"2017 MENA Golf Tour The 2017 MENA Golf Tour was the 7th season of the MENA Golf Tour. It was the first full season in which events received Official World Golf Ranking points. OWGR points were introduced during the 2016 season. The schedule included 15 events for 2017. It featured two 72-hole events, the Pattana Golf Championship and the MENA Tour Championship. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of MENA Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. The three events in South Africa were co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Big Easy"
"shown for Sunshine Tour members. 2000–01 Sunshine Tour The 2000–01 Sunshine Tour was the first season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was rebranded. Previously it had been known as the Southern Africa Tour. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region. In its first year, the prize money was over 20% lower than the amount awarded the last year of the Africa Tour (R13.6 Million in 2000–01 vs. R17.5 Million in 1999–2000). There were 22 official events on the schedule. This was an increase of five"
"career. European Tour playoff record (0–1) Doug McGuigan Douglas Gordon McGuigan (born 7 August 1970) is a professional golfer from South Africa. He has won eight times on the Sunshine Tour between 2003 and 2017. McGuigan was born in Durban, and currently resides in Johannesburg. After winning three West Coast Tour events as an amateur, he turned professional in 1989. He first played on the Sunshine Tour in 1993. He has also played on the Canadian Tour. McGuigan's father, Francis McGuigan, was an Alloa-born professional footballer who played for Falkirk, Blackpool and Durban United. Francis McGuigan stayed in South Africa"
"PGA Tour and the European Tour money title, but did not top the PGA Tour money list (that honour going to Tiger Woods). The other leading men's tours include the Japan Golf Tour, the Asian Tour (Asia outside Japan), the PGA Tour of Australasia, and the Sunshine Tour (for southern Africa, primarily South Africa). The Japan, Australasian, Sunshine, PGA, and European Tours are the charter members of the trade body of the world's main tours, the International Federation of PGA Tours, founded in 1996. The Asian Tour became a full member in 1999. The Canadian Tour became an associate member"
"2001–02 Sunshine Tour The 2001–02 Sunshine Tour was the second season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was rebranded in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region. There were 22 official events on the schedule. This was an decrease of one from the previous year, but there was a significant change in the list of tournaments. There were eight tournaments from the previous season that were eliminated or not played: There were seven tournaments added for this season: The tour was based predominantly in South"
"Doug McGuigan Douglas Gordon McGuigan (born 7 August 1970) is a professional golfer from South Africa. He has won eight times on the Sunshine Tour between 2003 and 2017. McGuigan was born in Durban, and currently resides in Johannesburg. After winning three West Coast Tour events as an amateur, he turned professional in 1989. He first played on the Sunshine Tour in 1993. He has also played on the Canadian Tour. McGuigan's father, Francis McGuigan, was an Alloa-born professional footballer who played for Falkirk, Blackpool and Durban United. Francis McGuigan stayed in South Africa permanently after the end of his"
"were the only tournaments on the tour to carry world ranking points. Prize funds shown did 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. 2001–02 Sunshine Tour The 2001–02 Sunshine Tour was the second season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was rebranded in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the"
"in England, and chose to play for that country. The Sunshine Tour is based in South Africa but has a few events in other African countries. Several tournaments have been sanctioned by the European Tour since the 1990s: Also, the South African Women's Open was part of the Ladies European Tour from 2012 to 2014. South Africa has hosted the 2003 Presidents Cup and the Women's World Cup of Golf from 2005 to 2008. Hockey in South Africa has been played for decades, mainly by the white minority. Like most other sports, South Africa was banned from international Hockey from"
"tied Jbe' Kruger James Barry Kruger (born 23 June 1986) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, the Sunshine Tour, and the Asian Tour. He was born in Kimberley, Northern Cape and turned professional in 2007, and is known professionally as Jbe' Kruger. Kruger has won three times on the Sunshine Tour. His win in February 2012 at the Avantha Masters, sanctioned jointly by the European and Asian tours, is his only win to date on either tour. ""Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour"" ""Co-sanctioned with the European Tour"" CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"""
"Jbe' Kruger James Barry Kruger (born 23 June 1986) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, the Sunshine Tour, and the Asian Tour. He was born in Kimberley, Northern Cape and turned professional in 2007, and is known professionally as Jbe' Kruger. Kruger has won three times on the Sunshine Tour. His win in February 2012 at the Avantha Masters, sanctioned jointly by the European and Asian tours, is his only win to date on either tour. ""Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour"" ""Co-sanctioned with the European Tour"" CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" ="
"PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of the main professional golf tours played primarily by men in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also known as the PGA Tour, as well as PGA Tour Champions (for golfers age 50 and older) and the Web.com Tour (for professional players who have not yet qualified to play in the PGA Tour), as well as PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamérica, and PGA Tour China. The PGA"
"only men's major golf tournament which is played outside of the United States. The most famous of these courses is St Andrews, which is known as ""The Home of Golf"". The R&A, the governing body of golf outside the United States and Mexico, is based in St Andrews. Although The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, in Scotland, is the sport's home course, the world's oldest golf course is actually Musselburgh Links' Old Golf Course. The PGA European Tour is headquartered in England, and the main European Tour plays more events in the United Kingdom than in any"
"Muller only played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut Grant Muller Grant Muller (born 16 July 1970) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour. Muller was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1991 and joined the Sunshine Tour the same year. He has won twice on the Sunshine Tour, with the first win coming in 1997 at the Vodacom Series: Kwazulu-Natal and the second in 2010 at the Lombard Insurance Classic. He has finished in the top-25 of the Sunshine Tour's Order of Merit four times (2000/01, 2001/02, 2004/05, 2010),"
"2000–01 Sunshine Tour The 2000–01 Sunshine Tour was the first season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was rebranded. Previously it had been known as the Southern Africa Tour. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region. In its first year, the prize money was over 20% lower than the amount awarded the last year of the Africa Tour (R13.6 Million in 2000–01 vs. R17.5 Million in 1999–2000). There were 22 official events on the schedule. This was an increase of five from the last year of"
"is played in Scotland. In 2016, the Alfred Dunhill Championship replaced the South African Open as the tour's flagship event by the Official World Golf Ranking governing board, starting in December 2016. The winner is awarded a minimum of 32 OWGR points. ""<nowiki>*</nowiki> Two events in 2004 due to change in scheduling from January to December.""<br> "" 2000 event reduced to three rounds because of rain."" Alfred Dunhill Championship The Alfred Dunhill Championship is a men's professional golf tournament which is played in South Africa. It is part of the Southern African Sunshine Tour and is one of four events"
"Zambia Open The Zambia Open is a men's professional golf tournament played in Zambia, that has been part of the Sunshine Tour since 1996, and was co-sanctioned by the European-based Challenge Tour from 2001 to 2004. It was also an event on the Challenge Tour between 1991 and 1993, having previously part of the now defunct Safari Tour. Lusaka Golf Club has traditionally hosted the Zambia Open, but in 2005 a disagreement with the then sponsors, Stanbic, resulted in the cancellation of the tournament, with a new venue being found for the following year. Under a new sponsorship agreement, the"
"tournaments. Big Easy Tour The Big Easy Tour is a golf tour based in Southern Africa, founded in 2011. It is a developmental tour for the Sunshine Tour. The top five players earn Sunshine Tour cards, with those 6th–30th earning entry into the final stage of Sunshine Tour qualifying school. The tour is named after the nickname of South African golfer Ernie Els. In 2017, three tournaments were co-sanctioned with the MENA Golf Tour. From the start of 2018, tournaments attract Official World Golf Ranking points. Winners receive a minimum of 3 points for 54-hole tournaments and 5 points for"
"men's tour in Australia. It was founded in 1973 as the PGA Tour of Australia, and changed to its current name in 1991. The tour is one of the five charter members of the International Federation of PGA Tours, making it a 1st tier tour. In 2007 the tour has a schedule consisting of 12 events, but only three of them are sole-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia. The PGA Tour of Australasia's development tour is the Von Nida Tour. Australia's premier golf tournament and national Open is the Australian Open, run by Golf Australia, which has been held"
"shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members. Source 2010 PGA Tour of Australasia The 2010 PGA Tour of Australasia is a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer so they are split between the first and last months of the year. The table below shows the 2010 schedule. It only lists official money events on the tour. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events he had won up to"
"2002–03 Sunshine Tour The 2002–03 Sunshine Tour was the third season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was rebranded in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region. There were 15 official events on the schedule. This was an decrease of eight from the previous year, and represents the fewest in the 15 seasons that Sunshine Tour has existed. There were eight tournaments from the previous season that were eliminated: the Goldfields Powerade Classic, the Bloemfontein Classic, the Randfontein Classic, the Atlantic Beach Classic, the Western"
"2004–05 Sunshine Tour The 2004–05 Sunshine Tour was the fifth season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was rebranded in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region. There were 21 tournaments on the schedule. This was an increase of four from the previous year, primarily due to the addition of the Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour, a series of six regional tournaments that has been held every year since. The other new tournament was the MTC Namibia PGA Championship. The tour was based predominantly in"
"2015 PGA Tour of Australasia The 2015 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer, so they are split between the first and last months of the year. The table below shows the 2015 schedule. It only lists official money events on the tour. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA"
"2010 PGA Tour of Australasia The 2010 PGA Tour of Australasia is a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer so they are split between the first and last months of the year. The table below shows the 2010 schedule. It only lists official money events on the tour. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only"
"Tour of Australasia members. Source: Source 2015 PGA Tour of Australasia The 2015 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer, so they are split between the first and last months of the year. The table below shows the 2015 schedule. It only lists official money events on the tour. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events he had won up to and including that tournament. This"
"PGA Tour of Australasia The PGA Tour of Australasia, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia, is a professional golf tour for men. Official events on the tour count for World Golf Ranking points. The tour was formed in 1973 as the PGA Tour of Australia and adopted its current name in 1991. Most of the leading players on the tour are Australian, with a smaller domestic contingent from New Zealand, but players from many other countries all over the world also participate. The very best Australasian players devote most of their time to"
"Tour of Australasia members. Source: Source 2016 PGA Tour of Australasia The 2016 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer, so they are split between the first and last months of the year. The table below shows the 2016 schedule. It only lists official money events on the tour. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events he had won up to and including that tournament. This"
"at Glendower Golf Club. Gary Player has been the most successful player in the tournament's history, with 13 victories over four decades between 1956 and 1981. Bobby Locke won nine titles, Sid Brews won eight titles, and George Fotheringham won the event five times. Prior to European Tour co-sanctioning Eighteen men have won this tournament more than once through 2018. South African Open (golf) The South African Open Championship is one of the oldest national open golf championships in the world, and is one of the principal tournaments on the Sunshine Tour. Since 1997 it has also been co-sanctioned by"
"2016 PGA Tour of Australasia The 2016 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer, so they are split between the first and last months of the year. The table below shows the 2016 schedule. It only lists official money events on the tour. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA"
"Richard Kaplan Richard Dennis Kaplan (born 10 March 1962) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the Sunshine Tour. Kaplan was born in Johannesburg and currently lives in Sandton, Johannesburg with his wife and two children. He had a decorated amateur career during the 1980s, which included winning the English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship (Brabazon Trophy) in 1986 and the Southern Transvaal Open Strokeplay in 1984. He also earned his Springbok colors four times. Kaplan turned professional in 1986 and won for the first time on the Sunshine Tour in 1995. He added three more"
"Big Easy Tour The Big Easy Tour is a golf tour based in Southern Africa, founded in 2011. It is a developmental tour for the Sunshine Tour. The top five players earn Sunshine Tour cards, with those 6th–30th earning entry into the final stage of Sunshine Tour qualifying school. The tour is named after the nickname of South African golfer Ernie Els. In 2017, three tournaments were co-sanctioned with the MENA Golf Tour. From the start of 2018, tournaments attract Official World Golf Ranking points. Winners receive a minimum of 3 points for 54-hole tournaments and 5 points for 72-hole"
"Web.com Tour, which feeds to the PGA Tour, and the Challenge Tour, which is the developmental tour of the European Tour. The Web.com and Challenge Tours also offer OWGR points. The major championships are the four most prestigious men's tournaments of the year. In chronological order they are: The Masters, the U.S. Open, The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open) and the PGA Championship. The fields for these events include the top several dozen golfers from all over the world. The Masters has been played at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, since its"
"fields, and were the only tournaments on the tour to carry world ranking points. Prize funds shown did 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. 2004–05 Sunshine Tour The 2004–05 Sunshine Tour was the fifth season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was rebranded in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region. There were 21 tournaments on the"
"Tour of Australasia members. Source: Source 2017 PGA Tour of Australasia The 2017 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer, so they are split between the first and last months of the year. The table below shows the 2017 schedule. It only lists official money events on the tour. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events he had won up to and including that tournament. This"