2022–23 Sunshine Tour
Golf tour season
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The 2022–23 Sunshine Tour was the 52nd season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
Duration13 May 2022 – 23 April 2023
Number of official events33
Most wins
George Coetzee (2)
Dylan Mostert (2)
Albert Venter (2)
George Coetzee (2) Dylan Mostert (2) Albert Venter (2)Order of Merit Ockie Strydom
Ockie Strydom| Duration | 13 May 2022 – 23 April 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 33 |
| Most wins | George Coetzee (2) Dylan Mostert (2) Albert Venter (2) |
| Order of Merit | Ockie Strydom |
| Rookie of the Year | Casey Jarvis |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
Changes for 2022–23
The season marked the return of the FBC Zim Open, having not been played since 2018.[1]
In May 2022, the tour announced that the Order of Merit would be rebranded as the Luno Order of Merit, calculated using a points-based system rather than money earned.[2]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2022–23 season.[3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May | Lombard Insurance Classic | Western Cape | 1,200,000 | Herman Loubser (1) |
7 | ||
| 22 May | FBC Zim Open | Zimbabwe | 2,000,000 | Albert Venter (1) |
14 | ||
| 29 May | Sishen Classic | Northern Cape | 3,000,000 | Deon Germishuys (1) |
14 | New tournament | |
| 3 Jun | SunBet Challenge (Sun City) | North West | 1,000,000 | Rourke van der Spuy (3) |
4 | ||
| 12 Jun | Kit Kat Group Pro-Am | Gauteng | 1,000,000 | Dylan Mostert (1) |
4 | Pro-Am | |
| 30 Jul | FNB Eswatini Nkonyeni Challenge | Eswatini | 1,000,000 | Jaco Prinsloo (6) |
4 | New tournament[c] | |
| 6 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at De Zalze | Western Cape | 1,150,000 | George Coetzee (13) |
4 | ||
| 13 Aug | Bain's Whisky Ubunye Championship | Gauteng | 1,200,000 | Merrick Bremner (8) and Martin Rohwer (3) |
n/a | New team event | |
| 19 Aug | SunBet Challenge (Time Square Casino) | Gauteng | 1,000,000 | Albert Venter (2) |
2.43 | ||
| 27 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate | Mpumalanga | 1,150,000 | Anthony Michael (1) |
2.01 | ||
| 10 Sep | Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge | KwaZulu-Natal | 1,200,000 | Jaco van Zyl (15) |
2.32 | New tournament | |
| 17 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at San Lameer | KwaZulu-Natal | 1,150,000 | Wynand Dingle (1) |
2.29 | ||
| 23 Sep | SunBet Challenge (Wild Coast Sun) | Western Cape | 1,000,000 | M. J. Viljoen (2) |
1.97 | ||
| 1 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis | Eastern Cape | 1,150,000 | Ruan Korb (2) |
1.74 | ||
| 9 Oct | Fortress Invitational | Gauteng | 1,500,000 | Pieter Moolman (1) |
2.40 | New tournament | |
| 15 Oct | Blue Label Challenge | North West | 2,500,000 |  Stephen Ferreira (1) |
2.19 | Pro-Am | |
| 21 Oct | SunBet Challenge (Sun Sibaya) | KwaZulu-Natal | 1,000,000 | Dylan Naidoo (1) |
1.37 | ||
| 30 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 1,500,000 | Combrinck Smit (1) |
1.88 | ||
| 6 Nov | PGA Championship | Eastern Cape | 1,200,000 | George Coetzee (14) |
2.37 | ||
| 27 Nov | Joburg Open | Gauteng | 17,500,000 |  Dan Bradbury (n/a) |
9.24 | EUR | |
| 4 Dec | Investec South African Open Championship | Gauteng | US$1,500,000 | Thriston Lawrence (3) |
12.12 | EUR | |
| 11 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | Ockie Strydom (2) |
14.59 | EUR | |
| 18 Dec | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | €1,000,000 |  Antoine Rozner (n/a) |
8.60 | EUR | |
| 5 Feb | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | Western Cape | US$350,000 |  Benjamin Follett-Smith (2) |
5.67 | CHA | |
| 12 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 7,000,000 | Oliver Bekker (8) |
6.05 | CHA | Pro-Am |
| 19 Feb | SDC Open | Limpopo | US$350,000 | J. J. Senekal (3) |
5.21 | CHA | |
| 26 Feb | Nelson Mandela Bay Championship | Eastern Cape | US$350,000 | Dylan Mostert (2) |
5.25 | CHA | New tournament |
| 11 Mar | Mediclinic Invitational | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Stefan Wears-Taylor (1) |
2.34 | New tournament | |
| 19 Mar | SDC Championship | Eastern Cape | US$1,500,000 | Matthew Baldwin (n/a) |
14.81 | EUR | New tournament |
| 26 Mar | Jonsson Workwear Open | Gauteng | US$1,500,000 |  Nick Bachem (n/a) |
13.85 | EUR | |
| 2 Apr | Limpopo Championship | Limpopo | 2,000,000 | Ryan van Velzen (1) |
2.51 | ||
| 16 Apr | Stella Artois Players Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Kyle Barker (1) |
2.75 | ||
| 23 Apr | The Tour Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Jaco Ahlers (11) |
2.88 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$6,000,000 | Tommy Fleetwood |
14.92 | EUR | Limited-field event |
| 21 Apr | Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament | Gauteng | 100,000 | Robin Williams |
n/a |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Luno Order of Merit and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4][5] The top three players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2024 European Tour (DP World Tour).[6]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ockie Strydom | 3,336 | Already exempt[d] |
| 2 | Jaco Prinsloo | 2,327 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 3 | Thriston Lawrence | 2,318 | Already exempt[d] |
| 4 | Oliver Bekker | 2,117 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 5 | Dylan Mostert | 1,912 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Casey Jarvis | [9][10] |
See also
Notes
- 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.
- CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.
- Tournament's debut delayed from 2020.
- Strydom and Lawrence were already exempt due to being tournament winners on the 2023 European Tour (DP World Tour).[7][8]