2018–19 Sunshine Tour
The 2018–19 Sunshine Tour was the 19th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.
| Duration | 12 April 2018 – 24 March 2019 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 26 |
| Most wins | 3: J. C. Ritchie |
| Order of Merit | Zander Lombard |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
The tour is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Zambia, Mauritius and Kenya.
Schedule
The table below shows the schedule of events for the 2018–19 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.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 1] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr | Zanaco Masters | Zambia | 2,000,000 | J. J. Senekal (2) |
14 | ||
| 22 Apr | Old Mutual Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 2,000,000 | Bryce Easton (3) |
14 | ||
| 29 Apr | Mopani Redpath Zambia Open | Zambia | US$150,000 | Rourke van der Spuy (2) |
14 | ||
| 12 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Eswatini | 1,200,000 | Justin Harding (6) |
14 | ||
| 20 May | Lombard Insurance Classic | Eswatini | 1,000,000 | Justin Harding (7) |
7 | ||
| 7 Jun | Sun City Challenge | North West | 800,000 | Neil Schietekat (2) |
7 | ||
| 22 Jul | KCB Karen Masters | Kenya | 2,000,000 | Michael Palmer (1) |
14 | New to Sunshine Tour | |
| 3 Aug | Royal Swazi Spa Challenge | Eswatini | 800,000 | Andre de Decker (1) |
7 | New tournament | |
| 10 Aug | Sun Carnival City Challenge | Gauteng | 800,000 | J. C. Ritchie (2) |
7 | ||
| 18 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula | Limpopo | 800,000 | Zander Lombard (1) |
7 | ||
| 25 Aug | Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge | KwaZulu-Natal | 800,000 | Vaughn Groenewald (6) |
7 | ||
| 1 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park | KwaZulu-Natal | 800,000 |  Peter Karmis (6) |
7 | ||
| 16 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Western Cape | 800,000 | Neil Schietekat (3) |
7 | ||
| 29 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis | Eastern Cape | 800,000 | Alex Haindl (2) |
4 | ||
| 20 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys | Free State | 800,000 | Garth Mulroy (4) |
4 | ||
| 26 Oct | Sun Sibaya Challenge | KwaZulu-Natal | 800,000 | Louis de Jager (4) |
4 | ||
| 3 Nov | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Eastern Cape | 800,000 |  Steve Surry (1) |
4 | ||
| 2 Dec | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | €1,000,000 |  Kurt Kitayama (n/a) |
17 | ASA, EUR | |
| 9 Dec | South African Open | Gauteng | 17,500,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (8) |
32 | ASA, EUR | Flagship event |
| 16 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | David Lipsky (n/a) |
23 | EUR | |
| 3 Feb | Eye of Africa PGA Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Louis de Jager (5) |
14 | ||
| 10 Feb | RAM Cape Town Open | Western Cape | 2,000,000 |  Benjamin Follett-Smith (1) |
14 | ||
| 17 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 5,050,000 |  Philip Eriksson (1) |
14 | ||
| 2 Mar | Team Championship | Gauteng | 1,500,000 | Jaco Prinsloo (2) and J. C. Ritchie (3) |
n/a | Team event | |
| 10 Mar | Limpopo Championship | Modimolle | 1,500,000 | J. C. Ritchie (4) |
14 | New tournament | |
| 24 Mar | The Tour Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Jean-Paul Strydom (1) |
14 | Tour Championship |
Order of Merit
This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zander Lombard | 2,119,984 |
| 2 | Justin Harding | 1,467,795 |
| 3 | Bryce Easton | 1,361,128 |
| 4 | Neil Schietekat | 1,206,168 |
| 5 | Philip Eriksson | 1,059,233 |
Notes
- ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.