1995–96 Southern Africa Tour

1995–96 Southern Africa Tour season
Duration21 April 1995 (1995-04-21) – 3 March 1996 (1996-03-03)
Number of official events27
Most winsSouth Africa Steve van Vuuren (4)
Order of MeritSouth Africa Wayne Westner
Rookie of the YearScotland Alan McLean

The 1995–96 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1995–96 FNB Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

It was the fourth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with First National Bank, that began in 1992.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1995–96 season.[2][3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b] 		Notes
23 Apr Iscor Newcastle Classic KwaZulu-Natal 60,000 South Africa Steve van Vuuren (1) n/a New to Southern Africa Tour
29 Apr Kalahari Classic Gauteng 60,000 South Africa A. P. Botes (1) n/a
7 May Amatola Sun Classic Eastern Cape 50,000 South Africa Richard Kaplan (1) n/a New to Southern Africa Tour
11 May Radio Algoa Challenge Eastern Cape 50,000 South Africa Brett Liddle (1) n/a New tournament
16 May FNB Pro Series (Eastern Cape) Eastern Cape 100,000 Namibia Schalk van der Merwe (1) n/a New tournament series
24 Jun Rustenburg Classic North West 75,000 South Africa Brett Liddle (2) n/a New tournament
29 Jun FNB Pro Series (Royal Swazi) Swaziland 100,000 South Africa James Kingston (1) n/a
15 Jul Bushveld Classic Limpopo 75,000 South Africa Kevin Stone (1) n/a New to Southern Africa Tour
3 Aug Sun City Classic North West 60,000 South Africa Graeme van der Nest (1) n/a
16 Aug Mmabatho Sun Classic Mpumalanga 50,000 South Africa Steve van Vuuren (2) n/a New tournament
2 Sep IDC Development Classic Mpumalanga 100,000 Eswatini Paul Friedlander (1) n/a New tournament
17 Sep Bearing Man Highveld Classic Mpumalanga 75,000 South Africa Russell Fletcher (1) n/a New to Southern Africa Tour
30 Sep FNB Pro Series (Western Cape) Western Cape 100,000 South Africa Richard Kaplan (2) n/a
7 Oct FNB Pro Series (Free State) Free State 100,000 South Africa Justin Hobday (2) n/a
14 Oct Phalaborwa Mafunyane Trophy Limpopo 100,000 South Africa Roger Wessels (2) n/a New tournament
20 Oct Sanlam Classic Tournament KwaZulu-Natal 100,000 South Africa Steve van Vuuren (3) n/a New tournament
28 Oct Lombard Tyres Classic Gauteng 100,000 South Africa Ashley Roestoff (2) n/a New tournament
8 Nov FNB Pro Series (Namibia Open) Namibia 100,000 South Africa James Kingston (2) n/a
18 Nov FNB Pro Series (Botswana Open) Botswana 100,000 South Africa Steve van Vuuren (4) n/a
26 Nov Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe 400,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (7) 20
21 Jan Philips South African Open Western Cape 750,000 South Africa Ernie Els (9) 20
28 Jan San Lameer South African Masters KwaZulu-Natal 750,000 South Africa Wayne Westner (5) 14
4 Feb Nashua Wild Coast Sun Classic Western Cape 750,000 South Africa Wayne Westner (6) 14
11 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am North West £400,000 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (24) 30 EUR New Pro-Am tournament
18 Feb Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship Gauteng £300,000 Germany Sven Strüver (n/a) 22 EUR
25 Feb FNB Players Championship KwaZulu-Natal £400,000 South Africa Wayne Westner (7) 28 EUR
3 Mar Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic Swaziland 500,000 South Africa Richard Kaplan (3) 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
3 Dec Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge North West US$2,500,000 United States Corey Pavin 46 Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[4][3]

Position Player Prize money (R)
1 South Africa Wayne Westner 709,389
2 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty 514,405
3 South Africa Brenden Pappas 369,560
4 United States Michael Christie 191,840
5 South Africa Richard Kaplan 169,216

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) Scotland Alan McLean [5]

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ EUR − European Tour.

References

  1. ^ Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ "1995/96 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b Williams, Michael (1997). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1997. Macmillan. p. 114. ISBN 0333672143. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  4. ^ "1995/96 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. ^ "2000 Buy.com Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 2000. p. 2-116. Retrieved 21 August 2024. Alan McLean | Named Southern Africa Tour Rookie of the Year in 1995-96.