The 1995–96 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1995–96 FNB Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
It was the fourth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with First National Bank, that began in 1992.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1995–96 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes 23 Apr Iscor Newcastle Classic KwaZulu-Natal 60,000 Steve van Vuuren (1) n/a New to Southern Africa Tour 29 Apr Kalahari Classic Gauteng 60,000 A. P. Botes (1) n/a 7 May Amatola Sun Classic Eastern Cape 50,000 Richard Kaplan (1) n/a New to Southern Africa Tour 11 May Radio Algoa Challenge Eastern Cape 50,000 Brett Liddle (1) n/a New tournament 16 May FNB Pro Series (Eastern Cape) Eastern Cape 100,000 Schalk van der Merwe (1) n/a New tournament series 24 Jun Rustenburg Classic North West 75,000 Brett Liddle (2) n/a New tournament 29 Jun FNB Pro Series (Royal Swazi) Swaziland 100,000 James Kingston (1) n/a 15 Jul Bushveld Classic Limpopo 75,000 Kevin Stone (1) n/a New to Southern Africa Tour 3 Aug Sun City Classic North West 60,000 Graeme van der Nest (1) n/a 16 Aug Mmabatho Sun Classic Mpumalanga 50,000 Steve van Vuuren (2) n/a New tournament 2 Sep IDC Development Classic Mpumalanga 100,000 Paul Friedlander (1) n/a New tournament 17 Sep Bearing Man Highveld Classic Mpumalanga 75,000 Russell Fletcher (1) n/a New to Southern Africa Tour 30 Sep FNB Pro Series (Western Cape) Western Cape 100,000 Richard Kaplan (2) n/a 7 Oct FNB Pro Series (Free State) Free State 100,000 Justin Hobday (2) n/a 14 Oct Phalaborwa Mafunyane Trophy Limpopo 100,000 Roger Wessels (2) n/a New tournament 20 Oct Sanlam Classic Tournament KwaZulu-Natal 100,000 Steve van Vuuren (3) n/a New tournament 28 Oct Lombard Tyres Classic Gauteng 100,000 Ashley Roestoff (2) n/a New tournament 8 Nov FNB Pro Series (Namibia Open) Namibia 100,000 James Kingston (2) n/a 18 Nov FNB Pro Series (Botswana Open) Botswana 100,000 Steve van Vuuren (4) n/a 26 Nov Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe 400,000 Nick Price (7) 20 21 Jan Philips South African Open Western Cape 750,000 Ernie Els (9) 20 28 Jan San Lameer South African Masters KwaZulu-Natal 750,000 Wayne Westner (5) 14 4 Feb Nashua Wild Coast Sun Classic Western Cape 750,000 Wayne Westner (6) 14 11 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am North West £400,000 Mark McNulty (24) 30 EUR New Pro-Am tournament 18 Feb Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship Gauteng £300,000 Sven Strüver (n/a) 22 EUR 25 Feb FNB Players Championship KwaZulu-Natal £400,000 Wayne Westner (7) 28 EUR 3 Mar Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic Swaziland 500,000 Richard Kaplan (3) 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)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes3 DecNedbank Million Dollar ChallengeNorth WestUS$2,500,000 Corey Pavin46Limited-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 Wayne Westner 709,3892 Mark McNulty 514,4053 Brenden Pappas 369,5604 Michael Christie 191,8405 Richard Kaplan 169,216
Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) Alan McLean
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