2024–25 Sunshine Tour
| Duration | 2 May 2024 – 30 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30[a] |
| Most wins | Daniel van Tonder (4) |
| Order of Merit | Daniel van Tonder |
| Rookie of the Year | Altin van der Merwe |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 Sunshine Tour was 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.
Schedule
The 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 (1) | 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 | John Parry (n/a) | 10.95 | EUR | |
| 19 Jan | Mediclinic Invitational | Free State | 2,000,000 | Maximilian Steinlechner (1) | 3.57 | ||
| 26 Jan | SDC Open | Limpopo | US$375,000 | Daniel van Tonder (11) | 5.77 | CHA | |
| 2 Feb | MyGolfLife Open | North West | US$375,000 | Daniel van Tonder (12) | 8.94 | CHA | |
| 9 Feb | Cell C Cape Town Open | Western Cape | US$375,000 | Jamie Rutherford (n/a) | 8.76 | CHA | |
| 16 Feb | NTT Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 7,000,000 | Wilco Nienaber (2) | 9.54 | CHA | Pro-Am |
| Hyundai Open | Gauteng | – | Postponed[5] | – | New tournament | ||
| 2 Mar | Investec South African Open Championship | KwaZulu-Natal | US$1,500,000 | Dylan Naidoo (2) | 15.59 | EUR | |
| 9 Mar | Joburg Open | Gauteng | 20,500,000 | Calum Hill (n/a) | 15.02 | EUR | |
| 23 Mar | Serengeti Playoffs | Gauteng | 2,500,000 | George Coetzee (15) | 3.99 | Playoff event | |
| 30 Mar | DNi Tour Championship | Gauteng | 3,000,000 | Michael Hollick (3) | 3.13 | Playoff event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[6][7] The top three players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2026 European Tour (DP World Tour).[7]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel van Tonder | 4,155 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Shaun Norris | 3,574 | Already exempt[d] |
| 3 | Dylan Naidoo | 3,545 | Already exempt[d] |
| 4 | Jonathan Broomhead | 1,956 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 5 | Jacques Kruyswijk | 1,937 | Already exempt[d] |
| 6 | Yurav Premlall | 1,915 | Promoted to European Tour |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Altin van der Merwe | [11][7][12] |
See also
Notes
- ^ A further two tournaments were scheduled but were 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.
- ^ a b c Norris, Naidoo and Kruyswijk were already exempt due to being tournament winners on the 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour).[8][9][10]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Joburg rain a water hazard for Sunshine Tour event". SuperSport. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "2024/25 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Hollick closes out season with victory in DNi Tour Championship". SuperSport. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Norris wins Alfred Dunhill with final-round 67". BBC Sport. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ Hodge, Stuart (2 March 2025). "South African Open: Laurie Canter beaten by Dylan Naidoo in play-off at DP World Tour event after washout at Durban Country Club". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Jacques Kruyswijk clinches first DP World Tour win in Kenya". European Tour. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "2024/25 Rookie of the Year". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Sunshine Tour [@Sunshine_Tour] (30 March 2025). "Congratulations to @altinvdm59 on winning the Bobby Locke trophy awarded to the leading player on the Fortress Rookie of the Year standings" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 March 2025 – via Twitter.