| Year: | 1984–85 |
| Tour: | Southern Africa Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 10 |
| Most Wins: | Mark McNulty (2) |
| Honor1: | Order of Merit |
| Honoree1: | Mark McNulty |
| Prevseason: | 1983–84 |
| Nextseason: | 1985–86 |
The 1984–85 Southern Africa Tour was the 14th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
A variety of golfers from South Africa and Zimbabwe had success at the beginning of the season. At the first event, Safmarine South African Masters, Tony Johnstone defeated Fulton Allem in a playoff.[1] At the second event, the Goodyear Classic, John Bland birdied the final four holes of regulation and the first playoff hole to defeat Nick Price.[2] Price, however, won the following week at the ICL International.[3] Chris Williams and Gavan Levenson won the next two events.[4] [5]
The remainder of the season was dominated by Mark McNulty. At the Swazi Sun Pro-Am he holed a 25 foot birdie putt on the final hole to defeat Simon Hobday by one shot.[6] The following week, at the AECI Charity Classic, Paul Way was victorious by five strokes.[7] The following week, at the Palaboro Classic, McNulty won in a playoff over Hugh Baiocchi.[8] McNulty would go to win the Order of Merit.
The following table lists official events during the 1984–85 season.[9]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec | Cape | 100,000 | Tony Johnstone (3) | |||
| 22 Dec | Transvaal | 100,000 |  John Bland (9) | New tournament | ||
| 12 Jan | Transvaal | 80,000 | Nick Price (4) | |||
| 19 Jan | Transvaal | 110,000 | Chris Williams (1) | |||
| 26 Jan | Natal | 100,000 | Gavan Levenson (3) | |||
| 2 Feb | Swaziland | 80,000 | Mark McNulty (8) | Pro-Am | ||
| 9 Feb | Transvaal | 80,000 | Paul Way (1) | New tournament | ||
| 23 Feb | Transvaal | 100,000 | Mark McNulty (9) | New tournament | ||
| 2 Mar | Transvaal | 100,000 | Simon Hobday (5) | New tournament | ||
| 17 Mar | Cape | 100,000 | Ian Palmer (1) |
The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[10]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57,750 | ||
| 2 | 42,040 | ||
| 3 | 37,586 | ||
| 4 | 32,792 | ||
| 5 | 28,977 |