The 1984–85 Southern Africa Tour was the 14th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

Season outline A variety of golfers from South Africa and Zimbabwe had success at the beginning of the season. At the first event, Safmarine South African Masters, Tony Johnstone defeated Fulton Allem in a playoff. At the second event, the Goodyear Classic, John Bland birdied the final four holes of regulation and the first playoff hole to defeat Nick Price. Price, however, won the following week at the ICL International. Chris Williams and Gavan Levenson won the next two events.

The remainder of the season was dominated by Mark McNulty. At the Swazi Sun Pro-Am he holed a 25 foot birdie putt on the final hole to defeat Simon Hobday by one shot. The following week, at the AECI Charity Classic, Paul Way was victorious by five strokes. The following week, at the Palaboro Classic, McNulty won in a playoff over Hugh Baiocchi. McNulty would go to win the Order of Merit.

Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1984–85 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerNotes 15 Dec Safmarine South African Masters Cape 100,000 Tony Johnstone (3) 22 Dec Goodyear Classic Transvaal 100,000 John Bland (9) New tournament 12 Jan ICL International Transvaal 80,000 Nick Price (4) 19 Jan Lexington PGA Championship Transvaal 110,000 Chris Williams (1) 26 Jan South African Open Natal 100,000 Gavan Levenson (3) 2 Feb Swazi Sun Pro-Am Swaziland 80,000 Mark McNulty (8) Pro-Am 9 Feb AECI Charity Classic Transvaal 80,000 Paul Way (1) New tournament 23 Feb Palabora Classic Transvaal 100,000 Mark McNulty (9) New tournament 2 Mar Trustbank Tournament of Champions Transvaal 100,000 Simon Hobday (5) New tournament 17 Mar Wild Coast Classic Cape 100,000 Ian Palmer (1)

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerNotes9 DecNedbank Million Dollar ChallengeTransvaalUS$1,000,000 Seve BallesterosLimited-field event

Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.

PositionPlayerPrize money (R)1 Mark McNulty 57,7502 Simon Hobday 42,0403 John Bland 37,5864 Gavan Levenson 32,7925 Phil Simmons 28,977

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