The 2020–21 Sunshine Tour was the 50th season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
In-season changes In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour announced a suspension on 16 March. Later, the first two scheduled tournaments, the Investec Royal Swazi Open and the Zambia Open, were postponed. On 5 August, the tour announced its resumption, starting in mid-August with a new series of five 54-hole tournaments, called the "Rise Up Series".
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes17 MayZambia OpenZambia–Postponed–24 MayLombard Insurance ClassicWestern Cape–Postponed–5 JunSun City ChallengeNorth West–Postponed–25 JulVodacom Origins of GolfWestern Cape–Postponed–31 JulRoyal Swazi Spa ChallengeEswatini–Postponed–7 AugFNB Eswatini Nkonyeni Sunshine Tour Golf ChallengeEswatini–Postponed–New tournament16 AugZimbabwe OpenZimbabwe–Postponed–21 AugBetway ChampionshipGauteng600,000 Darren Fichardt (18) 7New tournament23 AugZanaco MastersZambia–Postponed–28 AugAfrican Bank Sunshine Tour ChampionshipGauteng600,000 Daniel van Tonder (4)7New tournament29 AugVodacom Origins of GolfFree State–Postponed–4 SepTitleist ChampionshipGauteng600,000 George Coetzee (11)7New tournament5 SepKing's CupEastern Cape–Postponed–13 SepKCB Karen MastersKenya–Postponed–19 SepVodacom Origins of GolfEastern Cape–Postponed–25 SepSun Boardwalk ChallengeEastern Cape–Postponed–25 SepVodacom Championship UnlockedGauteng600,000 Daniel van Tonder (5)4New tournament2 OctVodacom Championship ReloadedGauteng600,000 Daniel van Tonder (6)4New tournament10 OctVodacom Origins of GolfKwaZulu-Natal–Postponed–23 OctSibaya ChallengeKwaZulu-Natal–Postponed–23 Oct2 OctSun Wild Coast Sun ChallengeKwaZulu-Natal700,000 Merrick Bremner (7)431 Oct9 MayInvestec Royal Swazi OpenNorth West1,500,000 Daniel van Tonder (7) 146 NovTime Square Casino ChallengeGauteng700,000 Ruan Korb (1)7New tournament7 NovVodacom Origins of Golf FinalNorth West–Postponed–22 NovJoburg OpenGauteng19,500,000 Joachim B. Hansen (n/a) 19EUR29 NovAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipMpumalanga29,000,000 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (3)32EURFlagship event6 DecSouth African OpenNorth West19,500,000 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (4)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 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 7,789,0882 Joachim B. Hansen 3,277,4753 Wilco Nienaber 2,681,7404 Jayden Schaper 2,170,4785 Shaun Norris 1,183,904
Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) Jayden Schaper
See also 2020–21 Big Easy Tour
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