2006–07 Sunshine Tour

Golf tour season September 2023 2006–07 Sunshine Tour 2006 3 16 y – 2007 2 25 y 27 ZAF Jean Hugo (3) Order of Merit ZAF Charl Schwartzel Players' Player of the Year Rookie of the Year ZAF Rossouw Loubser 2005–06 2007 The 2006–07 Sunshine Tour was the 36th 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 2006–07 season.https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=207S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 2006/07 Tournament schedule Sunshine Tour 9 September 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)Winnertotals 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.OWGRpointsOthertourstours ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.Notes 19 Mar 2006 dm Stanbic Zambia Open Zambia 750,000 ZAF Steve Basson (2) n/a 21 Apr 2006 dm Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella Western Cape 360,000 ZAF Jean Hugo (3) n/a 29 Apr 2006 dm SAA Pro-Am Invitational (1st) Western Cape 350,000 ZAF Jean Hugo (4) n/a New tournament series 6 May 2006 dm Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open Swaziland 550,000 ZAF Thomas Aiken (6) n/a 13 May 2006 dm Suncoast Classic KwaZulu-Natal 350,000 ZAF Alex Haindl (1) n/a New tournament 20 May 2006 dm SAA Pro-Am Invitational (2nd) Gauteng 350,000 ZIM Tongoona Charamba (1) n/a 26 May 2006 dm Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria Gauteng 360,000 ZAF Vaughn Groenewald (1) n/a 30 Jun 2006 dm Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne KwaZulu-Natal 360,000 ZAF Rossouw Loubser (1) n/a 18 Aug 2006 dm Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein Free State 360,000 ZAF Rossouw Loubser (2) n/a 25 Aug 2006 dm Telkom PGA Pro-Am Gauteng 330,000 SCO Doug McGuigan (2) n/a 2 Sep 2006 dm Eskom Power Cup North West 350,000 ZAF Trevor Fisher Jnr (2) n/a New tournament 15 Sep 2006 dm Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pezula Western Cape 360,000 ZAF Kevin Stone (4) n/a 30 Sep 2006 dm Seekers Travel Pro-Am Gauteng 350,000 ZAF Desvonde Botes (12) n/a 6 Oct 2006 dm Vodacom Origins of Golf Final Western Cape 360,000 ZAF Darren Fichardt (5) n/a 15 Oct 2006 dm Bearing Man Highveld Classic Mpumalanga 400,000 ZAF Darren Fichardt (6) n/a 21 Oct 2006 dm MTC Namibia PGA Championship Namibia 600,000 ZAF Anton Haig (2) n/a 28 Oct 2006 dm Platinum Classic North West 600,000 ZAF Vaughn Groenewald (2) n/a 19 Nov 2006 dm Limpopo Classic Limpopo 1,000,000 ZAF Bradford Vaughan (8) 12 23 Nov 2006 dm Coca-Cola Charity Championship Western Cape 500,000 ZAF Alan Michell (1) n/a New tournament 3 Dec 2006 dm Nedbank Golf Challenge North West US$4,385,000 USA Jim Furyk (n/a) 38 New to Sunshine TourLimited-field event 10 Dec 2006 dm Alfred Dunhill Championship Mpumalanga €1,000,000 ESP Álvaro Quirós (n/a) 18 EUR 17 Dec 2006 dm South African Airways Open Eastern Cape €1,000,000 ZAF Ernie Els (14) 32 EUR Flagship event 14 Jan 2007 dm Joburg Open Gauteng €1,000,000 ARG Ariel Cañete (n/a) 20 EUR New tournament 28 Jan 2007 dm Dimension Data Pro-Am North West 1,600,000 ZAF Louis Oosthuizen (2) 14 Pro-Am 4 Feb 2007 dm Nashua Masters Eastern Cape 1,200,000 ZAF Jean Hugo (5) 14 18 Feb 2007 dm Vodacom Championship Gauteng 2,200,000 ZAF Richard Sterne (2) 14 25 Feb 2007 dm Telkom PGA Championship Gauteng 2,250,000 ZAF Louis Oosthuizen (3) 14 Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertourstoursNotes12 NovHSBC ChampionsChinaUS$5,000,000KOR 1997 Yang Yong-eun52ANZ,PGA Tour of Australasia unofficial event ASA,Asian Tour unofficial event EURLimited-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=207S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 2006/07 Order of Merit Sunshine Tour 9 September 2023https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/sport/oosthuizen-clinches-telkom-championship-569048 Oosthuizen clinches Telkom Championship Independent Online 25 February 2007 9 September 2023 Schwartzel's finish was good enough to see him win the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit a third successive time... PositionPlayerPrize money (R)1 ZAF Charl Schwartzel 1,585,1172 ZAF Louis Oosthuizen 1,314,7393 ZAF Hennie Otto 1,274,3404 ZAF Andrew McLardy 1,239,9265 ZAF Darren Fichardt 1,160,182 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) ZAF Rossouw Loubser https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/sport/nearly-man-mordt-aiming-for-title-606646 Nearly-man Mordt aiming for title Independent Online 14 September 2009 9 September 2023 In 2006 Rossouw Loubser became the oldest winner on the series when at the age of 44 he claimed the KwaZulu-Natal tournament, which was also his maiden victory and played a part in him being voted the Sunshine Tour Rookie of the Year. Notes References External links http://sunshinetour.com/ Category:Sunshine Tour seasons Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour