1998–99 Southern Africa Tour
Duration | 16 April 1998 (1998-04-16) – 21 February 1999 (1999-02-21) |
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Number of official events | 24 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
← 1997–98 |
The 1998–99 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1998–99 Vodacom Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Vodacom, that was announced in June 1997.[1]
Changes for 1998–99
The season marked the first year in which the South African Open was granted "flagship event" status by the Official World Golf Ranking, awarding a minimum of 32 points to the winner.[2]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1998–99 season.[3][4]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
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18 Apr | Vodacom Series (Western Cape) | Western Cape | 165,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
25 Apr | Kalahari Classic | Northern Cape | 75,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
2 May | Pietersburg Classic | Limpopo | 100,000 | ![]() | n/a | New tournament | |
16 May | Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape) | Eastern Cape | 165,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
31 May | Vodacom Series (KwaZulu-Natal) | KwaZulu-Natal | 165,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
12 Jul | Vodacom Series (Mpumalanga) | Mpumalanga | 165,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
8 Aug | Fish River Sun Pro-Am | Eastern Cape | 200,000 | ![]() | n/a | Pro-Am | |
15 Aug | Royal Swazi Sun Classic | Swaziland | 150,000 | ![]() | n/a | New tournament | |
4 Sep | Absa Bank Corporate Challenge | Gauteng | 150,000 | ![]() | n/a | New tournament | |
13 Sep | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | Mpumalanga | 100,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
19 Sep | Vodacom Series (Free State) | Free State | 165,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
26 Sep | FNB Botswana Open | Botswana | 150,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
4 Oct | Phalaborwa Mafunyane Trophy | Limpopo | 175,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
16 Oct | Vodacom Series (Gauteng) | Gauteng | 165,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
25 Oct | FNB Namibia Open | Namibia | 150,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
8 Nov | Platinum Classic | North West | 100,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
22 Nov | Zambia Open | Zambia | 400,000 | ![]() | n/a | ||
29 Nov | Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 450,000 | ![]() | 16 | ||
17 Jan | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship | Gauteng | £400,000 | ![]() | 24 | EUR | |
24 Jan | Mercedes-Benz - Vodacom South African Open | Western Cape | US$1,000,000 | ![]() | 34 | EUR | Flagship event |
31 Jan | Vodacom Players Championship | KwaZulu-Natal | 1,000,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
7 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | North West | 2,000,000 | ![]() | 14 | Pro-Am | |
14 Feb | South African Masters | Free State | 600,000 | ![]() | 12 | ||
21 Feb | Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | ![]() | 12 |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
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6 Dec | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge | North West | US$2,500,000 | ![]() | 48 | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[5]
Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
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1 | ![]() | 1,189,762 |
2 | ![]() | 885,792 |
3 | ![]() | 525,151 |
4 | ![]() | 410,598 |
5 | ![]() | 367,726 |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Southern Africa Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Southern Africa Tour members.
- ^ EUR − European Tour.
References
- ^ "Vodacom boosts PGA tour, annoys competitor". Mail & Guardian. Johannesburg, South Africa. 13 June 1997. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "How ranking evolved". Official World Golf Ranking. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
1999: The Southern African Tour's South African Open was given "Flagship" status with 32 first place points
- ^ "1998/99 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "1998/99 Vodacom Tour". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 15 August 2000. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "1998/99 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
External links
- Official website
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