2023–24 Sunshine Tour
The 2023–24 Sunshine Tour is the 24th 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.
| Duration | 4 May 2023 – TBD |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | TBD |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
Changes for 2023–24
The full 2023–24 schedule was announced in May 2023 and is originally intended to have 32 tournaments, and include co-sanctioned tournaments with the European Tour and Challenge Tour.[1] Notably, the Zanaco Masters returned to the schedule, having not been played on the Sunshine Tour since 2019.[2]
Order of Merit name change
In May 2023, the Sunshine Tour announced that the Order of Merit had gained a new title sponsor, having previously been titled as the Luno Order of Merit, it was rebranded as the Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy.[3]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2023–24 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May | FBC Zim Open | Zimbabwe | 2,200,000 |  Neil Schietekat (4) | 1.65 | ||
| 21 May | Zanaco Masters | Zambia | 2,200,000 |  | |||
| 28 May | Kit Kat Cash & Carry Pro-Am | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | | |||
| 2 Jun | SunBet Challenge (Sun City) | North West | 1,250,000 | | |||
| 21 Jul | SunBet Challenge (Wild Coast) | Western Cape | 1,250,000 | | |||
| 29 Jul | FNB Eswatini Nkonyeni Challenge | Eswatini | 1,250,000 | | |||
| 13 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula | Limpopo | 1,500,000 | | |||
| 18 Aug | SunBet Challenge (Time Square) | Gauteng | 1,250,000 | | |||
| 27 Aug | Bain's Whisky Ubunye Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | | |||
| 1 Sep | Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge | TBC | 1,500,000 | | |||
| 17 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale | Western Cape | 1,500,000 | | |||
| 24 Sep | PGA Championship | Eastern Cape | 2,000,000 | | |||
| 8 Oct | Fortress Invitational | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | | |||
| 14 Oct | Blue Label Challenge | TBC | 2,700,000 | | |||
| 22 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf at TBC | KwaZulu-Natal | 1,500,000 | | |||
| 27 Oct | SunBet Challenge (Sun Sibaya) | KwaZulu-Natal | 1,250,000 | | |||
| 5 Nov | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | |
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.
References
- "Sunshine Tour tees of new season in Africa". SuperSport. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Refurbished Lusaka Golf Club course re-opened". The Lusaka Times. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "The Courier Guy now delivering greatness with the Sunshine Tour". Sunshine Tour. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- "Sunshine Tour schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 23 April 2023.