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2019–20 Sunshine Tour

{{short description|Golf tour season}}

{{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2019–20

| tour = Sunshine Tour

| image =

| pixels =

| caption =

| regular_season = {{start date|2019|3|28|df=y}} – {{end date|2020|2|23|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 25{{efn|One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.}}

| most_wins = {{flagicon|ZAF}} J. C. Ritchie (3)

| honor1 = Order of Merit

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ZAF}} J. C. Ritchie

| honor2 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|ZAF}} Garrick Higgo

| honor3 =

| honoree3 =

| honor4 =

| honoree4 =

| prevseason = 2018–19

| nextseason = 2020–21

}}

The 2019–20 Sunshine Tour was the 49th 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 2019–20 season.{{cite web |url=https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=219S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2019/20 Tournament schedule |publisher=Sunshine Tour |access-date=7 September 2023}}

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!Date

!Tournament

!Location

!Purse
(R)

!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
points

!Other
tours{{efn|ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.}}

!Notes

31 Mar

|Mopani Redpath Greendoor Logistics Zambia Open

|Zambia

|align=right|2,500,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Daniel van Tonder (3)

|align=center|14

|

|

7 Apr

|Zanaco Masters

|Zambia

|align=right|2,000,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} J. C. Ritchie (5)

|align=center|14

|

|

4 May

|Investec Royal Swazi Open

|Eswatini

|align=right|1,500,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Martin Rohwer (1)

|align=center|14

|

|

19 May

|Lombard Insurance Classic

|Eswatini

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jake Redman (1)

|align=center|4

|

|

7 Jun

|Sun City Challenge

|North West

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Garrick Higgo (1)

|align=center|7

|

|

30 Jun

|KCB Karen Masters

|Kenya

|align=right|2,200,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Toto Thimba Jr. (1)

|align=center|14

|

|

2 Aug

|Royal Swazi Spa Challenge

|Eswatini

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ruan Conradie (1)

|align=center|7

|

|

24 Aug

|Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen

|Northern Cape

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ockie Strydom (1)

|align=center|4

|

|

1 Sep

|Zimbabwe Open

|Zimbabwe

|align=center|–

|Cancelled{{cite news |title=Zim Open tourney cancelled again |newspaper=The Chronicle |location=Zimbabwe |first=Takudzwa |last=Chitsiga |url=https://www.chronicle.co.zw/zim-open-tourney-cancelled-again/ |date=11 July 2019 |access-date=15 July 2022}}

|align=center|–

|

|

7 Sep

|King's Cup

|Eswatini

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jaco Ahlers (8)

|align=center|7

|

|New tournament

28 Sep

|Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood

|Eastern Cape

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Merrick Bremner (6)

|align=center|4

|

|

5 Oct

|Vodacom Origins of Golf at Stellenbosch

|Western Cape

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Thriston Lawrence (1)

|align=center|4

|

|

11 Oct

|Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge

|KwaZulu-Natal

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jean Hugo (19)

|align=center|7

|

|

19 Oct

|Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park

|KwaZulu-Natal

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jaco Ahlers (9)

|align=center|7

|

|

25 Oct

|Sibaya Challenge

|KwaZulu-Natal

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Hennie Otto (13)

|align=center|7

|

|

2 Nov

|Vodacom Origins of Golf Final

|Western Cape

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} George Coetzee (10)

|align=center|7

|

|

17 Nov

|Nedbank Golf Challenge

|North West

|align=right|US$7,500,000

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Fleetwood (n/a)

|align=center|36

|EUR{{efn|European Tour Rolex Series}}

|Limited-field event

1 Dec

|Alfred Dunhill Championship

|Mpumalanga

|align=right|€1,500,000

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Pablo Larrazábal (n/a)

|align=center|19

|EUR

|

8 Dec

|AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open

|Mauritius

|align=right|€1,000,000

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Rasmus Højgaard (n/a)

|align=center|17

|ASA, EUR

|

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|12 Jan

|South African Open

|Gauteng

|align=right|17,500,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Branden Grace (6)

|align=center|32

|EUR

|Flagship event

19 Jan

|Eye of Africa PGA Championship

|Gauteng

|align=right|2,000,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Darren Fichardt (17)

|align=center|14

|

|

25 Jan

|Gauteng Team Championship

|Gauteng

|align=right|1,500,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jaco Prinsloo (3) and
{{flagicon|ZAF}} J. C. Ritchie (6)

|align=center|n/a

|

|Team event

2 Feb

|Limpopo Championship

|Limpopo

|align=right|3,500,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} J. C. Ritchie (7)

|align=center|13

|CHA

|

9 Feb

|RAM Cape Town Open

|Western Cape

|align=right|3,500,000

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Anton Karlsson (n/a)

|align=center|13

|CHA

|

16 Feb

|Dimension Data Pro-Am

|Western Cape

|align=right|6,300,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Christiaan Bezuidenhout (2)

|align=center|13

|CHA

|Pro-Am

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|23 Feb

|The Tour Championship

|Gauteng

|align=right|1,500,000

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Garrick Higgo (2)

|align=center|14

|

|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://sst.ocs-sport.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=FT~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=219S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2019/20 Order of Merit |publisher=Sunshine Tour |access-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417194404/https://sst.ocs-sport.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=FT~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=219S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |archive-date=17 April 2023}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sportyard.com/jc-ritchie-wins-sunshine-tour-order-merit |title=JC Ritchie wins the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit |work=Sportyard |access-date=7 September 2023}}

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! Position !! Player !! Prize money (R)

align=center|1{{flagicon|ZAF}} J. C. Ritchiealign=center|2,162,387
align=center|2{{flagicon|ZAF}} Daniel van Tonderalign=center|2,043,268
align=center|3{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jaco Ahlersalign=center|1,902,195
align=center|4{{flagicon|ZAF}} George Coetzeealign=center|1,722,930
align=center|5{{flagicon|ZAF}} Thriston Lawrencealign=center|1,377,891

Awards

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!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy){{flagicon|ZAF}} Garrick Higgo{{cite web |url=https://sst.ocs-sport.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=RK~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=219S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2019/20 Rookie of the Year |publisher=Sunshine Tour |access-date=18 April 2023 |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418162956/https://sst.ocs-sport.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=RK~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=219S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |url-status=dead }}{{cite tweet |author=Michael Vlismas |user=MichaelVlismas |number=1231835864843653345 |title=@garrick_higgo wins the Tour Championship and @Sunshine_Tour Rookie of the Year trophy. |date=24 February 2020 |access-date=18 April 2023}}

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

  • {{official site|http://sunshinetour.com/}}

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