The 2024–25 Sunshine Tour will be the 54th 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 | 2 May 2024 – 30 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 31[a] |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2024–25 season.[1][2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May | Waterfall City Tournament of Champions | Gauteng | 2,500,000 |  Louis Albertse (3) |
n/a | New tournament | |
| 12 May | FBC Zim Open | Zimbabwe | 2,500,000 | Michael Hollick (2) |
2.44 | ||
| 26 May | Kit Kat Cash & Carry Pro-Am | Gauteng | 2,000,000 |  Kieran Vincent (n/a) |
2.01 | Pro-Am | |
| 7 Jun | SunBet Challenge (Sun City) | North West | 2,000,000 | Jacques Blaauw (5) |
2.40 | ||
| 16 Jun | Mopani Zambia Open | Zambia | 2,500,000 | M. J. Viljoen (3) |
0.94 | ||
| 26 Jul | SunBet Challenge (Wild Coast) | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | Jaco Ahlers (12) |
2.11 | ||
| 3 Aug | FNB Eswatini Challenge | Eswatini | 2,000,000 | Daniel van Tonder (9) |
1.86 | ||
| 18 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate | Mpumalanga | 2,000,000 | Jean Hugo (20) |
2.20 | ||
| 23 Aug | SunBet Challenge (Time Square Casino) | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Thriston Lawrence (4) |
2.72 | ||
| 30 Aug | Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Daniel van Tonder (10) |
2.13 | ||
| 15 Sep | Bain's Whisky Ubunye Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Jean Hugo (21) and Ruan Korb (3) |
n/a | Team event | |
| 22 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Northern Cape | 2,000,000 | Yurav Premlall (1) |
2.04 | ||
| 4 Oct | SunBet Challenge (Sun Sibaya) | KwaZulu-Natal | 2,000,000 | Luke Jerling (1) |
1.83 | ||
| 13 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | Jonathan Broomhead (2) |
1.69 | ||
| 20 Oct | Fortress Invitational | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Robin Williams (2) |
2.43 | ||
| Zambia Masters | Zambia | – | Postponed[4] | – | |||
| 2 Nov | Blue Label Challenge | North West | 2,500,000 | Jonathan Broomhead (3) |
2.80 | ||
| 17 Nov | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | Dean Burmester (11) |
3.54 | ||
| 24 Nov | PGA Championship | Eastern Cape | 2,000,000 | Pieter Moolman (3) |
2.71 | ||
| 8 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$6,000,000 |  Johannes Veerman (n/a) |
20.90 | EUR | |
| 15 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | Shaun Norris (4) |
17.78 | EUR | |
| 22 Dec | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | US$1,500,000 |  |
10.95 | EUR | |
| 19 Jan | Mediclinic Invitational | Free State | 2,000,000 | |
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| 26 Jan | SDC Open | Limpopo | US$375,000 | |
CHA | ||
| 2 Feb | MyGolfLife Open | North West | US$375,000 | |
CHA | ||
| 9 Feb | Cell C Cape Town Open | Western Cape | US$375,000 | |
CHA | ||
| 16 Feb | NTT Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 7,000,000 | |
CHA | Pro-Am | |
| 23 Feb | Hyundai Open | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | |
New tournament | ||
| 2 Mar | Investec South African Open Championship | KwaZulu-Natal | US$1,500,000 | |
EUR | ||
| 9 Mar | Joburg Open | Gauteng | 20,500,000 | |
EUR | ||
| 23 Mar | Serengeti Invitational | Gauteng | 2,500,000 | |
Playoff event | ||
| 30 Mar | DNi Tour Championship | Gauteng | 3,000,000 | |
Playoff event |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was postponed.
- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ "2024/25 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "R1-million for Waterfall City winner". Compleat Golfer. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Sunshine Tour unveils new Playoffs series as part of strong close to 2024/25 season". Sunshine Tour. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Zambia Masters (Postponed)". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 30 October 2024.