The 2025–26 Sunshine Tour was the 55th season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2025–26 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes 11 May FBC Zim Open Zimbabwe 3,000,000 Luis Carrera (1) 3.65 18 May Kit Kat Cash & Carry Pro-Am Gauteng 2,000,000 Luis Carrera (2) 4.50 Pro-Am 25 May Waterfall City Tournament of Champions Gauteng 2,500,000 Kieran Vincent (2) n/a Limited-field mixed event 30 May Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge Gauteng 2,000,000 Malcolm Mitchell (2) 4.54 8 Jun Mopani Zambia Open Zambia US$150,000 Samuel Simpson (1) 2.93 9 Aug FNB Eswatini Challenge Eswatini 2,000,000 Michael Hollick (4) 4.32 17 Aug Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys Free State 2,000,000 Herman Loubser (2) 4.13 22 Aug Sunbet Challenge (Time Square) Gauteng 2,000,000 Jonathan Broomhead (4) 4.32 5 Sep Sunbet Challenge (Wild Coast) Western Cape 2,000,000 Austin Bautista (1) 3.56 14 Sep Vodacom Origins of Golf at Gowrie Farm KwaZulu-Natal 2,000,000 Haydn Porteous (3) 3.76 19 Sep Sunbet Challenge (Sun Sibaya) KwaZulu-Natal 2,000,000 Louis Albertse (4) 4.20 28 Sep Vodacom Origins of Golf at Devonvale Western Cape 2,000,000 Jacques Kruyswijk (4) 3.45 12 Oct Limpopo Championship Limpopo 2,500,000 Pieter Moolman (4) 3.53 19 Oct Fortress Invitational Gauteng 2,500,000 Warwick Purchase (1) 4.58 25 Oct Blu Label Unlimited Challenge North West 3,200,000 Hennie du Plessis (3) 4.61 9 Nov Hyundai Open Gauteng 2,500,000 Casey Jarvis (1) 4.08 New tournament 15 Nov Stella Artois Players Championship Gauteng 2,500,000 J. C. Ritchie (11) 4.41 23 Nov Vodacom Origins of Golf Final Western Cape 2,500,000 Casey Jarvis (2) 3.85 30 Nov Fitch & Leedes PGA Championship Eastern Cape 3,000,000 Deon Germishuys (3) 5.18 7 Dec Nedbank Golf Challenge North West US$6,000,000 Kristoffer Reitan (n/a) 21.01 EUR 14 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship Gauteng €1,500,000 Jayden Schaper (1) 16.86 EUR 21 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius US$1,200,000 Jayden Schaper (2) 14.21 EUR 25 Jan Cell C Challenge Eastern Cape 2,500,000 Benjamin Follett-Smith (3) 4.23 New tournament 1 Feb SDC Open Limpopo US$375,000 M. J. Viljoen (4) 9.05 CHA 8 Feb Circa Cape Town Open Western Cape US$375,000 Will Enefer (n/a) 8.72 CHA 15 Feb NTT Data Pro-Am Western Cape 7,000,000 M. J. Daffue (1) 7.14 CHA Pro-Am 22 Feb Jonsson Workwear Durban Open KwaZulu-Natal US$375,000 Oliver Bekker (9) 6.57 CHA 1 Mar Investec South African Open Championship Western Cape US$1,500,000 Casey Jarvis (3) 19.17 EUR 8 Mar Joburg Open Gauteng 20,500,000 Dan Bradbury (n/a) 16.65 EUR 15 Mar Serengeti Playoffs Gauteng 2,500,000 Daniel van Tonder (13) 3.64 Playoff event 29 Mar DNi Tour Championship Western Cape 3,000,000 Martin Vorster (1) 2.69 Playoff event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the The Courier Guy Order of Merit and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The leading player on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2027 European Tour (DP World Tour). The next two players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2027 Challenge Tour (HotelPlanner Tour).
Position Player Points Status earned1 Casey Jarvis 4,863 Already exempt2 Hennie du Plessis 2,379 Already exempt3 Herman Loubser 1,960 Promoted to European Tour4 Daniel van Tonder 1,956 Already exempt5 M. J. Viljoen 1,767 Promoted to Challenge Tour6 Pieter Moolman 1,761
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Herman Loubser Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) Luis Carrera
See also 2025–26 Big Easy Tour
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