1999–2000 Southern Africa Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 14 April 1999 (1999-04-14) – 6 February 2000 (2000-02-06) |
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Number of official events | 17 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → |
The 1999–2000 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1999–2000 Vodacom Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
It was the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Vodacom, that was announced in June 1997.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1999–2000 season.[2][3]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
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17 Apr | Lombard Tyres Classic | Gauteng | 125,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
23 Apr | Vodacom Series (Gauteng) | Gauteng | 200,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
8 May | Pietersburg Classic | Limpopo | 100,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
15 May | Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape) | Eastern Cape | 200,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
12 Jun | Vodacom Series (KwaZulu-Natal) | KwaZulu-Natal | 200,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
14 Aug | Vodacom Series (Mpumalanga) | Mpumalanga | 200,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
12 Sep | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | Mpumalanga | 100,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
25 Sep | Vodacom Series (Free State) | Free State | 200,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
30 Sep | Royal Swazi Sun Classic | Swaziland | 200,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
10 Oct | Vodacom Series (Western Cape) | Western Cape | 200,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
31 Oct | Platinum Classic | North West | 200,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
28 Nov | Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 475,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
12 Dec | Vodacom Players Championship | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | ![]() | 20 | ||
16 Jan | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | £500,000 | ![]() | 12 | EUR | New tournament |
23 Jan | Mercedes-Benz South African Open | Gauteng | US$1,000,000 | ![]() | 32 | EUR | Flagship event |
30 Jan | Dimension Data Pro-Am | North West | 2,000,000 | ![]() | 22 | Pro-Am | |
6 Feb | Stenham Swazi Open | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | ![]() | 12 |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
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22 Jul | Wild Coast Sun Pro-Am | Eastern Cape | 75,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
17 Aug | PGA's Cup | Gauteng | 80,000 | ![]() ![]() | n/a | Title shared |
27 Aug | Royal Swazi Sun Pro-Am | Swaziland | 75,000 | ![]() | n/a | |
5 Dec | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge | North West | US$2,500,000 | ![]() | 40 | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[4][5]
Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
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1 | ![]() | 558,735 |
2 | ![]() | 525,388 |
3 | ![]() | 443,705 |
4 | ![]() | 347,527 |
5 | ![]() | 330,590 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | ![]() | [6] |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Southern Africa Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Southern Africa Tour members.
- ^ EUR − European Tour.
References
- ^ "Vodacom boosts PGA tour, annoys competitor". Mail & Guardian. Johannesburg, South Africa. 13 June 1997. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "1999/2000 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "1999/2000 Vodacom Tour". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 15 August 2000. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "1999/2000 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ Winter, Grant (6 February 2000). "Supermac's putter burns up the course". Independent Online. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
This was the final event of the 1999/2000 Vodacom Tour and Darren Fichardt has won the Order of Merit with earnings of R558 735, closely followed by Nic Henning on R525 388 with Tjaart van der Walt third on R443 705. Nick Price (R501 896) and Retief Goosen (R479 000) earned more than Van der Walt but do not qualify for the Order of Merit as they have not played in four tournaments, which is a minimum requirement.
- ^ "Jean Hugo". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
1999: Winner of Bobby Locke Trophy for Rookie of the Year
External links
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