The 2024–25 Sunshine Tour was the 54th 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 2024–25 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes 5 May Waterfall City Tournament of Champions Gauteng 2,500,000 Louis Albertse (3) n/a Limited-field mixed event 12 May FBC Zim Open Zimbabwe 2,500,000 Michael Hollick (2) 2.44 26 May Kit Kat Cash & Carry Pro-Am Gauteng 2,000,000 Kieran Vincent (1) 2.01 Pro-Am 7 Jun SunBet Challenge (Sun City) North West 2,000,000 Jacques Blaauw (5) 2.40 16 Jun Mopani Zambia Open Zambia 2,500,000 M. J. Viljoen (3) 0.94 26 Jul SunBet Challenge (Wild Coast) Western Cape 2,000,000 Jaco Ahlers (12) 2.11 3 Aug FNB Eswatini Challenge Eswatini 2,000,000 Daniel van Tonder (9) 1.86 18 Aug Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate Mpumalanga 2,000,000 Jean Hugo (20) 2.20 23 Aug SunBet Challenge (Time Square Casino) Gauteng 2,000,000 Thriston Lawrence (4) 2.72 30 Aug Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge Gauteng 2,000,000 Daniel van Tonder (10) 2.13 15 Sep Bain's Whisky Ubunye Championship Gauteng 2,000,000 Jean Hugo (21) and Ruan Korb (3) n/a Team event 22 Sep Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen Northern Cape 2,000,000 Yurav Premlall (1) 2.04 4 Oct SunBet Challenge (Sun Sibaya) KwaZulu-Natal 2,000,000 Luke Jerling (1) 1.83 13 Oct Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun Western Cape 2,000,000 Jonathan Broomhead (2) 1.69 20 Oct Fortress Invitational Gauteng 2,000,000 Robin Williams (2) 2.43 27 Oct Zambia Masters Zambia – Postponed – 2 Nov Blue Label Challenge North West 2,500,000 Jonathan Broomhead (3) 2.80 17 Nov Vodacom Origins of Golf Final Western Cape 2,000,000 Dean Burmester (11) 3.54 24 Nov PGA Championship Eastern Cape 2,000,000 Pieter Moolman (3) 2.71 8 Dec Nedbank Golf Challenge North West US$6,000,000 Johannes Veerman (n/a) 20.90 EUR 15 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship Mpumalanga €1,500,000 Shaun Norris (4) 17.78 EUR 22 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius US$1,500,000 John Parry (n/a) 10.95 EUR 19 Jan Mediclinic Invitational Free State 2,000,000 Maximilian Steinlechner (1) 3.57 26 Jan SDC Open Limpopo US$375,000 Daniel van Tonder (11) 8.41 CHA 2 Feb MyGolfLife Open North West US$375,000 Daniel van Tonder (12) 8.94 CHA 9 Feb Cell C Cape Town Open Western Cape US$375,000 Jamie Rutherford (n/a) 8.76 CHA 16 Feb NTT Data Pro-Am Western Cape 7,000,000 Wilco Nienaber (2) 9.54 CHA Pro-Am 23 Feb Hyundai Open Gauteng – Postponed – New tournament 2 Mar Investec South African Open Championship KwaZulu-Natal US$1,500,000 Dylan Naidoo (2) 15.59 EUR 9 Mar Joburg Open Gauteng 20,500,000 Calum Hill (n/a) 15.02 EUR 23 Mar Serengeti Playoffs Gauteng 2,500,000 George Coetzee (15) 3.99 Playoff event 30 Mar DNi Tour Championship Gauteng 3,000,000 Michael Hollick (3) 3.13 Playoff event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top three players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2026 European Tour (DP World Tour).
Position Player Points Status earned1 Daniel van Tonder 4,155 Already exempt2 Shaun Norris 3,574 Already exempt3 Dylan Naidoo 3,5454 Jonathan Broomhead 1,956 Promoted to European Tour5 Jacques Kruyswijk 1,937 Already exempt6 Yurav Premlall 1,915 Promoted to European Tour7 Michael Hollick 1,678
Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) Altin van der Merwe
See also 2024–25 Big Easy Tour
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