The 2016–17 Sunshine Tour was the 17th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 10th since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007. It marked a return to a multi-year schedule, the first since the 2006–07 Sunshine Tour season, and ended in March 2017. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.
The tour is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Zambia and Mauritius.
Schedule
The table below shows the schedule of events for the 2016–17 Sunshine Tour season.
Prize funds shown do not count directly towards the Order of Merit. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of official money Sunshine Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.
| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Prize fund
(R) |
Winner |
OWGR
points |
Notes |
|---|
| 10 Jan |
BMW SA Open |
Johannesburg, Gauteng |
15,000,000 |
 Brandon Stone (2) |
32 |
Flagship event
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour |
| 17 Jan |
Joburg Open |
Johannesburg, Gauteng |
16,500,000 |
Haydn Porteous (1) |
19 |
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour |
| 14 Feb |
Tshwane Open |
Tshwane, Gauteng |
18,500,000 |
Charl Schwartzel (9) |
19 |
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour |
| 21 Feb |
Dimension Data Pro-Am |
George, Western Cape |
5,000,000 |
George Coetzee (8) |
14 |
|
| 28 Feb |
Eye of Africa PGA Championship |
Johannesburg, Gauteng |
1,200,000 |
Jaco van Zyl (14) |
14 |
|
| 12 Mar |
Investec Cup |
Rustenburg, North West |
10,000,000 |
Haydn Porteous (2) |
n/a |
|
| 17 Apr |
Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open |
Zimbabwe |
1,800,000 |
Lyle Rowe (2) |
14 |
|
| 24 Apr |
Zambia Sugar Open |
Zambia |
1,500,000 |
 Christofer Blomstrand (1) |
14 |
|
| 7 May |
Investec Royal Swazi Open |
Swaziland |
1,400,000 |
Titch Moore (10) |
14 |
|
| 15 May |
AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Mauritius |
€1,000,000 |
 Wang Jeung-hun (n/a) |
17 |
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
and Asian Tour |
| 22 May |
Lombard Insurance Classic |
Swaziland |
1,200,000 |
Merrick Bremner (5) |
4 |
|
| 5 Jun |
KCM Zambia Open |
Zambia |
2,000,000 |
Jaco Ahlers (4) |
14 |
|
| 30 Jul |
Vodacom Origins of Golf (Wild Coast) |
KwaZulu-Natal |
700,000 |
 Madalitso Muthiya (1) |
4 |
|
| 6 Aug |
Sun City Challenge |
Sun City, North West |
700,000 |
Oliver Bekker (4) |
7 |
|
| 20 Aug |
Vodacom Origins of Golf (Arabella) |
Cape Town, Western Cape |
700,000 |
Vaughn Groenewald (5) |
4 |
|
| 26 Aug |
Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge |
KwaZulu-Natal |
700,000 |
Jaco Ahlers (5) |
4 |
|
| 10 Sep |
Vodacom Origins of Golf (Sishen) |
Northern Cape |
700,000 |
Jacques Blaauw (4) |
4 |
|
| 23 Sep |
Sun Carnival City Challenge |
Gauteng |
700,000 |
Ruan de Smidt (3) |
4 |
|
| 1 Oct |
Vodacom Origins of Golf (Simola) |
Western Cape |
700,000 |
Justin Harding (5) |
4 |
|
| 8 Oct |
Sun Boardwalk Challenge |
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape |
700,000 |
Ruan de Smidt (4) |
4 |
|
| 14 Oct |
Sun Fish River Sun Challenge |
Port Alfred, Eastern Cape |
700,000 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (1) |
4 |
|
| 22 Oct |
Vodacom Origins of Golf (Euphoria) |
Pretoria, Gauteng |
700,000 |
Jaco Ahlers (6) |
7 |
|
| 28 Oct |
Sun Sibaya Challenge |
KwaZulu-Natal |
700,000 |
Peter Karmis (3) |
7 |
|
| 5 Nov |
Vodacom Origins of Golf Final |
Eastern Cape |
700,000 |
 Mark Williams (1) |
4 |
|
| 27 Nov |
Lion of Africa Cape Town Open |
Western Cape |
1,500,000 |
Jacques Kruyswijk (1) |
14 |
|
| 4 Dec |
Alfred Dunhill Championship |
Limpopo |
€1,200,000 |
Brandon Stone (3) |
32 |
Flagship event
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour |
| 15 Jan |
BMW SA Open |
Johannesburg, Gauteng |
15,000,000 |
 Graeme Storm (n/a) |
26 |
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour |
| 12 Feb |
Eye of Africa PGA Championship |
Johannesburg, Gauteng |
1,500,000 |
Erik van Rooyen (1) |
14 |
|
| 19 Feb |
Dimension Data Pro-Am |
George, Western Cape |
5,050,000 |
 Paul Lawrie (n/a) |
14 |
|
| 26 Feb |
Joburg Open |
Johannesburg, Gauteng |
16,500,000 |
Darren Fichardt (15) |
19 |
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
Shortened to 54 holes |
| 5 Mar |
Tshwane Open |
Tshwane, Gauteng |
18,500,000 |
Dean Burmester (7) |
19 |
Co-sanctioned with the European Tour |
Order of Merit
This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|
| 1 | Brandon Stone | 7,384,889 |
| 2 | Dean Burmester | 5,955,793 |
| 3 | Darren Fichardt | 3,303,541 |
| 4 | Haydn Porteous | 3,277,711 |
| 5 | Zander Lombard | 3,021,640 |
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