The 2018–19 Sunshine Tour was the 48th 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 2018–19 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes15 AprZanaco MastersZambia2,000,000 J. J. Senekal (2)1422 AprOld Mutual Zimbabwe OpenZimbabwe2,000,000 Bryce Easton (3)1429 AprMopani Redpath Zambia OpenZambiaUS$150,000 Rourke van der Spuy (2)1412 MayInvestec Royal Swazi OpenEswatini1,200,000 Justin Harding (6)1420 MayLombard Insurance ClassicEswatini1,000,000 Justin Harding (7)77 JunSun City ChallengeNorth West800,000 Neil Schietekat (2)722 JulKCB Karen MastersKenya2,000,000 Michael Palmer (1)14New to Sunshine Tour3 AugRoyal Swazi Spa ChallengeEswatini800,000 Andre de Decker (1)7New tournament10 AugSun Carnival City ChallengeGauteng800,000 J. C. Ritchie (2)718 AugVodacom Origins of Golf at ZebulaLimpopo800,000 Zander Lombard (1)725 AugSun Wild Coast Sun ChallengeKwaZulu-Natal800,000 Vaughn Groenewald (6)71 SepVodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne ParkKwaZulu-Natal800,000 Peter Karmis (6)716 SepVodacom Origins of Golf at ArabellaWestern Cape800,000 Neil Schietekat (3)729 SepVodacom Origins of Golf at St FrancisEastern Cape800,000 Alex Haindl (2)420 OctVodacom Origins of Golf at ParysFree State800,000 Garth Mulroy (4)426 OctSun Sibaya ChallengeKwaZulu-Natal800,000 Louis de Jager (4)43 NovVodacom Origins of Golf FinalEastern Cape800,000 Steve Surry (1)42 DecAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius€1,000,000 Kurt Kitayama (n/a)17ASA, EUR9 DecSouth African OpenGauteng17,500,000 Louis Oosthuizen (8)32ASA, EURFlagship event16 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipMpumalanga€1,500,000 David Lipsky (n/a)23EUR3 FebEye of Africa PGA ChampionshipGauteng2,000,000 Louis de Jager (5)1410 FebRAM Cape Town OpenWestern Cape2,000,000 Benjamin Follett-Smith (1)1417 FebDimension Data Pro-AmWestern Cape5,050,000 Philip Eriksson (1)14Pro-Am2 MarTeam ChampionshipGauteng1,500,000 Jaco Prinsloo (2) and J. C. Ritchie (3)n/aTeam event10 MarLimpopo ChampionshipModimolle1,500,000 J. C. Ritchie (4)14New tournament24 MarThe Tour ChampionshipGauteng2,000,000 Jean-Paul Strydom (1)14Tour Championship
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 Zander Lombard 2,119,9852 Justin Harding 1,467,7953 Bryce Easton 1,361,1294 Neil Schietekat 1,206,1685 Philip Eriksson 1,059,234
Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) Benjamin Follett-Smith
See also 2018 Big Easy Tour
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