The 1991–92 Southern Africa Tour was the 21st 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 had success early in the season. De Wet Basson won the inaugural event of the year, the Fancourt Hall of Fame. The following event, the Goodyear Classic, was won by Justin Hobday, four shots ahead of American Hugh Royer III. Retief Goosen won the third event of the season, the Spoornet Classic, by a shot over John Bland and Richard Kaplan.
The remainder of the year was dominated by Ernie Els. Els won the Protea Assurance South African Open and the Lexington PGA Championship in consecutive weeks. He took the lead in the Order of Merit. Northern Ireland's David Feherty won the following event, the Bell's Cup, by one shot over Mark McNulty. Els retained his lead on the Order of Merit with his third-place finish. At the next week's event, the Trustbank Tournament of Champions, Els "made up four shots in the last nine holes" but still finished a shot behind champion Bobby Lincoln. Els came back and won the next event, the EVS South African Masters. At the final event of the season, the Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic, Els again made up much ground late, finishing eagle-birdie, turning a three-stroke deficit into a one stroke win. Els won the Order of Merit by a wide margin.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1991–92 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes 15 Dec Fancourt Hall of Fame Cape 450,000 De Wet Basson (1) 8 New tournament 21 Dec Goodyear Classic Cape 300,000 Justin Hobday (1) 8 11 Jan Spoornet Classic Cape 300,000 Retief Goosen (1) 12 New tournament 19 Jan Protea Assurance South African Open Transvaal 450,000 Ernie Els (1) 20 25 Jan Lexington PGA Championship Transvaal 400,000 Ernie Els (2) 20 1 Feb Bell's Cup Cape 350,000 David Feherty (3) 18 8 Feb Trustbank Tournament of Champions Transvaal 350,000 Bobby Lincoln (3) 14 15 Feb EVS South African Masters Transvaal 350,000 Ernie Els (3) 14 22 Feb ICL International Transvaal 300,000 Kevin Johnson (1) 18 29 Feb Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic Swaziland 300,000 Ernie Els (4) 12
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes8 DecNedbank Million Dollar ChallengeTransvaalUS$2,500,000 Bernhard Langer46Limited-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 Ernie Els 324,0172 De Wet Basson 155,4253 Wayne Westner 147,4164 Tony Johnstone 109,1245 Retief Goosen 108,488
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