1999–2000 Southern Africa Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1999–2000 Southern Africa Tour 1999 4 14 y – 2000 2 6 y 17 ZAF Bobby Lincoln (2)ZAF Hennie Otto (2) Order of Merit ZAF Darren Fichardt Rookie of the Year ZAF Jean Hugo 1998–99 2000–01 The 1999–2000 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1999–2000 Vodacom Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. It was the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Vodacom, that was announced in June 1997.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 1999–2000 season.https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=200S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1999/2000 Tournament schedule Sunshine Tour 8 October 2023http://www.pgatour.co.za/9900.htm 1999/2000 Vodacom Tour Sunshine Tour 20 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20000815082942/http://www.pgatour.co.za/9900.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 17 Apr Lombard Tyres Classic Gauteng 125,000 ZAF Brett Liddle (4) n/a 23 Apr Vodacom Series (Gauteng) Gauteng 200,000 ZAF Nico van Rensburg (1) n/a 8 May Pietersburg Classic Limpopo 100,000 ZAF Hennie Otto (1) n/a 15 May Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape) Eastern Cape 200,000 ZAF Ashley Roestoff (6) n/a 12 Jun Vodacom Series (KwaZulu-Natal) KwaZulu-Natal 200,000 ZAF Hennie Otto (2) n/a 14 Aug Vodacom Series (Mpumalanga) Mpumalanga 200,000 ZAF André Cruse (1) n/a 12 Sep Bearing Man Highveld Classic Mpumalanga 100,000 ZAF Bobby Lincoln (5) n/a 25 Sep Vodacom Series (Free State) Free State 200,000 ZAF Desvonde Botes (7) n/a 30 Sep Royal Swazi Sun Classic Swaziland 200,000 ZAF Bradford Vaughan (2) n/a 10 Oct Vodacom Series (Western Cape) Western Cape 200,000 ZAF Sean Ludgater (1) n/a 31 Oct Platinum Classic North West 200,000 ZAF Bobby Lincoln (6) n/a 28 Nov Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe 475,000 ZAF Jean Hugo (1) 12 12 Dec Vodacom Players Championship Western Cape 2,000,000 ZAF Nic Henning (1) 20 16 Jan Alfred Dunhill Championship Mpumalanga £500,000 ENG Anthony Wall (n/a) 12 EUR New tournament 23 Jan Mercedes-Benz South African Open Gauteng US$1,000,000 SWE Mathias Grönberg (n/a) 32 EUR Flagship event 30 Jan Dimension Data Pro-Am North West 2,000,000 ENG Lee Westwood (n/a) 22 Pro-Am 6 Feb Stenham Swazi Open Swaziland 1,000,000 ZIM Mark McNulty (29) 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)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes 22 Jul Wild Coast Sun Pro-Am Eastern Cape 75,000 ZAF James Kingston n/a 17 Aug PGA's Cup Gauteng 80,000 ZAF Darren FichardtZAF Paul McErlean n/a Title shared 27 Aug Royal Swazi Sun Pro-Am Swaziland 75,000 ZAF Justin Hobday n/a 5 DecNedbank Million Dollar ChallengeNorth WestUS$2,500,000ZAF Ernie Els40Limited-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=200S~style=00~groupties=N~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1999/2000 Order of Merit Sunshine Tour 8 October 2023https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/sport/supermacs-putter-burns-up-the-course-334023 Supermac's putter burns up the course Independent Online Grant Winter 6 February 2000 8 October 2023 This was the final event of the 1999/2000 Vodacom Tour and Darren Fichardt has won the Order of Merit with earnings of R558 735, closely followed by Nic Henning on R525 388 with Tjaart van der Walt third on R443 705. Nick Price (R501 896) and Retief Goosen (R479 000) earned more than Van der Walt but do not qualify for the Order of Merit as they have not played in four tournaments, which is a minimum requirement. PositionPlayerPrize money (R)1 ZAF Darren Fichardt 558,7352 ZAF Nic Henning 525,3883 ZAF Tjaart van der Walt 443,7054 ZAF David Frost 347,5275 ZAF Ashley Roestoff 330,590 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) ZAF Jean Hugo https://www.sunshinetour.info/profiles/profile.php?player=HUG004 Jean Hugo Sunshine Tour 29 November 2023 1999: Winner of Bobby Locke Trophy for Rookie of the Year Notes References External links http://sunshinetour.com/ Category:Sunshine Tour seasons Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour