2017–18 Sunshine Tour


The 2017–18 Sunshine Tour was the 18th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.
The tour is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Zambia and Mauritius.

Schedule

The table below shows the schedule of events for the 2017–18 Sunshine Tour season.
Prize funds shown do not count directly towards the Order of Merit. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of official money Sunshine Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.
DatesTournamentLocationPrize fund
WinnerOWGR
points		Notes
20–23 AprZimbabwe OpenZimbabwe1,800,000 J. C. Ritchie 14
27–30 AprZambia Sugar OpenZambia1,600,000 Oliver Bekker 14
3–6 MayInvestec Royal Swazi OpenSwaziland1,200,000 Peter Karmis 14
19–21 MayLombard Insurance ClassicSwaziland1,000,000 Oliver Bekker 4
1–4 JunMopani Redpath Zambia OpenZambiaUS$150,000 Riekus Nortje 14
27–29 JulVodacom Origins Dullstroom, Mpumalanga750,000 Doug McGuigan 7
2–4 AugSun City ChallengeSun City, North West750,000 Peter Karmis 7
9–11 AugSun Carnival City ChallengeBenoni, Gauteng750,000 Jbe' Kruger 4
17–19 AugVodacom Origins Kleinmond, Western Cape750,000 Keith Horne 4
23–25 AugSun Wild Coast Sun ChallengePort Edward, KwaZulu-Natal750,000 Oliver Bekker 4
31 Aug – 2 SepVodacom Origins Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal750,000 Jared Harvey 4
6–8 SepSun Fish River ChallengePort Alfred, Eastern Cape750,000 M. J. Viljoen 4
13–15 SepSun Boardwalk ChallengePort Elizabeth, Eastern Cape750,000 Tyrone Ryan 4
21–23 SepVodacom Origins St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape750,000 Doug McGuigan 4
12–14 OctVodacom Origins Kathu, Northern Cape750,000 Hennie du Plessis 4
25–27 OctSun Sibaya ChallengeDurban, KwaZulu-Natal750,000 Alex Haindl 4
2–4 NovVodacom Origins of Golf FinalKnysna, Western Cape750,000 Jaco Prinsloo 4
30 Nov – 3 DecAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius€1,000,000 Dylan Frittelli 17Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and Asian Tour
7–11 DecJoburg OpenJohannesburg, Gauteng16,500,000 Shubhankar Sharma 17Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and Asian Tour
11–14 JanBMW SA OpenJohannesburg, Gauteng15,000,000 Chris Paisley 32Flagship event
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
8–11 FebEye of Africa PGA ChampionshipJohannesburg, Gauteng1,500,000 Matías Calderón 14
15–18 FebDimension Data Pro-AmGeorge, Western Cape5,050,000 Jaco Ahlers 14
22–25 FebCape Town OpenWestern Cape1,500,000 Rhys Enoch 14
1–4 MarTshwane OpenTshwane, Gauteng15,000,000 George Coetzee 19Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
5–6 MarSteyn City Team ChampionshipJohannesburg, Gauteng1,000,000 Hennie du Plessis
Jean Hugo 		n/a
15–18 MarThe Tour ChampionshipKempton Park, Gauteng1,500,000 Darren Fichardt 14

Order of Merit

This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.
RankPlayerPrize money
1 George Coetzee2,937,226
2 Erik van Rooyen2,359,847
3 J. C. Ritchie2,033,965
4 Oliver Bekker1,562,989
5 Ockie Strydom1,415,499