2024 Sunshine Ladies Tour
{{short description|11th season of the Sunshine Ladies Tour}}
{{use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2024
| tour = Sunshine Ladies Tour
| regular_season = {{nowrap|{{Start date|2024|2|16| df=y}} – {{end date|2024|4|28| df=y}}}}
| no_of_events = 8
| most_wins =
| honor1 = Order of Merit Winner
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Gabriella Cowley
| prevseason = 2023
| nextseason = 2025
}}
The 2024 Sunshine Ladies Tour was the 11th season of the Sunshine Ladies Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women based in South Africa.{{cite web |title=Sunshine Ladies Tour unveils a season of opportunity |url=https://supersport.com/golf/sa-golf/news/dac898f1-5e4f-4c9f-a78d-d51b900f3b2c/sunshine-ladies-tour-unveils-a-season-of-opportunity |publisher=SuperSport |access-date=6 December 2023}}
Schedule
The season consisted of 8 events, all held in South Africa, played between February and April.{{cite web |title=2024 Schedule |url=https://sunshineladiestour.golf/schedule?id=224S&code=L003 |publisher=Sunshine Ladies Tour |access-date=6 December 2023}}
The Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am, played concurrent with the Sunshine Tour and Challenge Tour's co-sanctioned Dimension Data Pro-Am, kept its elevated R2.5m purse.
Standard Bank, which in 2023 had sponsored an event at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, shifted its sponsorship to Cape Town, and the Cape Town Ladies Open at Royal Cape Golf Club became the Standard Bank Ladies Open hosted by the City of Cape Town.
The Investec South African Women's Open and the Joburg Ladies Open were again co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
!Date!!Tournament!!Venue!!Winner!!Purse | |||||
| 18 Feb | Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am | Fancourt Country Club | {{flagicon|SCO}} Kylie Henry | align=right|2,500,000 | Pro-Am |
| 23 Feb | SuperSport Ladies Challenge | Lost City Golf Club | {{flagicon|IND}} Tvesa Malik | align=right|1,300,000 | |
| 8 Mar | Fidelity ADT Ladies Challenge | Blue Valley Golf Estate | {{flagicon|DEU}} Helen Kreuzer | align=right|250,000 | New tournament |
| 15 Mar | Standard Bank Ladies Open | Royal Cape Golf Club | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Gabrielle Venter | align=right|600,000 | |
| 6 Apr | ABSA Ladies Invitational | Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Casandra Alexander | align=right|1,200,000 | New tournament |
| 12 Apr | Jabra Ladies Classic | Glendower Golf Club | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Cara Gorlei | align=right|1,000,000 | |
| 21 Apr | Joburg Ladies Open | Modderfontein Golf Club | {{flagicon|CHE}} Chiara Tamburlini | align=right|€300,000 | Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
| style="background:#f2ecce;"
|28 Apr | Investec South African Women's Open | Erinvale Golf Club | {{flagicon|BEL}} Manon De Roey | align=right|€320,000 | Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
Order of Merit
This shows the leaders in the final Order of Merit.
| class="wikitable"
! Rank !! Player !! Points | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gabriella Cowley | align=center|1,173 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Nicole Garcia | align=center|1,012 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Kylie Henry | align=center|951 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Cara Gorlei | align=center|902 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Lee-Anne Pace | align=center|897 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://sunshineladiestour.golf/ Official homepage of the Sunshine Ladies Tour]
{{Sunshine Ladies Tour seasons}}