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2020–21 Sunshine Tour
The 2020–21 Sunshine Tour was the 50th season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. In-season changes In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour announced a suspension on 16 March. Later, the first two scheduled tournaments, the Investec Royal Swazi Open and the Zambia Open, were postponed. On 5 August, the tour announced its resumption, starting in mid-August with a new series of five 54-hole tournaments, called the "Rise Up Series". Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season. Order of Merit The Sunshine Tour#Order of Merit winners, Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand. Awards See also *2020–21 Big Easy Tour Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour seasons 2020 in golf, Sunshine Tour 2020 in South African sport, Sunshine To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Van Tonder
Daniel van Tonder (born 12 March 1991) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour and the Sunshine Tour. Professional career Van Tonder turned professional in 2011 and played on the Sunshine Tour. He has won 12 times on the tour, with his first two coming in 2014; the Investec Royal Swazi Open and the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria. He also won the Mopani Redpath Greendoor Logistics Zambia Open in 2019. In 2020, he won four tournaments on the Sunshine Tour in the space of three months. In March 2021, van Tonder claimed his first European Tour victory at the Kenya Savannah Classic. He defeated Jazz Janewattananond with a tap-in birdie on the third playoff hole. The following month he lost in a four-man playoff for the Limpopo Championship. In December 2021, van Tonder won the SA Open Championship; the Sunshine Tour's flagship event. He shot a final-round 65 to win by one shot ahead of Oliver Bekker. At the beginning of 2025, van Tonder won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |