2005–06 Sunshine Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | 16 March 2005 (2005-03-16) – 26 February 2006 (2006-02-26) |
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Number of official events | 21 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → |
The 2005–06 Sunshine Tour was the 35th 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 2005–06 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
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19 Mar | FNB Botswana Open | Botswana | 250,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
9 Apr | Parmalat Classic | Eastern Cape | 300,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
7 May | Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open | Swaziland | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
13 May | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | Gauteng | 330,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
27 May | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pezula | Western Cape | 330,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
1 Jul | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | Eastern Cape | 330,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
26 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein | Free State | 330,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
2 Sep | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | 300,000 | ![]() | n/a | New tournament | |
9 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale | Western Cape | 330,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
1 Oct | Seekers Travel Pro-Am | Gauteng | 300,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
9 Oct | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | Mpumalanga | 400,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
15 Oct | MTC Namibia PGA Championship | Namibia | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
21 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 400,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
29 Oct | Platinum Classic | North West | 500,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
20 Nov | Limpopo Classic | Limpopo | 1,000,000 | ![]() | 18 | ||
11 Dec | Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 20 | EUR | |
18 Dec | South African Airways Open | Western Cape | €1,000,000 | ![]() | 32 | EUR | Flagship event |
29 Jan | Dimension Data Pro-Am | North West | 1,000,000 | ![]() | 12 | Pro-Am | |
5 Feb | Nashua Masters | Eastern Cape | 1,000,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
19 Feb | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
26 Feb | Vodacom Tour Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | ![]() | 12 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
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13 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | ![]() | 48 | ANZ, ASA, EUR | New limited-field event |
Order of Merit
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) |
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1 | ![]() | 1,207,460 |
2 | ![]() | 936,394 |
3 | ![]() | 842,092 |
4 | ![]() | 779,566 |
5 | ![]() | 763,324 |
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.
References
- ^ "2005/06 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "2005/06 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Winter, Grant (27 February 2006). "Bright year awaits Schwartzel". Independent Online. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
On Sunday he not only picked up R317 000 for the win, but became the first player since John Bland in 1989/1990 and 1990/91 to top the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit two years running.
External links
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