The 2022–23 Sunshine Tour was the 52nd 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 2022–23 The season marked the return of the FBC Zim Open, having not been played since 2018.
In May 2022, the tour announced that the Order of Merit would be rebranded as the Luno Order of Merit, calculated using a points-based system rather than money earned.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2022–23 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes15 MayLombard Insurance ClassicWestern Cape1,200,000 Herman Loubser (1)722 MayFBC Zim OpenZimbabwe2,000,000 Albert Venter (1)1429 MaySishen ClassicNorthern Cape3,000,000 Deon Germishuys (1)14New tournament3 JunSunBet Challenge (Sun City)North West1,000,000 Rourke van der Spuy (3)412 JunKit Kat Group Pro-AmGauteng1,000,000 Dylan Mostert (1)4Pro-Am30 JulFNB Eswatini Nkonyeni ChallengeEswatini1,000,000 Jaco Prinsloo (6)4New tournament6 AugVodacom Origins of Golf at De ZalzeWestern Cape1,150,000 George Coetzee (13)413 AugBain's Whisky Ubunye ChampionshipGauteng1,200,000 Merrick Bremner (8) and Martin Rohwer (3)n/aNew team event19 AugSunBet Challenge (Time Square Casino)Gauteng1,000,000 Albert Venter (2)2.4327 AugVodacom Origins of Golf at Highland GateMpumalanga1,150,000 Anthony Michael (1)2.0110 SepGary & Vivienne Player ChallengeKwaZulu-Natal1,200,000 Jaco van Zyl (15)2.32New tournament17 SepVodacom Origins of Golf at San LameerKwaZulu-Natal1,150,000 Wynand Dingle (1)2.2923 SepSunBet Challenge (Wild Coast Sun)Western Cape1,000,000 M. J. Viljoen (2)1.971 OctVodacom Origins of Golf at St FrancisEastern Cape1,150,000 Ruan Korb (2)1.749 OctFortress InvitationalGauteng1,500,000 Pieter Moolman (1)2.40New tournament15 OctBlue Label ChallengeNorth West2,500,000 Stephen Ferreira (1)2.19Pro-Am21 OctSunBet Challenge (Sun Sibaya)KwaZulu-Natal1,000,000 Dylan Naidoo (1)1.3730 OctVodacom Origins of Golf FinalWestern Cape1,500,000 Combrinck Smit (1)1.886 NovPGA ChampionshipEastern Cape1,200,000 George Coetzee (14)2.3727 NovJoburg OpenGauteng17,500,000 Dan Bradbury (n/a)9.24EUR4 DecInvestec South African Open ChampionshipGautengUS$1,500,000 Thriston Lawrence (3)12.12EUR11 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipMpumalanga€1,500,000 Ockie Strydom (2)14.59EUR18 DecAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius€1,000,000 Antoine Rozner (n/a) 8.60EUR5 FebBain's Whisky Cape Town OpenWestern CapeUS$350,000 Benjamin Follett-Smith (2)5.67CHA12 FebDimension Data Pro-AmWestern Cape7,000,000 Oliver Bekker (8)6.05CHAPro-Am19 FebSDC OpenLimpopoUS$350,000 J. J. Senekal (3)5.21CHA26 FebNelson Mandela Bay ChampionshipEastern CapeUS$350,000 Dylan Mostert (2)5.25CHANew tournament11 MarMediclinic InvitationalGauteng2,000,000 Stefan Wears-Taylor (1)2.34New tournament19 MarSDC ChampionshipEastern CapeUS$1,500,000 Matthew Baldwin (n/a)14.81EURNew tournament26 MarJonsson Workwear OpenGautengUS$1,500,000 Nick Bachem (n/a)13.85EUR2 AprLimpopo ChampionshipLimpopo2,000,000 Ryan van Velzen (1)2.5116 AprStella Artois Players ChampionshipGauteng2,000,000 Kyle Barker (1)2.7523 AprThe Tour ChampionshipGauteng2,000,000 Jaco Ahlers (11)2.88Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes13 NovNedbank Golf ChallengeNorth WestUS$6,000,000 Tommy Fleetwood14.92EURLimited-field event21 AprAltron Vusi Ngubeni TournamentGauteng100,000 Robin Williamsn/a
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the Luno Order of Merit 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 2024 European Tour (DP World Tour).
Position Player Points Status earned1 Ockie Strydom 3,336 Already exempt2 Jaco Prinsloo 2,327 Promoted to European Tour3 Thriston Lawrence 2,318 Already exempt4 Oliver Bekker 2,117 Promoted to European Tour5 Dylan Mostert 1,912
Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) Casey Jarvis
See also 2022 Big Easy Tour
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