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 edit
The 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 | Oliver Bekker (3)
|
4 | ||
| 10 Feb | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | Richard Sterne (6)
|
22 | EUR | |
| 17 Feb | Africa Open | Eastern Cap | €1,000,000 | Darren Fichardt (13)
|
20 | EUR | |
| 24 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 4,000,000 | Jaco van Zyl (11)
|
14 | Pro-Am | |
| 3 Mar | Tshwane Open | Gauteng | €1,500,000 | Dawie van der Walt (1)
|
20 | EUR | New tournament |
| 17 Mar | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 3,750,000 | Jaco van Zyl (12)
|
14 | ||
| 24 Mar | Investec Cup | North West | 1,000,000 | Jaco van Zyl (13)
|
14 | New tournament | |
| 21 Apr | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,650,000 | Jake Roos (6)
|
14 | ||
| 4 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | James Kingston (10)
|
14 | ||
| 19 May | Zambia Sugar Open | Zambia | 1,200,000 |  Adilson da Silva (11)
|
14 | ||
| 2 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 900,000 | Merrick Bremner (3)
|
6 | ||
| 7 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | Jacques Blaauw (1)
|
4 | ||
| 15 Jun | Polokwane Classic | Limpopo | 500,000 | Dean Burmester (1)
|
4 | New tournament | |
| 28 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park | Kwazulu-Natal | 600,000 | Jacques Blaauw (2)
|
6 | ||
| 5 Jul | Sun City Challenge | North West | 600,000 | Adilson da Silva (12)
|
6 | ||
| 9 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria | Limpopo | 600,000 | Heinrich Bruiners (1)
|
6 | ||
| 23 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan | Western Cape | 600,000 | Jean Hugo (14)
|
6 | ||
| 29 Aug | Wild Waves Golf Challenge | Kwazulu-Natal | 600,000 | Andrew Curlewis (2)
|
4 | ||
| 13 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys | Northern Cape | 600,000 | Andrew Curlewis (3)
|
4 | ||
| 21 Sep | Platinum Classic | North West | 500,000 | Neil Schietekat (1)
|
4 | ||
| 11 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | J. J. Senekal (1)
|
4 | ||
| 20 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 600,000 | Ulrich van den Berg (7)
|
6 | ||
| 3 Nov | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | Tjaart van der Walt (1)
|
14 | ||
| 7 Nov | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 700,000 | Jacques Blaauw (3)
|
4 | ||
| 24 Nov | South African Open Championship | Gauteng | €1,100,000 |  Morten Ørum Madsen (n/a)
|
32 | EUR | Flagship event |
| 1 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | Charl Schwartzel (7)
|
22 | EUR | |
| 8 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$6,500,000 | Thomas Bjørn (n/a)
|
46 | EUR | Limited-field event |
| 14 Dec | Nelson Mandela Championship | Kwazulu-Natal | €1,000,000 | Dawie van der Walt (2)
|
20 | EUR |
Order of Merit edit
The 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 | Dawie van der Walt |
5,094,333 |
| 2 | Darren Fichardt |
4,518,495 |
| 3 | Jaco van Zyl |
3,027,749 |
| 4 | Hennie Otto |
2,475,830 |
| 5 | Jbe' Kruger |
2,045,405 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Darren Fichardt |
[4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Dylan Frittelli |
[5][4] |
See also edit
Notes 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 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.