The 2005–06 Sunshine Tour was the 35th 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 2005–06 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes FNB Botswana Open Botswana 250,000 Nico van Rensburg (3) n/a Parmalat Classic Eastern Cape 300,000 Ulrich van den Berg (4) n/a Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open Swaziland 500,000 Hendrik Buhrmann (4) n/a Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria Gauteng 330,000 Desvonde Botes (10) n/a Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pezula Western Cape 330,000 Desvonde Botes (11) n/a Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun Eastern Cape 330,000 Dean Lambert (1) n/a Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein Free State 330,000 Nic Henning (4) n/a Telkom PGA Pro-Am Gauteng 300,000 Thomas Aiken (4) n/a New tournament Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale Western Cape 330,000 Hennie Otto (6) n/a Seekers Travel Pro-Am Gauteng 300,000 Anton Haig (1) n/a Bearing Man Highveld Classic Mpumalanga 400,000 Bradford Vaughan (6) n/a MTC Namibia PGA Championship Namibia 500,000 Thomas Aiken (5) n/a Vodacom Origins of Golf Final Western Cape 400,000 Steve Basson (1) n/a Platinum Classic North West 500,000 Jaco van Zyl (1) n/a Limpopo Classic Limpopo 1,000,000 Bradford Vaughan (7) 18 Dunhill Championship Mpumalanga €1,000,000 Ernie Els (13) 20 EUR South African Airways Open Western Cape €1,000,000 Retief Goosen (5) 32 EUR Flagship event Dimension Data Pro-Am North West 1,000,000 Alan McLean (2) 12 Pro-Am Nashua Masters Eastern Cape 1,000,000 Warren Abery (4) 12 Telkom PGA Championship Gauteng 2,000,000 Grégory Bourdy (1) 12 Vodacom Tour Championship Gauteng 2,000,000 Charl Schwartzel (2) 12 Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes13 NovHSBC ChampionsChinaUS$5,000,000 David Howell48ANZ, ASA, EURNew limited-field event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.
PositionPlayerPrize money (R)1 Charl Schwartzel 1,207,4602 Grégory Bourdy 936,3943 Louis Oosthuizen 842,0924 Thomas Aiken 779,5665 Darren Fichardt 763,324
Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) Mohamed Tayob
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