2002–03 Sunshine Tour Explained

Year:2002–03
Tour:Sunshine Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:15
Most Wins: Hennie Otto (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Trevor Immelman
Honor2:Players' Player of the Year
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Honoree3: Charl Schwartzel
Prevseason:2001–02
Nextseason:2003–04

The 2002–03 Sunshine Tour was the 32nd season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2002–03 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(R)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
Swaziland 500,000 Andrew McLardy (3) 12
Zambia €95,000 Marc Cayeux (5) 10
Botswana 275,000 Hendrik Buhrmann (2) n/a
Limpopo 225,000 Hennie Otto (3) n/a
Swaziland 200,000 James Kingston (6) n/a
Gauteng 200,000 Ashley Roestoff (10) n/a
Mpumalanga 200,000 Titch Moore (3) n/a
North West 500,000 Titch Moore (4) n/a
Gauteng 1,250,000 Michiel Bothma (1) 12
Eastern Cape 1,000,000 Hennie Otto (4) 12
Western Cape 2,000,000 Mark McNulty (33) 12
Western Cape £500,000 Trevor Immelman (2) 32 Flagship event
Gauteng £500,000 Mark Foster (2) 18
North West 2,000,000 Trevor Immelman (3) 16 Pro-Am
Mpumalanga 2,000,000 Hennie Otto (5) 12 Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[2] [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (R)
1 2,044,279
2 1,110,935
3 877,118
4 854,746
5 580,960

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002/03 Tournament schedule . Sunshine Tour . 10 September 2023.
  2. Web site: 2002/03 Order of Merit . Sunshine Tour . 10 September 2023.
  3. News: Otto king of Leopard Creek jungle . Independent Online . Grant . Winter . 3 February 2003 . 10 September 2023 . Immelman topped the list on R2,044,279, with Briton Mark Foster second on R1 110 935, followed by Otto. Tim Clark (R901,036) earned more than Otto, but did not qualify for the order of merit due to having played only three events... Charl Schwartzel, 18, was awarded the Bobby Locke Trophy as rookie of the year..