1988–89 Southern Africa Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1988–89 Southern Africa Tour 1988 11 7 y – 1989 2 25 y 12 ZIM Tony Johnstone (3) Order of Merit ZIM Tony Johnstone 1987–88 1989–90 The 1988–89 Southern Africa Tour was the 18th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Season outline With three wins and three runner-up finishes in the opening seven tournaments, the first half of the season belonged to Tony Johnstone. At the first event, the Minolta Copiers Match Play, he defeated Wayne Westner by two in the stroke play final.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751127728/ Brand storms to win by seven shots The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 14 November 1988 5 October 2023 38 Newspapers.com subscription Johnstone also won the following week at the Bloemfontein Classic.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751125065/ Johnstone in money again The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 21 November 1988 5 October 2023 37 Newspapers.com subscription He then finished runner-up at the next two events, the Safmarine South African Masters and the Goodyear Classic.1988 Safmarine SA Masters https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmresult.cgi?tourn=SAMS~result=PF~dc=N~cardlink=Y~~season=189S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 2023-10-05 Sunshine Tourhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/751126422/ Dodds wins first pro title The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 19 December 1988 5 October 2023 26 Newspapers.com subscription The fifth event, the Dewar's White Label Trophy, developed into a "two-man battle" between Johnstone and Bland; a birdie at the 72nd hole secured a one stroke victory for Bland.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751129364/ Veteran Bland tames high winds The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 9 January 1989 5 October 2023 31 Newspapers.com subscription Despite his third runner-up finish in succession, Johnstone had established a big lead on the money list.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751130037/ James ready for challenge The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom Bill McLean 31 11 January 1989 5 October 2023 Newspapers.com subscription Chris Williams won the sixth tournament, ICL International.1989 ICL International https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmresult.cgi?tourn=ICLI~result=PF~dc=N~cardlink=Y~~season=189S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 2023-10-05 Sunshine Tour However, the next week Johnstone won his third title of the season, defeating Williams in a playoff at the Lexington PGA Championship.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751129401/ Johnstone's rich birdie The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom Bill McLean 23 January 1989 29 5 October 2023 Newspapers.com subscription Americans dominated the remainder of the season. In late January, Stuart Smith won the Palabora Classic.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751131715/ Smith edges to sudden-death victory The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom Bill McLean 30 January 1989 36 5 October 2023 Newspapers.com subscription The following week at the Protea Assurance South African Open, Tom Lehman led by four strokes entering the final round.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751130194/ Lehman sweeps ahead after 68 The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom Bill McLean 4 February 1989 31 5 October 2023 Newspapers.com subscription However, fellow American Fred Wadsworth outplayed Lehman with a 68 on Sunday to win by one.https://www.newspapers.com/image/346113976/ South African Open The Bismarck Tribune Bismarck, North Dakota 5 February 1989 18 (4B in paper) 5 October 2023 Newspapers.com subscription The final event of the season, the Trustbank Tournament of Champions, was won by another American, Jay Townsend.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751132870/ Townsend seals it with 71 The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom Bill McLean 27 February 1989 31 5 October 2023 Newspapers.com subscription Zimbabwe's Tony Johnstone dominated the Order of Merit. During the twelve tournament season, he won three times, including the Lexington PGA Championship, had four runner-up finishes. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1988–89 season.https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=189S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1988/89 Tournament schedule Sunshine Tour 4 October 2023World of Professional Golf 1989 Mark H. McCormack Mark McCormack Collins Willow 1989 000218284X 234–253, 464–477World of Professional Golf 1990 Mark H. McCormack Mark McCormack Sackville 1990 0948615389 244–260, 491–502 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 13 Nov Minolta Copiers Match Play Transvaal 250,000 ZIM Tony Johnstone (9) 8 19 Nov Bloemfontein Classic Orange Free State 250,000 ZIM Tony Johnstone (10) 8 26 Nov Safmarine South African Masters Cape 250,000 ZAF 1982 John Bland (12) 8 18 Dec Goodyear Classic Cape 250,000 South West Africa 1982 Trevor Dodds (1) 8 7 Jan Dewar's White Label Trophy Natal 250,000 ZAF 1982 John Bland (13) 8 New tournament 14 Jan ICL International Transvaal 250,000 ZAF 1982 Chris Williams (2) 8 21 Jan Lexington PGA Championship Transvaal 250,000 ZIM Tony Johnstone (11) 8 28 Jan Palabora Classic Transvaal 250,000 USA Stuart Smith (1) 8 4 Feb Protea Assurance South African Open Transvaal 300,000 USA Fred Wadsworth (1) 16 10 Feb AECI Charity Classic Transvaal 250,000 ZAF 1982 Jeff Hawkes (2) 6 19 Feb Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic Swaziland 250,000 ZAF 1982 Jeff Hawkes (3) 6 25 Feb Trustbank Tournament of Champions Transvaal 250,000 USA Jay Townsend (1) 8 Tour Championship Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes4 DecNedbank Million Dollar ChallengeTransvaalUS$1,500,000ZAF 1982 Fulton Allem22Limited-field event Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.Wilson Mark Viney Laurence The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1990 1990 Macmillan 0333518616 97 https://archive.org/details/golfershandbook10000unse/ 23 December 2023 Archive.org limited PositionPlayerPrize money (R)1 ZIM Tony Johnstone 254,9502 ZAF 1982 John Bland 143,4483 ZAF 1982 Jeff Hawkes 141,6774 ZAF 1982 Wayne Westner 103,4665 ZAF 1982 Chris Williams 100,384 Notes References External links http://sunshinetour.com/ Category:Sunshine Tour seasons Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour