1996–97 Southern Africa Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1996–97 Southern Africa Tour 1996 4 11 y – 1997 3 2 y 25 ZIM Mark McNulty (3) Order of Merit ZIM Nick Price 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1996–97 FNB Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. It was the fifth 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 Changes for 1996–97 The South African Open became co-sanctioned with the European Tour for the first time, benefitting from an increased purse and world ranking points.https://www.newspapers.com/image/921868641/ Worry over card games Evening Telegraph Derby, United Kingdom 50 5 February 1997 8 October 2023 Newspapers.com subscription Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1996–97 season.https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=197S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1996/97 Tournament schedule Sunshine Tour 8 October 2023 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 13 Apr Kalahari Classic Northern Cape 70,000 ZAF Brett Liddle (3) n/a 21 Apr Newcastle Classic KwaZulu-Natal 60,000 USA John Nelson (1) n/a 18 May FNB Pro Series (Eastern Cape) Eastern Cape 100,000 ZAF Ian Hutchings (1) n/a 6 Jun FNB Pro Series (Swaziland) Swaziland 100,000 ZAF Chris Williams (4) n/a 6 Jul Bosveld Classic Limpopo 70,000 ZAF James Kingston (3) n/a 25 Aug Platinum Classic North West 100,000 ZAF Mark Murless (1) n/a 15 Sep Bearing Man Highveld Classic Mpumalanga 70,000 ZAF Des Terblanche (2) n/a 28 Sep IDC Development Tourism Classic Mpumalanga 100,000 ZAF Justin Hobday (3) n/a 5 Oct FNB Pro Series (Western Cape) Western Cape 100,000 ZAF Clinton Whitelaw (2) n/a 12 Oct FNB Pro Series (Free State) Free State 100,000 ZAF Clinton Whitelaw (3) n/a 19 Oct FNB Pro Series (Botswana) Botswana 100,000 ZAF Des Terblanche (3) n/a 27 Oct FNB Pro Series (Namibia) Namibia 100,000 ZAF Kevin Stone (2) n/a 1 Nov Trustbank Gauteng Classic Gauteng 100,000 ZAF Ashley Roestoff (3) n/a New tournament 10 Nov Mycom Mafunyane Trophy Limpopo 200,000 ZAF Roger Wessels (3) n/a 15 Nov Lombard Tyres Classic Gauteng 100,000 ZAF Sean Pappas (2) n/a 30 Nov Leopard Rock Classic Zimbabwe 100,000 ZAF Chris Williams (4) n/a New tournament 8 Dec Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe 400,000 ZIM Mark McNulty (25) 16 15 Dec Zambia Open Zambia 150,000 ZAF Desvonde Botes (1) n/a New to Southern Africa Tour 19 Jan San Lameer South African Masters KwaZulu-Natal 750,000 ZIM Mark McNulty (26) 14 26 Jan Nashua Wild Coast Sun Challenge Western Cape 750,000 ZIM Mark McNulty (27) 14 2 Feb FNB Players Championship KwaZulu-Natal 750,000 ZAF Warren Schutte (1) 16 9 Feb South African Open Gauteng £500,000 FIJ Vijay Singh (n/a) 34 EUR 16 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am Gauteng £400,000 ZIM Nick Price (8) 26 EUR Pro-Am 23 Feb Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship Gauteng £300,000 ZIM Nick Price (9) 24 EUR 2 Mar Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Open Swaziland 500,000 ZAF Warrick Druian (1) 12 Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes1 DecNedbank Million Dollar ChallengeNorth WestUS$2,500,000SCO Colin Montgomerie44Limited-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=197S~style=00~groupties=N~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1996/97 Order of Merit Sunshine Tour 8 October 2023 PositionPlayerPrize money (R)1 ZIM Nick Price 1,223,0272 ZIM Mark McNulty 619,4273 ZAF Retief Goosen 301,3044 ZAF Nico van Rensburg 269,2895 ZAF Wayne Westner 255,811 Notes References External links http://sunshinetour.com/ Category:Sunshine Tour seasons Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour