The 2016–17 Sunshine Tour was the 46th 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 2016–17 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes10 JanBMW SA OpenGauteng15,000,000 Brandon Stone (2) 32EURFlagship event17 JanJoburg OpenGauteng16,500,000 Haydn Porteous (1) 19EUR14 FebTshwane OpenGauteng18,500,000 Charl Schwartzel (9) 19EUR21 FebDimension Data Pro-AmWestern Cape5,000,000 George Coetzee (8)14Pro-Am28 FebEye of Africa PGA ChampionshipGauteng1,200,000 Jaco van Zyl (14)1412 MarInvestec CupNorth West10,000,000 Haydn Porteous (2)n/a17 AprGolden Pilsener Zimbabwe OpenZimbabwe1,800,000 Lyle Rowe (2)1424 AprZambia Sugar OpenZambia1,500,000 Christofer Blomstrand (1)147 MayInvestec Royal Swazi OpenSwaziland1,400,000 Titch Moore (10)1415 MayAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius€1,000,000 Wang Jeung-hun (n/a)17ASA, EUR22 MayLombard Insurance ClassicSwaziland1,200,000 Merrick Bremner (5)45 JunKCM Zambia OpenZambia2,000,000 Jaco Ahlers (4)1430 JulVodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast SunKwaZulu-Natal700,000 Madalitso Muthiya (1)46 AugSun City ChallengeNorth West700,000 Oliver Bekker (4)720 AugVodacom Origins of Golf at ArabellaWestern Cape700,000 Vaughn Groenewald (5)426 AugSun Wild Coast Sun ChallengeKwaZulu-Natal700,000 Jaco Ahlers (5)410 SepVodacom Origins of Golf at SishenNorthern Cape700,000 Jacques Blaauw (4)423 SepSun Carnival City ChallengeGauteng700,000 Ruan de Smidt (3)4New tournament1 OctVodacom Origins of Golf at SimolaWestern Cape700,000 Justin Harding (5)48 OctSun Boardwalk ChallengeEastern Cape700,000 Ruan de Smidt (4)414 OctSun Fish River ChallengeEastern Cape700,000 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (1)422 OctVodacom Origins of Golf at EuphoriaGauteng700,000 Jaco Ahlers (6)728 OctSun Sibaya ChallengeKwaZulu-Natal700,000 Peter Karmis (3)75 NovVodacom Origins of Golf FinalEastern Cape700,000 Mark Williams (1)427 NovLion of Africa Cape Town OpenWestern Cape1,500,000 Jacques Kruyswijk (1)144 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipMpumalanga€1,200,000 Brandon Stone (3) 32EURFlagship event15 JanBMW SA OpenGauteng15,000,000 Graeme Storm (n/a)26EUR12 FebEye of Africa PGA ChampionshipGauteng1,500,000 Erik van Rooyen (1)1419 FebDimension Data Pro-AmWestern Cape5,050,000 Paul Lawrie (n/a) 1426 FebJoburg OpenGauteng16,500,000 Darren Fichardt (15)19EUR5 MarTshwane OpenGauteng18,500,000 Dean Burmester (7) 19EUR
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 Brandon Stone 7,384,8892 Dean Burmester 5,955,7933 Darren Fichardt 3,303,5414 Haydn Porteous 3,277,7115 Zander Lombard 3,021,640
Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) Christiaan Bezuidenhout
See also 2016 Big Easy Tour
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