The 2003–04 Sunshine Tour was the 33rd season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
| Duration | 6 March 2003 – 22 February 2004 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Most wins | |
| Order of Merit | |
| Rookie of the Year | |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2003–04 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar | Stanbic Zambia Open | Zambia | €100,000 | 10 | CHA | ||
| 29 Mar | FNB Botswana Open | Botswana | 250,000 | n/a | |||
| 10 May | Limpopo Industrelek Classic | Limpopo | 300,000 | n/a | |||
| 18 May | Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open | Swaziland | 250,000 | n/a | |||
| 30 May | Devonvale Championship | Western Cape | 200,000 | n/a | New tournament | ||
| 7 Jun | Canon Classic | Western Cape | 200,000 | n/a | New tournament | ||
| 22 Jun | Royal Swazi Sun Classic | Swaziland | 200,000 | n/a | |||
| 27 Jun | Parmalat Classic | Eastern Cape | 200,000 | n/a | New tournament | ||
| 4 Oct | Seekers Travel Pro-Am | Gauteng | 200,000 | n/a | New tournament | ||
| 12 Oct | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | Mpumalanga | 200,000 | n/a | |||
| 1 Nov | Platinum Classic | North West | 500,000 | n/a | |||
| 18 Jan | South African Airways Open | Western Cape | £500,000 | 32 | EUR | Flagship event | |
| 25 Jan | Dunhill Championship | Gauteng | £500,000 | 18 | EUR | ||
| 1 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | North West | 2,000,000 | 12 | Pro-Am | ||
| 8 Feb | Nashua Masters | Eastern Cape | 1,000,000 | 12 | |||
| 15 Feb | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 1,500,000 | 12 | |||
| 22 Feb | The Tour Championship | Mpumalanga | 2,000,000 | 12 | Tour Championship |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 726,545 | |
| 2 | 617,278 | |
| 3 | 457,265 | |
| 4 | 381,729 | |
| 5 | 368,710 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | [4] |
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2003/04 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "2003/04 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Success pays off for Fichardt and Simon". Independent Online. 6 September 2004. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
Fichardt claimed the Dimension Data Pro-Am title at Sun City and banked R726 544 for the season to finish well clear of Andrew McLardy...
- ^ "Golden Goose caps stellar year with top award". Independent Online. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
Sweden's Johan Edfors became the first foreigner to win the Rookie of the Year title...