1998–99 Southern Africa Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1998–99 Southern Africa Tour 1998 4 16 y – 1999 2 21 y 24 ZAF Desvonde Botes (2)ZIM Marc Cayeux (2)ZAF Sammy Daniels (2)ZAF Justin Hobday (2)ZAF Ashley Roestoff (2) Order of Merit ZAF David Frost 1997–98 1999–2000 The 1998–99 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1998–99 Vodacom Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. It was the second 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 Changes for 1998–99 The season marked the first year in which the South African Open was granted "flagship event" status by the Official World Golf Ranking, awarding a minimum of 32 points to the winner.http://www.owgr.com/about?tabID={30A8C9C7-0A88-4D29-AF92-E44EF02BB899} How ranking evolved Official World Golf Ranking 8 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20140521025558/http://www.owgr.com/about?tabID={30A8C9C7-0A88-4D29-AF92-E44EF02BB899} 21 May 2014 1999: The Southern African Tour’s South African Open was given “Flagship” status with 32 first place points Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1998–99 season.https://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=199S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1998/99 Tournament schedule Sunshine Tour 8 October 2023http://www.pgatour.co.za/9899.htm 1998/99 Vodacom Tour Sunshine Tour 21 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20000815082948/http://www.pgatour.co.za/9899.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 18 Apr Vodacom Series (Western Cape) Western Cape 165,000 SCO Alan McLean (1) n/a 25 Apr Kalahari Classic Northern Cape 75,000 ZAF Andrew McLardy (2) n/a 2 May Pietersburg Classic Limpopo 100,000 ZAF Desvonde Botes (5) n/a New tournament 16 May Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape) Eastern Cape 165,000 ZAF Sammy Daniels (1) n/a 31 May Vodacom Series (KwaZulu-Natal) KwaZulu-Natal 165,000 ZAF Keith Horne (1) n/a 12 Jul Vodacom Series (Mpumalanga) Mpumalanga 165,000 ZAF Callie Swart (1) n/a 8 Aug Fish River Sun Pro-Am Eastern Cape 200,000 ZAF Ashley Roestoff (4) n/a Pro-Am 15 Aug Royal Swazi Sun Classic Swaziland 150,000 ZAF Justin Hobday (4) n/a New tournament 4 Sep Absa Bank Corporate Challenge Gauteng 150,000 ZAF Warren Abery (1) n/a New tournament 13 Sep Bearing Man Highveld Classic Mpumalanga 100,000 ZAF Wayne Bradley (1) n/a 19 Sep Vodacom Series (Free State) Free State 165,000 ZAF Gary Matthews (1) n/a 26 Sep FNB Botswana Open Botswana 150,000 ZAF Justin Hobday (5) n/a 4 Oct Phalaborwa Mafunyane Trophy Limpopo 175,000 ZAF Sammy Daniels (2) n/a 16 Oct Vodacom Series (Gauteng) Gauteng 165,000 ZAF Brenden Pappas (1) n/a 25 Oct FNB Namibia Open Namibia 150,000 ZAF Ashley Roestoff (5) n/a 8 Nov Platinum Classic North West 100,000 ZAF Bobby Lincoln (4) n/a 22 Nov Zambia Open Zambia 400,000 ZIM Marc Cayeux (1) n/a 29 Nov Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe 450,000 ZIM Nick Price (12) 16 17 Jan Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship Gauteng £400,000 ZAF Ernie Els (11) 24 EUR 24 Jan Mercedes-Benz - Vodacom South African Open Western Cape US$1,000,000 ZAF David Frost (5) 34 EUR Flagship event 31 Jan Vodacom Players Championship KwaZulu-Natal 1,000,000 ENG Chris Davison (2) 12 7 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am North West 2,000,000 USA Scott Dunlap (2) 14 Pro-Am 14 Feb South African Masters Free State 600,000 ZAF Desvonde Botes (6) 12 21 Feb Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open Swaziland 1,000,000 ZIM Marc Cayeux (2) 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)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes6 DecNedbank Million Dollar ChallengeNorth WestUS$2,500,000ZIM Nick Price48Limited-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=199S~style=00~groupties=N~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ 1998/99 Order of Merit Sunshine Tour 8 October 2023 PositionPlayerPrize money (R)1 ZAF David Frost 1,189,7622 USA Scott Dunlap 885,7923 ZAF Richard Kaplan 525,1514 ZAF Desvonde Botes 410,5985 ZAF Ashley Roestoff 367,726 Notes References External links http://sunshinetour.com/ Category:Sunshine Tour seasons Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa Tour