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2002–03 Sunshine Tour
The 2002–03 Sunshine Tour was the 32nd season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
| Duration |
|---|
| 15 |
| Hennie Otto (3) |
| Trevor Immelman |
| Charl Schwartzel |
| ← 2001–02 2003–04 → |
The 2002–03 Sunshine Tour was the 32nd season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
The following table lists official events during the 2002–03 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse(R) | Winner | OWGRpoints | Othertours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb | Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open | Swaziland | 500,000 | Andrew McLardy (3) | 12 | ||
| 10 Mar | Stanbic Zambia Open | Zambia | €95,000 | Marc Cayeux (5) | 10 | CHA | |
| 23 Mar | FNB Botswana Open | Botswana | 275,000 | Hendrik Buhrmann (2) | n/a | ||
| 11 May | Limpopo Industrelek Classic | Limpopo | 225,000 | Hennie Otto (3) | n/a | ||
| 19 May | Royal Swazi Sun Classic | Swaziland | 200,000 | James Kingston (6) | n/a | ||
| 28 Sep | Vodacom Golf Classic | Gauteng | 200,000 | Ashley Roestoff (10) | n/a | ||
| 6 Oct | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | Mpumalanga | 200,000 | Titch Moore (3) | n/a | ||
| 3 Nov | Platinum Classic | North West | 500,000 | Titch Moore (4) | n/a | ||
| 17 Nov | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 1,250,000 | Michiel Bothma (1) | 12 | ||
| 24 Nov | Nashua Masters | Eastern Cape | 1,000,000 | Hennie Otto (4) | 12 | ||
| 8 Dec | Vodacom Players Championship | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | Mark McNulty (33) | 12 | ||
| 12 Jan | South African Airways Open | Western Cape | £500,000 | Trevor Immelman (2) | 32 | EUR | Flagship event |
| 19 Jan | Dunhill Championship | Gauteng | £500,000 | Mark Foster (2) | 18 | EUR | |
| 26 Jan | Dimension Data Pro-Am | North West | 2,000,000 | Trevor Immelman (3) | 16 | Pro-Am | |
| 2 Feb | The Tour Championship | Mpumalanga | 2,000,000 | Hennie Otto (5) | 12 | Tour Championship |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Immelman | 2,044,279 |
| 2 | Mark Foster | 1,110,935 |
| 3 | Hennie Otto | 877,118 |
| 4 | Bradford Vaughan | 854,746 |
| 5 | Mark McNulty | 580,960 |
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Charl Schwartzel |
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