2005–06 Sunshine Tour
{{short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2005–06
| tour = Sunshine Tour
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| regular_season = {{start date|2005|3|16|df=y}} – {{end date|2006|2|26|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 21
| most_wins = {{flagicon|ZAF}} Thomas Aiken (2)
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Desvonde Botes (2)
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Bradford Vaughan (2)
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ZAF}} Charl Schwartzel
| honor2 = Players' Player of the Year
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| honor3 = Rookie of the Year
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| prevseason = 2004–05
| nextseason = 2006–07
}}
The 2005–06 Sunshine Tour was the 35th 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 2005–06 season.{{cite web |url=https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=206S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2005/06 Tournament schedule |publisher=Sunshine Tour |access-date=9 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|19 Mar 2005|format=dm}} | FNB Botswana Open | Botswana | align=right|250,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Nico van Rensburg (3) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|9 Apr 2005|format=dm}} | Parmalat Classic | Eastern Cape | align=right|300,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Ulrich van den Berg (4) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|7 May 2005|format=dm}} | Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open | Swaziland | align=right|500,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Hendrik Buhrmann (4) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|13 May 2005|format=dm}} | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | Gauteng | align=right|330,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Desvonde Botes (10) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|27 May 2005|format=dm}} | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pezula | Western Cape | align=right|330,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Desvonde Botes (11) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|1 Jul 2005|format=dm}} | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | Eastern Cape | align=right|330,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Dean Lambert (1) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|26 Aug 2005|format=dm}} | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein | Free State | align=right|330,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Nic Henning (4) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|2 Sep 2005|format=dm}} | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | align=right|300,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Thomas Aiken (4) | align=center|n/a | New tournament | |
| {{dts|9 Sep 2005|format=dm}} | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale | Western Cape | align=right|330,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Hennie Otto (6) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|1 Oct 2005|format=dm}} | Seekers Travel Pro-Am | Gauteng | align=right|300,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Anton Haig (1) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|9 Oct 2005|format=dm}} | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | Mpumalanga | align=right|400,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Bradford Vaughan (6) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|15 Oct 2005|format=dm}} | MTC Namibia PGA Championship | Namibia | align=right|500,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Thomas Aiken (5) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|21 Oct 2005|format=dm}} | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | align=right|400,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Steve Basson (1) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|29 Oct 2005|format=dm}} | Platinum Classic | North West | align=right|500,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Jaco van Zyl (1) | align=center|n/a | ||
| {{dts|20 Nov 2005|format=dm}} | Limpopo Classic | Limpopo | align=right|1,000,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Bradford Vaughan (7) | align=center|18 | ||
| {{dts|11 Dec 2005|format=dm}} | Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | align=right|€1,000,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Els (13) | align=center|20 | EUR | |
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| {{dts|18 Dec 2005|format=dm}} | South African Airways Open | Western Cape | align=right|€1,000,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Retief Goosen (5) | align=center|32 | EUR | Flagship event |
| {{dts|29 Jan 2006|format=dm}} | Dimension Data Pro-Am | North West | align=right|1,000,000 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Alan McLean (2) | align=center|12 | Pro-Am | |
| {{dts|5 Feb 2006|format=dm}} | Nashua Masters | Eastern Cape | align=right|1,000,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Warren Abery (4) | align=center|12 | ||
| {{dts|19 Feb 2006|format=dm}} | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | align=right|2,000,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Bourdy (1) | align=center|12 | ||
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| {{dts|26 Feb 2006|format=dm}} | Vodacom Tour Championship | Gauteng | align=right|2,000,000 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Charl Schwartzel (2) | align=center|12 | Tour Championship |
=Unofficial events=
The following events were sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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!Date !Tournament !Location !Purse !Winner !OWGR !Other !Notes |
| 13 Nov
|China |align=right|US$5,000,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} David Howell |align=center|48 |ANZ,{{efn|PGA Tour of Australasia unofficial event}} ASA,{{efn|Asian Tour unofficial event}} EUR |New limited-field event |
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=206S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2005/06 Order of Merit |publisher=Sunshine Tour |access-date=9 September 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/sport/bright-year-awaits-schwartzel-554671 |title=Bright year awaits Schwartzel |work=Independent Online |first=Grant |last=Winter |date=27 February 2006 |access-date=9 September 2023 |quote=On Sunday he not only picked up R317 000 for the win, but became the first player since John Bland in 1989/1990 and 1990/91 to top the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit two years running.}}
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!Position!!Player!!Prize money (R) | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Charl Schwartzel | align=center|1,207,460 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Bourdy | align=center|936,394 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Louis Oosthuizen | align=center|842,092 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Thomas Aiken | align=center|779,566 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Darren Fichardt | align=center|763,324 |
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official site|http://sunshinetour.com/}}
{{Sunshine Tour seasons}}
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