2023–24 Sunshine Tour

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2023–24 Sunshine Tour season
Duration4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) – 14 April 2024 (2024-04-14)
Number of official events31
Most winsSouth Africa Dean Burmester (2)
South Africa Luca Filippi (2)
South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (2)
South Africa Neil Schietekat (2)
South Africa Ryan van Velzen (2)
Order of MeritSouth Africa Ryan van Velzen
Rookie of the YearSouth Africa Robin Williams

The 2023–24 Sunshine Tour was the 53rd season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

Changes for 2023–24

The full 2023–24 schedule was announced in May 2023 and was originally intended to have 32 tournaments, and include co-sanctioned tournaments with the European Tour and Challenge Tour.[1] Notably, the Zanaco Masters returned to the schedule, having not been played on the Sunshine Tour since 2019.[2] In May 2023, the Sunshine Tour announced that the Order of Merit had gained a new title sponsor, having previously been titled as the Luno Order of Merit, it was rebranded as the Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy.[3]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023–24 season.[4]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R) 		Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2] 		Notes
7 May FBC Zim Open Zimbabwe 2,200,000 South Africa Neil Schietekat (4) 1.65
21 May Zanaco Masters Zambia 2,200,000 Zimbabwe Robson Chinhoi (1) 1.53
28 May Kit Kat Cash & Carry Pro-Am Gauteng 2,000,000 South Africa Louis Albertse (2) 1.87 Pro-Am
2 Jun SunBet Challenge (Sun City) North West 1,250,000 South Africa Hennie Otto (14) 1.95
22 Jul SunBet Challenge (Wild Coast) Western Cape 2,000,000 South Africa CJ du Plessis (1) 1.80
29 Jul FNB Eswatini Challenge Eswatini 2,000,000 Greece Peter Karmis (7) 1.39
13 Aug Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula Limpopo 2,000,000 South Africa Jacques Kruyswijk (3) 2.06
18 Aug SunBet Challenge (Time Square) Gauteng 2,000,000 South Africa Malcolm Mitchell (1) 2.37
27 Aug Bain's Whisky Ubunye Championship Gauteng 2,000,000 South Africa Luca Filippi (1) and
South Africa Ryan van Velzen (2)		 n/a Team event
1 Sep Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge Mpumalanga 2,000,000 South Africa Gerhard Pepler (1) 1.65
17 Sep VOG Western Cape Western Cape 2,000,000 South Africa Kyle Barker (2) 1.64
23 Sep PGA Championship Eastern Cape 2,000,000 South Africa Rupert Kaminski (1) 1.84
8 Oct Fortress Invitational Gauteng 2,000,000 South Africa Robin Williams (1) 1.46
14 Oct Blue Label Challenge North West 2,700,000 South Africa Luca Filippi (2) 1.63 Pro-Am
22 Oct VOG KZN KwaZulu-Natal 2,000,000 South Africa Pieter Moolman (2) 1.68
27 Oct SunBet Challenge (Sun Sibaya) KwaZulu-Natal 2,000,000 South Africa Martin Rohwer (4) 1.80
5 Nov Vodacom Origins of Golf Final Western Cape 2,000,000 South Africa Neil Schietekat (5) 1.47
26 Nov Joburg Open Gauteng 20,500,000 South Africa Dean Burmester (9) 11.95 EUR
3 Dec Investec South African Open Championship Gauteng US$1,500,000 South Africa Dean Burmester (10) 12.59 EUR
11 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship Mpumalanga €1,500,000 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (9) 14.07 EUR
17 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius US$1,200,000 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (10) 11.05 EUR
28 Jan Mediclinic Invitational Gauteng 2,000,000 South Africa Ryan van Velzen (3) 2.46
4 Feb SDC Open Limpopo US$350,000 Wales Rhys Enoch (3) 5.89 CHA
11 Feb Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open Western Cape US$350,000 Sweden Mikael Lindberg (n/a) 6.40 CHA
18 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am Western Cape 7,000,000 France David Ravetto (n/a) 7.35 CHA
25 Feb NMB Championship Eastern Cape US$350,000 Sweden Björn Åkesson (n/a) 5.49 CHA
3 Mar SDC Championship Eastern Cape US$1,500,000 United States Jordan Gumberg (n/a) 13.81 EUR
10 Mar Jonsson Workwear Open Gauteng US$1,500,000 Italy Matteo Manassero (n/a) 13.99 EUR
24 Mar Stella Artois Players Championship Gauteng 2,000,000 South Africa Heinrich Bruiners (2) 2.87
7 Apr Limpopo Championship Limpopo 2,000,000 South Africa Deon Germishuys (2) 2.57
14 Apr The Tour Championship Gauteng 2,000,000 South Africa Jonathan Broomhead (1) 3.13 Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R) 		Winner OWGR
points 		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2] 		Notes
26 Apr Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament Gauteng 100,000 South Africa Thabang Simon n/a

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.[5] The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour).[6][7]

Position Player Points Status earned
1 South Africa Ryan van Velzen 3,525 Promoted to European Tour
2 South Africa Robin Williams 2,690 Already exempt[lower-alpha 3]
3 South Africa Louis Albertse 2,412 Promoted to European Tour
4 South Africa Neil Schietekat 2,283
5 South Africa Darren Fichardt 1,915

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year South Africa Robin Williams [9][6]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Sunshine Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.
  3. ↑ Williams was already exempt due to finishing inside the Top 114 of the 2024 Race to Dubai as a non-member.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Sunshine Tour tees of new season in Africa". SuperSport. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Refurbished Lusaka Golf Club course re-opened". The Lusaka Times. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Courier Guy now delivering greatness with the Sunshine Tour". Sunshine Tour. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "2023/24 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "2023/24 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Broomhead wins on a day celebrating Sunshine Tour excellence". SuperSport. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024. The tournament also finalised the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy. Ryan van Velzen finished first here in a breakthrough season where he won twice. His triumph saw him secure a DP World Tour card... Robin Williams finished second on the Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy and also earned himself a DP World Tour card as well as a R200 000 bonus. Williams was also crowned the Fortress Rookie of the Year, earning a R200 000 bonus... Louis Albertse finished the season in third place on the Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy thereby claiming the last DP World Tour card on offer...
  7. ↑ Sunshine Tour [@Sunshine_Tour] (17 April 2024). "DP World Tour card secured 🔒" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final: Meet the field". European Tour. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024. Robin Williams will tee it up on the DP World Tour next season following a stellar year. He won't play this week in Mallorca, but has already guaranteed Category 10 status for the 2024 Race to Dubai.
  9. ↑ "2023/24 Rookie of the Year". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

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