1993–94 Southern Africa Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1993–94 Southern Africa Tour 1993 11 18 y – 1994 2 13 y 9 ZIM Tony Johnstone (3) Order of Merit ZIM Tony Johnstone Rookie of the Year ZAF 1982 Brenden Pappas 1992–93 1994–95 The 1993–94 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1993–94 FNB Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with First National Bank, that began in 1992.South Africa and international sports factfinder Anton Berkovitz Andrew Samson D. Nelson 1993 1868061019 https://books.google.com/books?id=XH8wAQAAIAAJ 96 13 September 2023 Season outline Zimbabweans Mark McNulty, Tony Johnstone, and Nick Price had much success at the beginning of the season. McNulty won the first tournament of the year, the FNB Players Championship.The Daily Telegraph 22 Nov 1993, page 36 https://www.newspapers.com/image/751635738/ 2023-11-11 Newspapers.com en Johnstone then won two national opens early in the season, the Zimbabwe Open and Philips South African Open.The Daily Telegraph 13 Dec 1993, page 34 https://www.newspapers.com/image/751639418/ 2023-10-29 Newspapers.com en At the unofficial Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge, meanwhile, Price scored four rounds in the mid-60s to defeat runner-up McNulty by 12 strokes. "Without a doubt it's the finest four rounds of golf I've ever put together in my life," he said after the event.The Stuart News 06 Dec 1993, page 29 https://www.newspapers.com/image/887138432/ 2023-11-11 Newspapers.com en Johnstone won the next event, the Bell's Cup. It was his fourth consecutive win on the Southern Africa Tour going back to last season. It tied Gary Player's winning streak.Leicester Mercury 10 Jan 1994, page 37 https://www.newspapers.com/image/865867956/ 2023-10-29 Newspapers.com en The following week, at the Lexington PGA Championship, David Frost defeated runner-up Price by seven shots.The Daily Telegraph 17 Jan 1994, page 34 https://www.newspapers.com/image/751630212/ 2023-10-29 Newspapers.com en Days later, Price opened with an eleven-under 61 at the ICL International. He broke the course record at Zwartkop Country Club by three strokes and tied for the lowest round ever on the Southern Africa Tour.The Daily Telegraph 21 Jan 1994, page 37 https://www.newspapers.com/image/751633880/ 2023-10-29 Newspapers.com en Price would go to win by nine over Frost and American Bruce Vaughan. It was his third win at the event.The News and Observer 24 Jan 1994, page 35 https://www.newspapers.com/image/656370055/ 2023-10-29 Newspapers.com en A variety of little known overseas golfers had success over the remainder of the season. The seventh tournament, the Telkom South African Masters, was won by Englishman Chris Davison. It was first win on tour.Leicester Mercury 31 Jan 1994, page 37 https://www.newspapers.com/image/865831643/ 2023-10-29 Newspapers.com en The following event, the Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic, was won by American Omar Uresti.Austin American-Statesman 07 Feb 1994, page 10 https://www.newspapers.com/image/356055791/ 2023-10-29 Newspapers.com en He defeated fellow American Andrew Pitts by two shots.Leicester Mercury 07 Feb 1994, page 29 https://www.newspapers.com/image/865837042/ 2023-10-29 Newspapers.com en The final event of the season, the Autopage Mount Edgecombe Trophy, was won by American Bruce Vaughan.Detroit Free Press 14 Feb 1994, page Page 21 https://www.newspapers.com/image/97815723/ 2023-10-29 Newspapers.com en Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1993–94 season.https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=194S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1993/94 Tournament schedule Sunshine Tour 7 October 2023Williams Michael The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1995 1995 Macmillan 0333626818 110 https://archive.org/details/golfershandbook1995unse/ 23 December 2023 Archive.org limited DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)Winnertotals 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.OWGRpointsNotes 21 Nov FNB Players Championship Transvaal 550,000 ZIM Mark McNulty (23) 16 28 Nov Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe 300,000 ZIM Tony Johnstone (14) 22 12 Dec Phillips South African Open Natal 550,000 ZIM Tony Johnstone (15) 20 9 Jan Bell's Cup Cape 500,000 ZIM Tony Johnstone (16) 22 16 Jan Lexington PGA Championship Transvaal 550,000 ZAF 1982 David Frost (4) 30 23 Jan ICL International Transvaal 500,000 ZIM Nick Price (6) 26 30 Jan Telkom South African Masters Transvaal 500,000 ENG Chris Davison (1) 14 6 Feb Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic Swaziland 400,000 USA Omar Uresti (1) 12 13 Feb Autopage Mount Edgecombe Trophy Natal 500,000 USA Bruce Vaughan (1) 16 Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes5 DecNedbank Million Dollar ChallengeTransvaalUS$2,500,000ZIM Nick Price48Limited-field event Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=FT~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=194S~style=00~groupties=N~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1993/94 Order of Merit Sunshine Tour 7 October 2023 PositionPlayerPrize money (R)1 ZIM Tony Johnstone 297,3592 USA Bruce Vaughan 189,4533 ZAF 1982 Ernie Els 160,4104 ENG Chris Davison 156,2195 ZAF 1982 Roger Wessels 135,518 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) ZAF 1982 Brenden Pappas https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/2007_web.pdf 2007 Nationwide Tour Media Guide PGA Tour 2007 21 August 2024 2-48 Brenden Pappas Member of the Southern Africa Tour since 1994. Finished third on the Order of Merit in 1995-96. Named Rookie of the Year in 1993-94. Notes References External links http://sunshinetour.com/ Category:Sunshine Tour seasons Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour