The 2013 Sunshine Tour was the 43rd season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes25 JanTelkom PGA Pro-AmGauteng600,000 Oliver Bekker (3)410 FebJoburg OpenGauteng€1,300,000 Richard Sterne (6)22EUR17 FebAfrica OpenEastern Cap€1,000,000 Darren Fichardt (13)20EUR24 FebDimension Data Pro-AmWestern Cape4,000,000 Jaco van Zyl (11)14Pro-Am3 MarTshwane OpenGauteng€1,500,000 Dawie van der Walt (1)20EURNew tournament17 MarTelkom PGA ChampionshipGauteng3,750,000 Jaco van Zyl (12)1424 MarInvestec CupNorth West1,000,000 Jaco van Zyl (13)14New tournament21 AprGolden Pilsener Zimbabwe OpenZimbabwe1,650,000 Jake Roos (6)144 MayInvestec Royal Swazi OpenSwaziland1,000,000 James Kingston (10)1419 MayZambia Sugar OpenZambia1,200,000 Adilson da Silva (11)142 JunLombard Insurance ClassicSwaziland900,000 Merrick Bremner (3)67 JunVodacom Origins of Golf at SimolaEastern Cape600,000 Jacques Blaauw (1)415 JunPolokwane ClassicLimpopo500,000 Dean Burmester (1)4New tournament28 JunVodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne ParkKwazulu-Natal600,000 Jacques Blaauw (2)65 JulSun City ChallengeNorth West600,000 Adilson da Silva (12)69 AugVodacom Origins of Golf at EuphoriaLimpopo600,000 Heinrich Bruiners (1)623 AugVodacom Origins of Golf at LangebaanWestern Cape600,000 Jean Hugo (14)629 AugWild Waves Golf Challenge Kwazulu-Natal600,000 Andrew Curlewis (2) 413 SepVodacom Origins of Golf at ParysNorthern Cape600,000 Andrew Curlewis (3)421 SepPlatinum ClassicNorth West500,000 Neil Schietekat (1)411 OctVodacom Origins of Golf FinalEastern Cape600,000 J. J. Senekal (1)420 OctBMG ClassicGauteng600,000 Ulrich van den Berg (7)63 NovLion of Africa Cape Town OpenWestern Cape2,000,000 Tjaart van der Walt (1)147 NovNedbank Affinity CupNorth West700,000 Jacques Blaauw (3)424 NovSouth African Open ChampionshipGauteng€1,100,000 Morten Ørum Madsen (n/a)32EURFlagship event1 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipMpumalanga€1,500,000 Charl Schwartzel (7)22EUR8 DecNedbank Golf ChallengeNorth WestUS$6,500,000 Thomas Bjørn (n/a)46EURLimited-field event14 DecNelson Mandela ChampionshipKwazulu-Natal€1,000,000 Dawie van der Walt (2)20EUR
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.
Position Player Prize money (R)1 Dawie van der Walt 5,094,3332 Darren Fichardt 4,518,4953 Jaco van Zyl 3,027,7494 Hennie Otto 2,475,8305 Jbe' Kruger 2,045,405
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Darren Fichardt Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) Dylan Frittelli
See also 2013 Big Easy Tour
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