2000–01 Sunshine Tour
{{short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2000–01
| tour = Sunshine Tour
| image =
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| regular_season = {{start date|2000|3|16|df=y}} – {{end date|2001|2|25|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 22
| most_wins = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Mark McNulty (3)
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Mark McNulty
| honor2 = Players' Player of the Year
| honoree2 =
| honor3 = Rookie of the Year
| honoree3 = {{flagicon|ZAF}} Trevor Immelman
| honor4 =
| honoree4 =
| prevseason = 1999–2000
| nextseason = 2001–02
}}
The 2000–01 Sunshine Tour, titled as the 2000–01 Vodacom Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly 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 Vodacom, that was announced in June 1997.{{cite news |url=https://mg.co.za/article/1997-06-13-vodacom-boosts-pga-tour-annoys-competitor/?amp |title=Vodacom boosts PGA tour, annoys competitor |newspaper=Mail & Guardian |location=Johannesburg, South Africa |date=13 June 1997 |access-date=8 October 2023}}
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2000–01 season.{{cite web |url=https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=201S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2000/01 Tournament schedule |publisher=Sunshine Tour |access-date=10 September 2023}}
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!Date !Tournament !Location !Purse !Winner{{efn|name=totals|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Sunshine Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.}} !OWGR !Other !Notes | |||||||
| {{dts|18 Mar 2000|format=dm}} | Cock of The North | Zambia | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Titch Moore (1) | align=center|n/a | New to Sunshine Tour | |
| {{dts|26 Mar 2000|format=dm}} | Stanbic Zambia Open | Zambia | align=right|500,000 | {{flagicon|IRL}} James Loughnane (2) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|1 Apr 2000|format=dm}} | FNB Botswana Open | Botswana | align=right|180,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Richard Kaplan (4) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|14 Apr 2000|format=dm}} | Lombard Tyres Classic | Gauteng | align=right|125,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Brett Liddle (5) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|7 May 2000|format=dm}} | Vodacom Series (Gauteng) | Gauteng | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Nico van Rensburg (2) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|13 May 2000|format=dm}} | Pietersburg Classic | Limpopo | align=right|125,000 | {{flagicon|ZWE}} Marc Cayeux (3) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|28 May 2000|format=dm}} | Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape) | Eastern Cape | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Ryan Reid (1) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|17 Sep 2000|format=dm}} | Emfuleni Classic | Gauteng | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Des Terblanche (5) | align=center|n/a | New tournament | |
| {{dts|1 Oct 2000|format=dm}} | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | Mpumalanga | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Sean Pappas (4) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|15 Oct 2000|format=dm}} | Observatory Classic | Western Cape | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Roger Wessels (4) | align=center|n/a | New tournament | |
| {{dts|29 Oct 2000|format=dm}} | Western Cape Classic | Western Cape | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Jean Hugo (2) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|12 Nov 2000|format=dm}} | Platinum Classic | North West | align=right|400,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Desvonde Botes (8) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|17 Nov 2000|format=dm}} | Riviera Resort Classic | Gauteng | align=right|200,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Ulrich van den Berg (1) | align=center|n/a | New tournament | |
| {{dts|26 Nov 2000|format=dm}} | CABS/Old Mutual Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | align=right|700,000 | {{flagicon|ZWE}} Mark McNulty (30) | align=center|12 | ||
| {{dts|10 Dec 2000|format=dm}} | Vodacom Players Championship | Western Cape | align=right|2,000,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Trevor Immelman (1) | align=center|26 | ||
| {{dts|14 Jan 2001|format=dm}} | Nashua Nedtel Cellular Masters | Eastern Cape | align=right|1,000,000 | {{flagicon|ZWE}} Mark McNulty (31) | align=center|12 | ||
| {{dts|21 Jan 2001|format=dm}} | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Gauteng | align=right|£500,000 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Scott (n/a) | align=center|18 | EUR | |
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| {{dts|28 Jan 2001|format=dm}} | Mercedes-Benz South African Open | Eastern Cape | align=right|US$1,000,000 | {{flagicon|ZWE}} Mark McNulty (32) | align=center|32 | EUR | Flagship event |
| {{dts|4 Feb 2001|format=dm}} | Dimension Data Pro-Am | North West | align=right|2,000,000 | {{flagicon|NIR}} Darren Clarke (n/a) | align=center|28 | Pro-Am | |
| {{dts|11 Feb 2001|format=dm}} | South African PGA Championship | Gauteng | align=right|1,000,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Deane Pappas (1) | align=center|12 | ||
| {{dts|18 Feb 2001|format=dm}} | Investec Royal Swazi Sun Open | Swaziland | align=right|500,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Bradford Vaughan (3) | align=center|12 | ||
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| {{dts|25 Feb 2001|format=dm}} | The Tour Championship | Mpumalanga | align=right|2,000,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Darren Fichardt (2) | align=center|16 | New tournament Tour Championship |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.{{cite web |url=https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=FT~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=201S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2000/01 Order of Merit |publisher=Sunshine Tour |access-date=10 September 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/golf/els-back-for-finale-492803 |title=Els back for finale |work=Independent Online |date=20 February 2001 |access-date=10 September 2023 |quote=McNulty's ownership of the Order of Merit title is assured, having amassed over R1.5-million in five events.}}
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!Position!!Player!!Prize money (R) | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|ZIM}} Mark McNulty | align=center|1,603,481 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Bradford Vaughan | align=center|686,415 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Roger Wessels | align=center|632,383 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Hennie Otto | align=center|620,211 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Trevor Immelman | align=center|619,766 |
Awards
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official site|http://sunshinetour.com/}}
{{Sunshine Tour seasons}}
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