2016–17 Sunshine Tour


The 2016–17 Sunshine Tour was the 17th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 10th since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007. It marked a return to a multi-year schedule, the first since the 2006–07 Sunshine Tour season, and ended in March 2017. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.
The tour is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Zambia and Mauritius.

Schedule

The table below shows the schedule of events for the 2016–17 Sunshine Tour season.
Prize funds shown do not count directly towards the Order of Merit. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of official money Sunshine Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.
DateTournamentLocationPrize fund
WinnerOWGR
points		Notes
10 JanBMW SA OpenJohannesburg, Gauteng15,000,000 Brandon Stone 32Flagship event
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
17 JanJoburg OpenJohannesburg, Gauteng16,500,000 Haydn Porteous 19Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
14 FebTshwane OpenTshwane, Gauteng18,500,000 Charl Schwartzel 19Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
21 FebDimension Data Pro-AmGeorge, Western Cape5,000,000 George Coetzee 14
28 FebEye of Africa PGA ChampionshipJohannesburg, Gauteng1,200,000 Jaco van Zyl 14
12 MarInvestec CupRustenburg, North West10,000,000 Haydn Porteous n/a
17 AprGolden Pilsener Zimbabwe OpenZimbabwe1,800,000 Lyle Rowe 14
24 AprZambia Sugar OpenZambia1,500,000 Christofer Blomstrand 14
7 MayInvestec Royal Swazi OpenSwaziland1,400,000 Titch Moore 14
15 MayAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius€1,000,000 Wang Jeung-hun 17Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and Asian Tour
22 MayLombard Insurance ClassicSwaziland1,200,000 Merrick Bremner 4
5 JunKCM Zambia OpenZambia2,000,000 Jaco Ahlers 14
30 JulVodacom Origins of Golf KwaZulu-Natal700,000 Madalitso Muthiya 4
6 AugSun City ChallengeSun City, North West700,000 Oliver Bekker 7
20 AugVodacom Origins of Golf Cape Town, Western Cape700,000 Vaughn Groenewald 4
26 AugSun Wild Coast Sun ChallengeKwaZulu-Natal700,000 Jaco Ahlers 4
10 SepVodacom Origins of Golf Northern Cape700,000 Jacques Blaauw 4
23 SepSun Carnival City ChallengeGauteng700,000 Ruan de Smidt 4
1 OctVodacom Origins of Golf Western Cape700,000 Justin Harding 4
8 OctSun Boardwalk ChallengePort Elizabeth, Eastern Cape700,000 Ruan de Smidt 4
14 OctSun Fish River ChallengePort Alfred, Eastern Cape700,000 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 4
22 OctVodacom Origins of Golf Pretoria, Gauteng700,000 Jaco Ahlers 7
28 OctSun Sibaya ChallengeKwaZulu-Natal700,000 Peter Karmis 7
5 NovVodacom Origins of Golf FinalEastern Cape700,000 Mark Williams 4
27 NovLion of Africa Cape Town OpenWestern Cape1,500,000 Jacques Kruyswijk 14
4 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipLimpopo€1,200,000 Brandon Stone 32Flagship event
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
15 JanBMW SA OpenJohannesburg, Gauteng15,000,000 Graeme Storm 26Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
12 FebEye of Africa PGA ChampionshipJohannesburg, Gauteng1,500,000 Erik van Rooyen 14
19 FebDimension Data Pro-AmGeorge, Western Cape5,050,000 Paul Lawrie 14
26 FebJoburg OpenJohannesburg, Gauteng16,500,000 Darren Fichardt 19Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
Shortened to 54 holes
5 MarTshwane OpenTshwane, Gauteng18,500,000 Dean Burmester 19Co-sanctioned with the European Tour

Order of Merit

This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.
RankPlayerPrize money
1 Brandon Stone7,384,889
2 Dean Burmester5,955,793
3 Darren Fichardt3,303,541
4 Haydn Porteous3,277,711
5 Zander Lombard3,021,640