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The 2013 Sunshine Tour was the 43rd season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

2013 Sunshine Tour season
Duration22 January 2013 (2013-01-22) – 14 December 2013 (2013-12-14)
Number of official events28
Most winsSouth Africa Jacques Blaauw (3)
South Africa Jaco van Zyl (3)
Order of MeritSouth Africa Dawie van der Walt
Players' Player of the YearSouth Africa Darren Fichardt
Rookie of the YearSouth Africa Dylan Frittelli
2012
2014

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
25 Jan Telkom PGA Pro-Am Gauteng 600,000 South Africa  Oliver Bekker (3) 4
10 Feb Joburg Open Gauteng €1,300,000 South Africa  Richard Sterne (6) 22 EUR
17 Feb Africa Open Eastern Cap €1,000,000 South Africa  Darren Fichardt (13) 20 EUR
24 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am Western Cape 4,000,000 South Africa  Jaco van Zyl (11) 14 Pro-Am
3 Mar Tshwane Open Gauteng €1,500,000 South Africa  Dawie van der Walt (1) 20 EUR New tournament
17 Mar Telkom PGA Championship Gauteng 3,750,000 South Africa  Jaco van Zyl (12) 14
24 Mar Investec Cup North West 1,000,000 South Africa  Jaco van Zyl (13) 14 New tournament
21 Apr Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe 1,650,000 South Africa  Jake Roos (6) 14
4 May Investec Royal Swazi Open Swaziland 1,000,000 South Africa  James Kingston (10) 14
19 May Zambia Sugar Open Zambia 1,200,000 Brazil  Adilson da Silva (11) 14
2 Jun Lombard Insurance Classic Swaziland 900,000 South Africa  Merrick Bremner (3) 6
7 Jun Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola Eastern Cape 600,000 South Africa  Jacques Blaauw (1) 4
15 Jun Polokwane Classic Limpopo 500,000 South Africa  Dean Burmester (1) 4 New tournament
28 Jun Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park Kwazulu-Natal 600,000 South Africa  Jacques Blaauw (2) 6
5 Jul Sun City Challenge North West 600,000 Brazil  Adilson da Silva (12) 6
9 Aug Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria Limpopo 600,000 South Africa  Heinrich Bruiners (1) 6
23 Aug Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan Western Cape 600,000 South Africa  Jean Hugo (14) 6
29 Aug Wild Waves Golf Challenge Kwazulu-Natal 600,000 South Africa  Andrew Curlewis (2) 4
13 Sep Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys Northern Cape 600,000 South Africa  Andrew Curlewis (3) 4
21 Sep Platinum Classic North West 500,000 South Africa  Neil Schietekat (1) 4
11 Oct Vodacom Origins of Golf Final Eastern Cape 600,000 South Africa  J. J. Senekal (1) 4
20 Oct BMG Classic Gauteng 600,000 South Africa  Ulrich van den Berg (7) 6
3 Nov Lion of Africa Cape Town Open Western Cape 2,000,000 South Africa  Tjaart van der Walt (1) 14
7 Nov Nedbank Affinity Cup North West 700,000 South Africa  Jacques Blaauw (3) 4
24 Nov South African Open Championship Gauteng €1,100,000 Denmark  Morten Ørum Madsen (n/a) 32 EUR Flagship event
1 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship Mpumalanga €1,500,000 South Africa  Charl Schwartzel (7) 22 EUR
8 Dec Nedbank Golf Challenge North West US$6,500,000 Denmark  Thomas Bjørn (n/a) 46 EUR Limited-field event
14 Dec Nelson Mandela Championship Kwazulu-Natal €1,000,000 South Africa  Dawie van der Walt (2) 20 EUR

Order of Merit

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The 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 South Africa  Dawie van der Walt 5,094,333
2 South Africa  Darren Fichardt 4,518,495
3 South Africa  Jaco van Zyl 3,027,749
4 South Africa  Hennie Otto 2,475,830
5 South Africa  Jbe' Kruger 2,045,405

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year South Africa  Darren Fichardt [4]
Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) South Africa  Dylan Frittelli [5][4]

See also

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Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ "2013 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ^ "2013 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. ^ Bisset, Fergus (15 December 2013). "Dawie van der Walt wins Nelson Mandela Championship". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 8 September 2023. ...whose victory also saw him claim the co-sanctioning Sunshine Tour's Order of Merit for 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Walters named Comissioner's [sic] Award winner". The Citizen. Johannesburg, South Africa. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2023. Darren Fichardt won the approval of his peers as he took the Players' Player of the Year award.... Winner Sunshine Tour Rookie of the Year 2013: Dylan Frittelli
  5. ^ "2013 Rookie of the Year". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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