The 2013 Sunshine Tour was the 43rd season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
| Duration | 22 January 2013 – 14 December 2013 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 28 |
| Most wins |  Jacques Blaauw (3) Jaco van Zyl (3) |
| Order of Merit | Dawie van der Walt |
| Players' Player of the Year | Darren Fichardt |
| Rookie of the Year | Dylan Frittelli |
← 2012 2014 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | 600,000 | 4 | |||
| 10 Feb | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | 22 | EUR | ||
| 17 Feb | Africa Open | Eastern Cap | €1,000,000 | 20 | EUR | ||
| 24 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 4,000,000 | 14 | Pro-Am | ||
| 3 Mar | Tshwane Open | Gauteng | €1,500,000 | 20 | EUR | New tournament | |
| 17 Mar | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 3,750,000 | 14 | |||
| 24 Mar | Investec Cup | North West | 1,000,000 | 14 | New tournament | ||
| 21 Apr | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,650,000 | 14 | |||
| 4 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | 14 | |||
| 19 May | Zambia Sugar Open | Zambia | 1,200,000 | 14 | |||
| 2 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 900,000 | 6 | |||
| 7 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | 4 | |||
| 15 Jun | Polokwane Classic | Limpopo | 500,000 | 4 | New tournament | ||
| 28 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park | Kwazulu-Natal | 600,000 | 6 | |||
| 5 Jul | Sun City Challenge | North West | 600,000 | 6 | |||
| 9 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria | Limpopo | 600,000 | 6 | |||
| 23 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan | Western Cape | 600,000 | 6 | |||
| 29 Aug | Wild Waves Golf Challenge | Kwazulu-Natal | 600,000 | 4 | |||
| 13 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys | Northern Cape | 600,000 | 4 | |||
| 21 Sep | Platinum Classic | North West | 500,000 | 4 | |||
| 11 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | 4 | |||
| 20 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 600,000 | 6 | |||
| 3 Nov | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | 14 | |||
| 7 Nov | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 700,000 | 4 | |||
| 24 Nov | South African Open Championship | Gauteng | €1,100,000 | 32 | EUR | Flagship event | |
| 1 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | 22 | EUR | ||
| 8 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$6,500,000 | 46 | EUR | Limited-field event | |
| 14 Dec | Nelson Mandela Championship | Kwazulu-Natal | €1,000,000 | 20 | EUR |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,094,333 | |
| 2 | 4,518,495 | |
| 3 | 3,027,749 | |
| 4 | 2,475,830 | |
| 5 | 2,045,405 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | [4] | |
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | [5][4] |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ EUR − European Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2013 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "2013 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ Bisset, Fergus (15 December 2013). "Dawie van der Walt wins Nelson Mandela Championship". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
...whose victory also saw him claim the co-sanctioning Sunshine Tour's Order of Merit for 2013.
- ^ a b "Walters named Comissioner's [sic] Award winner". The Citizen. Johannesburg, South Africa. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
Darren Fichardt won the approval of his peers as he took the Players' Player of the Year award.... Winner Sunshine Tour Rookie of the Year 2013: Dylan Frittelli
- ^ "2013 Rookie of the Year". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.