1997–98 Southern Africa Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1997–98 Southern Africa Tour 1997 4 10 y – 1998 3 8 y 24 ZAF Desvonde Botes (3) Order of Merit ZIM Mark McNulty Rookie of the Year ZAF Richard Fulford 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1997–98 Vodacom Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Vodacom title sponsorship In June 1997, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Vodacom, being renamed as the Vodacom Tour. The agreement was reported to be worth 100 million ZAR over five years.https://mg.co.za/article/1997-06-13-vodacom-boosts-pga-tour-annoys-competitor/?amp Vodacom boosts PGA tour, annoys competitor Mail & Guardian Johannesburg, South Africa 13 June 1997 8 October 2023 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1997–98 season.https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=198S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1997/98 Tournament schedule Sunshine Tour 8 October 2023http://www.pgatour.co.za/9798.htm 1997/98 Vodacom Tour Sunshine Tour 21 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20000815082956/http://www.pgatour.co.za/9798.htm 15 August 2000 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.OWGRpointsOthertoursEUR − European Tour.Notes 12 Apr Kalahari Classic Northern Cape 75,000 ZAF Sean Pappas (3) n/a 27 Jun Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape) Eastern Cape 150,000 ZAF Des Terblanche (4) n/a New tournament series 5 Jul Bosveld Classic Limpopo 80,000 ZAF Desvonde Botes (2) n/a 12 Jul Vodacom Series (Mpumalanga) Mpumalanga 150,000 ZAF Robbie Stewart (1) n/a 26 Jul Trustbank Gauteng Classic Gauteng 120,000 ZAF Bradford Vaughan (1) n/a 9 Aug Vodacom Series (Gauteng) Gauteng 150,000 USA John Nelson (1) n/a 30 Aug FNB Botswana Open Botswana 150,000 ZIM Nasho Kamungeremu (1) n/a New tournament 13 Sep FNB Namibia Open Namibia 150,000 ZAF Wallie Coetsee (1) n/a New tournament 21 Sep Bearing Man Highveld Classic Mpumalanga 75,000 ZAF Darren Fichardt (1) n/a 11 Oct Vodacom Series (Free State) Free State 150,000 ZAF Dean van Staden (1) n/a 18 Oct Vodacom Series (Western Cape) Western Cape 150,000 ZAF Desvonde Botes (3) n/a 25 Oct Vodacom Series (KwaZulu-Natal) KwaZulu-Natal 150,000 ZAF Grant Muller (1) n/a 1 Nov Lombard Tyres Classic Gauteng 120,000 ZAF Andrew McLardy (1) n/a 16 Nov Leopard Rock Classic Zimbabwe 100,000 BRA Adilson da Silva (1) n/a 23 Nov Zambia Open Zambia 250,000 IRL James Loughnane (1) n/a 30 Nov Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe 400,000 ZIM Nick Price (10) 20 14 Dec Mycom Mafunyane Trophy Limpopo 200,000 ZAF Kevin Stone (3) n/a 17 Jan Platinum Classic North West 100,000 ZAF Desvonde Botes (4) n/a 1 Feb Nashua Wild Coast Sun Challenge Western Cape 500,000 BRA Adilson da Silva (2) 14 8 Feb South African Open KwaZulu-Natal £450,000 ZAF Ernie Els (10) 30 EUR 15 Feb Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship Gauteng £400,000 ZIM Tony Johnstone (17) 36 EUR 22 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am North West 1,900,000 ZIM Nick Price (11) 18 Pro-Am 28 Feb Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open Swaziland 500,000 SWZ Paul Friedlander (2) 12 8 Mar Vodacom Players Championship Gauteng 1,000,000 ZIM Mark McNulty (28) 14 Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes7 DecNedbank Million Dollar ChallengeNorth WestUS$2,500,000ZIM Nick Price44Limited-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=198S~style=00~groupties=N~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1997/98 Order of Merit Sunshine Tour 8 October 2023 PositionPlayerPrize money (R)1 ZIM Mark McNulty 589,0532 ZIM Tony Johnstone 553,3273 USA Scott Dunlap 368,3784 ZAF Marco Gortana 289,0625 ZAF Nic Henning 277,552 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) ZAF Richard Fulford http://www.pgatour.co.za/ Nick Price wins Golfer of the Year Award Sunshine Tour 20 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/19990125102137/http://www.pgatour.co.za:80/ 25 January 1999 The Bobby Locke Rookie of the year award went to Richard Fulford. He won just over R37,000 in 18 events, including a number of top ten finishes. Notes References External links http://sunshinetour.com/ Category:Sunshine Tour seasons Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour