2000–01 Sunshine Tour season
Duration16 March 2000 (2000-03-16) – 25 February 2001 (2001-02-25)
Number of official events22
Most winsZimbabwe Mark McNulty (3)
Order of MeritZimbabwe Mark McNulty
Rookie of the YearSouth Africa Trevor Immelman

The 2000–01 Sunshine Tour, titled as the 2000–01 Vodacom Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

It was the fourth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Vodacom, that was announced in June 1997.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000–01 season.[2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
18 MarCock of The NorthZambia200,000South Africa Titch Moore (1)n/aNew to Sunshine Tour
26 MarStanbic Zambia OpenZambia500,000Republic of Ireland James Loughnane (2)n/a
1 AprFNB Botswana OpenBotswana180,000South Africa Richard Kaplan (4)n/a
14 AprLombard Tyres ClassicGauteng125,000South Africa Brett Liddle (5)n/a
7 MayVodacom Series (Gauteng)Gauteng200,000South Africa Nico van Rensburg (2)n/a
13 MayPietersburg ClassicLimpopo125,000Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux (3)n/a
28 MayVodacom Series (Eastern Cape)Eastern Cape200,000South Africa Ryan Reid (1)n/a
17 SepEmfuleni ClassicGauteng200,000South Africa Des Terblanche (5)n/aNew tournament
1 OctBearing Man Highveld ClassicMpumalanga200,000South Africa Sean Pappas (4)n/a
15 OctObservatory ClassicWestern Cape200,000South Africa Roger Wessels (4)n/aNew tournament
29 OctWestern Cape ClassicWestern Cape200,000South Africa Jean Hugo (2)n/a
12 NovPlatinum ClassicNorth West400,000South Africa Desvonde Botes (8)n/a
17 NovRiviera Resort ClassicGauteng200,000South Africa Ulrich van den Berg (1)n/aNew tournament
26 NovCABS/Old Mutual Zimbabwe OpenZimbabwe700,000Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (30)12
10 DecVodacom Players ChampionshipWestern Cape2,000,000South Africa Trevor Immelman (1)26
14 JanNashua Nedtel Cellular MastersEastern Cape1,000,000Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (31)12
21 JanAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipGauteng£500,000Australia Adam Scott (n/a)18EUR
28 JanMercedes-Benz South African OpenEastern CapeUS$1,000,000Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (32)32EURFlagship event
4 FebDimension Data Pro-AmNorth West2,000,000Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (n/a)28Pro-Am
11 FebSouth African PGA ChampionshipGauteng1,000,000South Africa Deane Pappas (1)12
18 FebInvestec Royal Swazi Sun OpenSwaziland500,000South Africa Bradford Vaughan (3)12
25 FebThe Tour ChampionshipMpumalanga2,000,000South Africa Darren Fichardt (2)16New tournament
Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (R)
1Zimbabwe Mark McNulty1,603,481
2South Africa Bradford Vaughan686,415
3South Africa Roger Wessels632,383
4South Africa Hennie Otto620,211
5South Africa Trevor Immelman619,766

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy)South Africa Trevor Immelman[5]

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Sunshine Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.
  2. EUR − European Tour.

References

  1. "Vodacom boosts PGA tour, annoys competitor". Mail & Guardian. Johannesburg, South Africa. 13 June 1997. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  2. "2000/01 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. "2000/01 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. "Els back for finale". Independent Online. 20 February 2001. Retrieved 10 September 2023. McNulty's ownership of the Order of Merit title is assured, having amassed over R1.5-million in five events.
  5. "Fichardt's putter puts him in lead". News24. 24 February 2001. Retrieved 10 September 2023. Rookie of the Year Immelman is looking good to overhaul both Roger Wessels and Bradford Vaughan for second spot on the order of merit behind Mark McNulty.
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