Английская Википедия:1996–97 Southern Africa Tour

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox golf season The 1996–97 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1996–97 FNB Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

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

Changes for 1996–97

The South African Open became co-sanctioned with the European Tour for the first time, benefitting from an increased purse and world ranking points.[2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1996–97 season.[3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(R)
WinnerШаблон:Efn OWGR
points
Other
toursШаблон:Efn
Notes
13 Apr Kalahari Classic Northern Cape 70,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Brett Liddle (3) n/a
21 Apr Newcastle Classic KwaZulu-Natal 60,000 Шаблон:Flagicon John Nelson (1) n/a
18 May FNB Pro Series (Eastern Cape) Eastern Cape 100,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Ian Hutchings (1) n/a
6 Jun FNB Pro Series (Swaziland) Swaziland 100,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Williams (4) n/a
6 Jul Bosveld Classic Limpopo 70,000 Шаблон:Flagicon James Kingston (3) n/a
25 Aug Platinum Classic North West 100,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Murless (1) n/a
15 Sep Bearing Man Highveld Classic Mpumalanga 70,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Des Terblanche (2) n/a
28 Sep IDC Development Tourism Classic Mpumalanga 100,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Justin Hobday (3) n/a
5 Oct FNB Pro Series (Western Cape) Western Cape 100,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Clinton Whitelaw (2) n/a
12 Oct FNB Pro Series (Free State) Free State 100,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Clinton Whitelaw (3) n/a
19 Oct FNB Pro Series (Botswana) Botswana 100,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Des Terblanche (3) n/a
27 Oct FNB Pro Series (Namibia) Namibia 100,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Kevin Stone (2) n/a
1 Nov Trustbank Gauteng Classic Gauteng 100,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Ashley Roestoff (3) n/a New tournament
10 Nov Mycom Mafunyane Trophy Limpopo 200,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Roger Wessels (3) n/a
15 Nov Lombard Tyres Classic Gauteng 100,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Sean Pappas (2) n/a
30 Nov Leopard Rock Classic Zimbabwe 100,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Williams (4) n/a New tournament
8 Dec Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe 400,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Mark McNulty (25) 16
15 Dec Zambia Open Zambia 150,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Desvonde Botes (1) n/a New to Southern Africa Tour
19 Jan San Lameer South African Masters KwaZulu-Natal 750,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Mark McNulty (26) 14
26 Jan Nashua Wild Coast Sun Challenge Western Cape 750,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Mark McNulty (27) 14
2 Feb FNB Players Championship KwaZulu-Natal 750,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Warren Schutte (1) 16
9 Feb South African Open Gauteng 3,600,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Vijay Singh (n/a) 34 EUR
16 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am Gauteng 3,300,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Nick Price (8) 26 EUR Pro-Am
23 Feb Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship Gauteng 2,500,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Nick Price (9) 24 EUR
2 Mar Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Open Swaziland 500,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Warrick Druian (1) 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
1 Dec Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge North West US$2,500,000 Шаблон:Flagicon Colin Montgomerie 44 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]

Position Player Prize money (R)
1 Шаблон:Flagicon Nick Price 1,223,027
2 Шаблон:Flagicon Mark McNulty 619,427
3 Шаблон:Flagicon Retief Goosen 301,304
4 Шаблон:Flagicon Nico van Rensburg 269,289
5 Шаблон:Flagicon Wayne Westner 255,811

Notes

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References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Sunshine Tour seasons