2006–07 Sunshine Tour season
Duration16 March 2006 (2006-03-16) – 25 February 2007 (2007-02-25)
Number of official events27
Most winsSouth Africa Jean Hugo (3)
Order of MeritSouth Africa Charl Schwartzel
Rookie of the YearSouth Africa Rossouw Loubser
2007

The 2006–07 Sunshine Tour was the 36th 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 2006–07 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
19 MarStanbic Zambia OpenZambia750,000South Africa Steve Basson (2)n/a
21 AprVodacom Origins of Golf at ArabellaWestern Cape360,000South Africa Jean Hugo (3)n/a
29 AprSAA Pro-Am Invitational (1st)Western Cape350,000South Africa Jean Hugo (4)n/aNew tournament series
6 MaySamsung Royal Swazi Sun OpenSwaziland550,000South Africa Thomas Aiken (6)n/a
13 MaySuncoast ClassicKwaZulu-Natal350,000South Africa Alex Haindl (1)n/aNew tournament
20 MaySAA Pro-Am Invitational (2nd)Gauteng350,000Zimbabwe Tongoona Charamba (1)n/a
26 MayVodacom Origins of Golf at PretoriaGauteng360,000South Africa Vaughn Groenewald (1)n/a
30 JunVodacom Origins of Golf at SelborneKwaZulu-Natal360,000South Africa Rossouw Loubser (1)n/a
18 AugVodacom Origins of Golf at BloemfonteinFree State360,000South Africa Rossouw Loubser (2)n/a
25 AugTelkom PGA Pro-AmGauteng330,000Scotland Doug McGuigan (2)n/a
2 SepEskom Power CupNorth West350,000South Africa Trevor Fisher Jnr (2)n/aNew tournament
15 SepVodacom Origins of Golf at PezulaWestern Cape360,000South Africa Kevin Stone (4)n/a
30 SepSeekers Travel Pro-AmGauteng350,000South Africa Desvonde Botes (12)n/a
6 OctVodacom Origins of Golf FinalWestern Cape360,000South Africa Darren Fichardt (5)n/a
15 OctBearing Man Highveld ClassicMpumalanga400,000South Africa Darren Fichardt (6)n/a
21 OctMTC Namibia PGA ChampionshipNamibia600,000South Africa Anton Haig (2)n/a
28 OctPlatinum ClassicNorth West600,000South Africa Vaughn Groenewald (2)n/a
19 NovLimpopo ClassicLimpopo1,000,000South Africa Bradford Vaughan (8)12
23 NovCoca-Cola Charity ChampionshipWestern Cape500,000South Africa Alan Michell (1)n/aNew tournament
3 DecNedbank Golf ChallengeNorth WestUS$4,385,000United States Jim Furyk (n/a)38New to Sunshine Tour
Limited-field event
10 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipMpumalanga€1,000,000Spain Álvaro Quirós (n/a)18EUR
17 DecSouth African Airways OpenEastern Cape€1,000,000South Africa Ernie Els (14)32EURFlagship event
14 JanJoburg OpenGauteng€1,000,000Argentina Ariel Cañete (n/a)20EURNew tournament
28 JanDimension Data Pro-AmNorth West1,600,000South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (2)14Pro-Am
4 FebNashua MastersEastern Cape1,200,000South Africa Jean Hugo (5)14
18 FebVodacom ChampionshipGauteng2,200,000South Africa Richard Sterne (2)14
25 FebTelkom PGA ChampionshipGauteng2,250,000South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (3)14

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
12 Nov HSBC Champions China US$5,000,000 South Korea Yang Yong-eun 52 ANZ, ASA, EUR Limited-field event

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)
1South Africa Charl Schwartzel1,585,117
2South Africa Louis Oosthuizen1,314,739
3South Africa Hennie Otto1,274,340
4South Africa Andrew McLardy1,239,926
5South Africa Darren Fichardt1,160,182

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy)South Africa Rossouw Loubser[4]

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. 1 2 ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.

References

  1. "2006/07 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. "2006/07 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. "Oosthuizen clinches Telkom Championship". Independent Online. 25 February 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2023. Schwartzel's finish was good enough to see him win the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit a third successive time...
  4. "Nearly-man Mordt aiming for title". Independent Online. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2023. In 2006 Rossouw Loubser became the oldest winner on the series when at the age of 44 he claimed the KwaZulu-Natal tournament, which was also his maiden victory and played a part in him being voted the Sunshine Tour Rookie of the Year.
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