2019–20 Sunshine Tour


The 2019–20 Sunshine Tour is the 20th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.
The tour is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in Swaziland, Zambia, Mauritius and Kenya.

Schedule

The table below shows the schedule of events for the 2019–20 Sunshine Tour season.
Prize funds shown do not count directly towards the Order of Merit. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of official money Sunshine Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.
DatesTournamentLocationPrize fund
WinnerOWGR
points
Notes
28–31 MarMopani Redpath Greendoor
Logistics Zambia Open
Zambia2,500,000 Daniel van Tonder 14
4–7 AprZanaco MastersZambia2,000,000 J. C. Ritchie 14
1–4 MayInvestec Royal Swazi OpenSwaziland1,500,000 Martin Rohwer 14
17–19 MayLombard Insurance ClassicSwaziland1,000,000 Jake Redman 4
5–7 JunSun City ChallengeSun City, North West1,000,000 Garrick Higgo 7
17–30 JunKCB Karen MastersKenya2,200,000 Toto Thimba Jr. 14
31 Jul – 2 AugRoyal Swazi Spa ChallengeSwaziland1,000,000 Ruan Conradie 7
22–24 AugVodacom Origins Kathu, Northern Cape1,000,000 Ockie Strydom 4
5–7 SepKing's CupSwaziland1,000,000 Jaco Ahlers 7
26–28 SepVodacom Origins Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape1,000,000 Merrick Bremner 4
3–5 OctVodacom Origins Stellenbosch, Western Cape1,000,000 Thriston Lawrence 4
9–11 OctSun Wild Coast Sun ChallengePort Edward, KwaZulu-Natal1,000,000 Jean Hugo 7
17–19 OctVodacom Origins Pennington, KwaZulu-Natal1,000,000 Jaco Ahlers 7
23–25 OctSibaya ChallengeDurban1,000,000 Hennie Otto 7
31 Oct – 2 NovVodacom Origins of Golf FinalKnysna, Western Cape1,000,000 George Coetzee 7
14–17 NovNedbank Golf ChallengeSun City, North WestUS$7,500,000 Tommy Fleetwood 36Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
28 Nov – 1 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipMalelane, Mpumalanga€1,500,000 Pablo Larrazábal 19Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
5–8 DecAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius€1,000,000 Rasmus Højgaard 17Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and Asian Tour
9–12 JanSouth African OpenJohannesburg, Gauteng17,500,000 Branden Grace 32Flagship event
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
16–19 JanEye of Africa PGA ChampionshipJohannesburg, Gauteng2,000,000 Darren Fichardt 14
23–25 JanGauteng Team ChampionshipJohannesburg, Gauteng1,500,000 Jaco Prinsloo &
J. C. Ritchie
0
30 Jan–2 FebLimpopo ChampionshipModimolle, Limpopo3,500,000 J. C. Ritchie 13Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour
6–9 FebRAM Cape Town OpenCape Town, Western Cape3,500,000 Anton Karlsson 13Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour
13–16 FebDimension Data Pro-AmGeorge, Western Cape6,300,000 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 13Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour
20–23 FebThe Tour ChampionshipKempton Park, Gauteng1,500,000 Garrick Higgo 14

Order of Merit

This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.
RankPlayerPrize money
1 J. C. Ritchie2,162,387
2 Daniel van Tonder2,043,268
3 Jaco Ahlers1,902,195
4 George Coetzee1,722,930
5 Thriston Lawrence1,377,891