Duration | 10 April 1997 (1997-04-10) β 8 March 1998 (1998-03-08) |
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Number of official events | 24 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
β 1996β97 1998β99 β |
The 1997β98 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the: 1997β98 Vodacom Tour for sponsorship reasons, was theββ27th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
Vodacom title sponsorshipβ»
In June 1997, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Vodacom, being renamed as the Vodacom Tour. The agreement was reportedββto be, worth R 100,000,000 over five years.
Scheduleβ»
The following table lists official events during the 1997β98 season.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 Apr | Kalahari Classic | Northern Cape | 70,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
27 Jun | Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape) | Eastern Cape | 150,000 | ![]() |
n/a | New tournament series | |
5 Jul | Bosveld Classic | Limpopo | 100,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
12 Jul | Vodacom Series (Mpumalanga) | Mpumalanga | 150,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
26 Jul | Trustbank Gauteng Classic | Gauteng | 150,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
9 Aug | Vodacom Series (Gauteng) | Gauteng | 150,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
30 Aug | FNB Botswana Open | Botswana | 150,000 | ![]() |
n/a | New tournament | |
13 Sep | FNB Namibia Open | Namibia | 150,000 | ![]() |
n/a | New tournament | |
21 Sep | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | Mpumalanga | 100,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
11 Oct | Vodacom Series (Free State) | Free State | 150,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
18 Oct | Vodacom Series (Western Cape) | Western Cape | 150,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
25 Oct | Vodacom Series (KwaZulu-Natal) | KwaZulu-Natal | 150,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
1 Nov | Lombard Tyres Classic | Gauteng | 125,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
16 Nov | Leopard Rock Classic | Zimbabwe | 150,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
23 Nov | Zambia Open | Zambia | 250,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
30 Nov | Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 450,000 | ![]() |
20 | ||
14 Dec | Mafunyane Trophy | Limpopo | 150,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
17 Jan | Platinum Classic | North West | 100,000 | ![]() |
n/a | ||
1 Feb | Nashua Wild Coast Sun Challenge | Western Cape | 500,000 | ![]() |
14 | ||
8 Feb | South African Open | KwaZulu-Natal | Β£450,000 | ![]() |
30 | EUR | |
15 Feb | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship | Gauteng | Β£400,000 | ![]() |
36 | EUR | |
22 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | North West | 1,900,000 | ![]() |
18 | Pro-Am | |
28 Feb | Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open | Swaziland | 500,000 | ![]() |
12 | ||
8 Mar | Vodacom Players Championship | Gauteng | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
14 |
Unofficial eventsβ»
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 Dec | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge | North West | US$2,500,000 | ![]() |
44 | Limited-field event |
Order of Meritβ»
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the "season," calculated in South African rand.
Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
589,053 |
2 | ![]() |
553,327 |
3 | ![]() |
368,378 |
4 | ![]() |
289,062 |
5 | ![]() |
277,552 |
Notesβ»
- ^ 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 β European Tour.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Vodacom boosts PGA tour, annoys competitor". Mail & Guardian. Johannesburg, South Africa. 13 June 1997. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "1997/98 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "1997/98 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 October 2023.