1991–92 Southern Africa Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1991–92 Southern Africa Tour 1991 12 12 y – 1992 2 29 y 10 ZAF 1982 Ernie Els (4) Order of Merit ZAF 1982 Ernie Els 1990–91 1992–93 The 1991–92 Southern Africa Tour was the 21st season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Season outline A variety of golfers had success early in the season. De Wet Basson won the inaugural event of the year, the Fancourt Hall of Fame.1991 Fancourt Hall of Fame https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmresult.cgi?tourn=FNHF~result=PF~dc=N~cardlink=Y~~season=192S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 2023-10-26 Sunshine Tour The following event, the Goodyear Classic, was won by Justin Hobday, four shots ahead of American Hugh Royer III.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751470351/ Last-hole slip proves costly for MacKenzie The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 23 December 1991 27 October 2023 33 Newspapers.com subscription Retief Goosen won the third event of the season, the Spoornet Classic, by a shot over John Bland and Richard Kaplan.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751472315/ Elkington snatches title in extra time The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 13 January 1992 Alex Lancaster 27 October 2023 33 Newspapers.com subscription The remainder of the year was dominated by Ernie Els. Els won the Protea Assurance South African Open and the Lexington PGA Championship in consecutive weeks. He took the lead in the Order of Merit.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751474439/ Calcavecchia turning on the style for new success The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 27 January 1992 Alex Lancaster 27 October 2023 37 Newspapers.com subscription Northern Ireland's David Feherty won the following event, the Bell's Cup, by one shot over Mark McNulty. Els retained his lead on the Order of Merit with his third-place finish.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751471969/ O'Meara again The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 3 February 1992 27 October 2023 35 Newspapers.com subscription At the next week's event, the Trustbank Tournament of Champions, Els "made up four shots in the last nine holes" but still finished a shot behind champion Bobby Lincoln.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751474205/ Cool Yorkshire lass The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 10 February 1992 27 October 2023 37 Newspapers.com subscription Els came back and won the next event, the EVS South African Masters.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751473145/ Singh triumphs after free drop The Daily Telegraph Richard James London, United Kingdom 17 February 1992 27 October 2023 32 Newspapers.com subscription At the final event of the season, the Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic, Els again made up much ground late, finishing eagle-birdie, turning a three-stroke deficit into a one stroke win.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751473377/ Olazabal gets the better of Rivero The Daily Telegraph Lewine Mair London, United Kingdom 2 March 1992 27 October 2023 34 Newspapers.com subscription Els won the Order of Merit by a wide margin. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1991–92 season.https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=192S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1991/92 Tournament schedule Sunshine Tour 7 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.OWGRpointsNotes 15 Dec Fancourt Hall of Fame Cape 450,000 ZAF 1982 De Wet Basson (1) 8 New tournament 21 Dec Goodyear Classic Cape 300,000 ZAF 1982 Justin Hobday (1) 8 11 Jan Spoornet Classic Cape 300,000 ZAF 1982 Retief Goosen (1) 12 New tournament 19 Jan Protea Assurance South African Open Transvaal 450,000 ZAF 1982 Ernie Els (1) 20 25 Jan Lexington PGA Championship Transvaal 400,000 ZAF 1982 Ernie Els (2) 20 1 Feb Bell's Cup Cape 350,000 NIR David Feherty (3) 18 8 Feb Trustbank Tournament of Champions Transvaal 350,000 ZAF 1982 Bobby Lincoln (3) 14 15 Feb EVS South African Masters Transvaal 350,000 ZAF 1982 Ernie Els (3) 14 22 Feb ICL International Transvaal 300,000 USA Kevin Johnson (1) 18 29 Feb Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic Swaziland 300,000 ZAF 1982 Ernie Els (4) 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)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes8 DecNedbank Million Dollar ChallengeTransvaalUS$2,500,000DEU Bernhard Langer46Limited-field event Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.Sydafrikatouren Penningligan South Africa Tour Money list http://www.e-magin.se/paper/d9rh80km/popup/60#/paper/2mj1rq55/144 sv 145 April 1992 Svensk Golf 4 10 October 2023 PositionPlayerPrize money (R)1 ZAF 1982 Ernie Els 324,0172 ZAF 1982 De Wet Basson 155,4253 ZAF 1982 Wayne Westner 147,4164 ZIM Tony Johnstone 109,1245 ZAF 1982 Retief Goosen 108,488 Notes References External links http://sunshinetour.com/ Category:Sunshine Tour seasons Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour