classic | Kleinmond, Western Cape | 1,250,000 | |
| 3–5 Jun | Sun City Challenge | Sun City, North West | 1,000,000 | |
| 23–25 Jul | Vodacom Origins (Western Cape) | Western Cape | 1,000,000 | |
| 29–31 Jul | Royal Swazi Spa Challenge | Eswatini | 1,000,000 | |
| 5–7 Aug | FNB Eswatini Nkonyeni Sunshine Tour Golf Challenge | Eswatini | 1,000,000 | New tournament |
| 13–16 Aug | Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,500,000 | |
| 20–23 Aug | Zanaco Masters | Zambia | 2,200,000 | |
| 27–29 Jul | Vodacom Origins (Central) | TBC | 1,000,000 | |
| 3–5 Sep | King's Cup | Eswatini | 1,000,000 | |
| 10–13 Sep | KCB Karen Masters | Kenya | 2,200,000 | |
| 17–19 Sep | Vodacom Origins (Eastern Cape) | Eastern Cape | 1,000,000 | |
| 23–25 Sep | Sun Boardwalk Challenge | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape | 1,000,000 | |
| 30 Sep – 2 Oct | Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge | Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal | 1,000,000 | |
| 8–10 Oct | Vodacom Origins (KwaZulu-Natal) | KwaZulu-Natal | 1,000,000 | |
| 21–23 Oct | Sibaya Challenge | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | 1,000,000 | |
| 5–7 Nov | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | TBC | 1,000,000 |
References
- ^ "Sunshine Tour suspends all activities". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Sunshine Tour announces return with new Rise-Up Series". SuperSport. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "2020/21 Season – Tournament Schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 18 March 2020.