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2013 Sunshine Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2013 |
| tour | Sunshine Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 28 |
| most_wins | ZAF Jacques Blaauw (3) |
| ZAF Jaco van Zyl (3) | |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | ZAF Dawie van der Walt |
| honor2 | Players' Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | ZAF Darren Fichardt |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | ZAF Dylan Frittelli |
| prevseason | [2012](2012-sunshine-tour) |
| nextseason | [2014](2014-sunshine-tour) |
ZAF Jaco van Zyl (3) 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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (R) | Winner | OWGR | |||||
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 25 Jan | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | 600,000 | ZAF Oliver Bekker (3) | 4 | ||
| 10 Feb | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | ZAF Richard Sterne (6) | 22 | [EUR](2013-european-tour) | |
| 17 Feb | Africa Open | Eastern Cap | €1,000,000 | ZAF Darren Fichardt (13) | 20 | [EUR](2013-european-tour) | |
| 24 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 4,000,000 | ZAF Jaco van Zyl (11) | 14 | Pro-Am | |
| 3 Mar | Tshwane Open | Gauteng | €1,500,000 | ZAF Dawie van der Walt (1) | 20 | [EUR](2013-european-tour) | New tournament |
| 17 Mar | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 3,750,000 | ZAF Jaco van Zyl (12) | 14 | ||
| 24 Mar | Investec Cup | North West | 1,000,000 | ZAF Jaco van Zyl (13) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 21 Apr | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,650,000 | ZAF Jake Roos (6) | 14 | ||
| 4 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | ZAF James Kingston (10) | 14 | ||
| 19 May | Zambia Sugar Open | Zambia | 1,200,000 | BRA Adilson da Silva (11) | 14 | ||
| 2 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 900,000 | ZAF Merrick Bremner (3) | 6 | ||
| 7 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | ZAF Jacques Blaauw (1) | 4 | ||
| 15 Jun | Polokwane Classic | Limpopo | 500,000 | ZAF Dean Burmester (1) | 4 | New tournament | |
| 28 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park | Kwazulu-Natal | 600,000 | ZAF Jacques Blaauw (2) | 6 | ||
| 5 Jul | Sun City Challenge | North West | 600,000 | BRA Adilson da Silva (12) | 6 | ||
| 9 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria | Limpopo | 600,000 | ZAF Heinrich Bruiners (1) | 6 | ||
| 23 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan | Western Cape | 600,000 | ZAF Jean Hugo (14) | 6 | ||
| 29 Aug | Wild Waves Golf Challenge | Kwazulu-Natal | 600,000 | ZAF Andrew Curlewis (2) | 4 | ||
| 13 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys | Northern Cape | 600,000 | ZAF Andrew Curlewis (3) | 4 | ||
| 21 Sep | Platinum Classic | North West | 500,000 | ZAF Neil Schietekat (1) | 4 | ||
| 11 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | ZAF J. J. Senekal (1) | 4 | ||
| 20 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 600,000 | ZAF Ulrich van den Berg (7) | 6 | ||
| 3 Nov | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | ZAF Tjaart van der Walt (1) | 14 | ||
| 7 Nov | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 700,000 | ZAF Jacques Blaauw (3) | 4 | ||
| 24 Nov | South African Open Championship | Gauteng | €1,100,000 | DEN Morten Ørum Madsen (n/a) | 32 | [EUR](2014-european-tour) | Flagship event |
| 1 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | ZAF Charl Schwartzel (7) | 22 | [EUR](2014-european-tour) | |
| 8 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$6,500,000 | DNK Thomas Bjørn (n/a) | 46 | [EUR](2014-european-tour) | Limited-field event |
| 14 Dec | Nelson Mandela Championship | Kwazulu-Natal | €1,000,000 | ZAF Dawie van der Walt (2) | 20 | [EUR](2014-european-tour) |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAF Dawie van der Walt | 5,094,333 |
| 2 | ZAF Darren Fichardt | 4,518,495 |
| 3 | ZAF Jaco van Zyl | 3,027,749 |
| 4 | ZAF Hennie Otto | 2,475,830 |
| 5 | ZAF Jbe' Kruger | 2,045,405 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | ZAF Darren Fichardt | |
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | ZAF Dylan Frittelli |
Notes
References
References
- "2013 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour.
- "2013 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour.
- Bisset, Fergus. (15 December 2013). "Dawie van der Walt wins Nelson Mandela Championship".
- "2013 Rookie of the Year". Sunshine Tour.
- (24 February 2014). "Walters named {{as written". The Citizen.
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