2024–25 Sunshine Tour

The 2024–25 Sunshine Tour was the 54th season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

2024–25 Sunshine Tour season

Duration	2 May 2024 (2024-05-02) – 30 March 2025 (2025-03-30)
Number of official events	30[a]
Most wins	Daniel van Tonder (4)
Order of Merit	Daniel van Tonder
Rookie of the Year	Altin van der Merwe
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2024–25 season.^[1][2][3]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (R)	Winner[b]	OWGR points	Other tours[c]	Notes
5 May	Waterfall City Tournament of Champions	Gauteng	2,500,000	Louis Albertse (3)	n/a		New tournament
12 May	FBC Zim Open	Zimbabwe	2,500,000	Michael Hollick (2)	2.44
26 May	Kit Kat Cash & Carry Pro-Am	Gauteng	2,000,000	Kieran Vincent (1)	2.01		Pro-Am
7 Jun	SunBet Challenge (Sun City)	North West	2,000,000	Jacques Blaauw (5)	2.40
16 Jun	Mopani Zambia Open	Zambia	2,500,000	M. J. Viljoen (3)	0.94
26 Jul	SunBet Challenge (Wild Coast)	Western Cape	2,000,000	Jaco Ahlers (12)	2.11
3 Aug	FNB Eswatini Challenge	Eswatini	2,000,000	Daniel van Tonder (9)	1.86
18 Aug	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate	Mpumalanga	2,000,000	Jean Hugo (20)	2.20
23 Aug	SunBet Challenge (Time Square Casino)	Gauteng	2,000,000	Thriston Lawrence (4)	2.72
30 Aug	Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge	Gauteng	2,000,000	Daniel van Tonder (10)	2.13
15 Sep	Bain's Whisky Ubunye Championship	Gauteng	2,000,000	Jean Hugo (21) and Ruan Korb (3)	n/a		Team event
22 Sep	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen	Northern Cape	2,000,000	Yurav Premlall (1)	2.04
4 Oct	SunBet Challenge (Sun Sibaya)	KwaZulu-Natal	2,000,000	Luke Jerling (1)	1.83
13 Oct	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun	Western Cape	2,000,000	Jonathan Broomhead (2)	1.69
20 Oct	Fortress Invitational	Gauteng	2,000,000	Robin Williams (2)	2.43
27 Oct	Zambia Masters	Zambia	–	Postponed[4]	–
2 Nov	Blue Label Challenge	North West	2,500,000	Jonathan Broomhead (3)	2.80
17 Nov	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final	Western Cape	2,000,000	Dean Burmester (11)	3.54
24 Nov	PGA Championship	Eastern Cape	2,000,000	Pieter Moolman (3)	2.71
8 Dec	Nedbank Golf Challenge	North West	US$6,000,000	Johannes Veerman (n/a)	20.90	EUR
15 Dec	Alfred Dunhill Championship	Mpumalanga	€1,500,000	Shaun Norris (4)	17.78	EUR
22 Dec	AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open	Mauritius	US$1,500,000	John Parry (n/a)	10.95	EUR
19 Jan	Mediclinic Invitational	Free State	2,000,000	Maximilian Steinlechner (1)	3.57
26 Jan	SDC Open	Limpopo	US$375,000	Daniel van Tonder (11)	5.77	CHA
2 Feb	MyGolfLife Open	North West	US$375,000	Daniel van Tonder (12)	8.94	CHA
9 Feb	Cell C Cape Town Open	Western Cape	US$375,000	Jamie Rutherford (n/a)	8.76	CHA
16 Feb	NTT Data Pro-Am	Western Cape	7,000,000	Wilco Nienaber (2)	9.54	CHA	Pro-Am
23 Feb	Hyundai Open	Gauteng	–	Postponed[5]	–		New tournament
2 Mar	Investec South African Open Championship	KwaZulu-Natal	US$1,500,000	Dylan Naidoo (2)	15.59	EUR
9 Mar	Joburg Open	Gauteng	20,500,000	Calum Hill (n/a)	15.02	EUR
23 Mar	Serengeti Playoffs	Gauteng	2,500,000	George Coetzee (15)	3.99		Playoff event
30 Mar	DNi Tour Championship	Gauteng	3,000,000	Michael Hollick (3)	3.13		Playoff event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.^[6][7] The top three players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2026 European Tour (DP World Tour).^[7]

Position	Player	Points	Status earned
1	Daniel van Tonder	4,155	Promoted to European Tour
2	Shaun Norris	3,574	Already exempt[d]
3	Dylan Naidoo	3,545	Already exempt[d]
4	Jonathan Broomhead	1,956	Promoted to European Tour
5	Jacques Kruyswijk	1,937	Already exempt[d]
6	Yurav Premlall	1,915	Promoted to European Tour

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy)	Altin van der Merwe	[11][7][12]

See also

• 2024–25 Big Easy Tour

Notes

1. A further two tournaments were scheduled but were postponed.
2. 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.
3. CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.
4. Norris, Naidoo and Kruyswijk were already exempt due to being tournament winners on the 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour).^[8][9][10]