The 1995–96 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1995–96 FNB Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
| Duration | 21 April 1995 – 3 March 1996 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 27 |
| Most wins |  Steve van Vuuren (4) |
| Order of Merit | Wayne Westner |
| Rookie of the Year |  Alan McLean |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → | |
It was the fourth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with First National Bank, that began in 1992.[1]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1995–96 season.[2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr | Iscor Newcastle Classic | KwaZulu-Natal | 60,000 | Steve van Vuuren (1) |
n/a | New to Southern Africa Tour | |
| 29 Apr | Kalahari Classic | Gauteng | 60,000 | A. P. Botes (1) |
n/a | ||
| 7 May | Amatola Sun Classic | Eastern Cape | 50,000 | Richard Kaplan (1) |
n/a | New to Southern Africa Tour | |
| 11 May | Radio Algoa Challenge | Eastern Cape | 50,000 | Brett Liddle (1) |
n/a | New tournament | |
| 16 May | FNB Pro Series (Eastern Cape) | Eastern Cape | 100,000 |  Schalk van der Merwe (1) |
n/a | New tournament series | |
| 24 Jun | Rustenburg Classic | North West | 75,000 | Brett Liddle (2) |
n/a | New tournament | |
| 29 Jun | FNB Pro Series (Royal Swazi) | Swaziland | 100,000 | James Kingston (1) |
n/a | ||
| 15 Jul | Bushveld Classic | Limpopo | 75,000 | Kevin Stone (1) |
n/a | New to Southern Africa Tour | |
| 3 Aug | Sun City Classic | North West | 60,000 | Graeme van der Nest (1) |
n/a | ||
| 16 Aug | Mmabatho Sun Classic | Mpumalanga | 50,000 | Steve van Vuuren (2) |
n/a | New tournament | |
| 2 Sep | IDC Development Classic | Mpumalanga | 100,000 |  Paul Friedlander (1) |
n/a | New tournament | |
| 17 Sep | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | Mpumalanga | 75,000 | Russell Fletcher (1) |
n/a | New to Southern Africa Tour | |
| 30 Sep | FNB Pro Series (Western Cape) | Western Cape | 100,000 | Richard Kaplan (2) |
n/a | ||
| 7 Oct | FNB Pro Series (Free State) | Free State | 100,000 | Justin Hobday (2) |
n/a | ||
| 14 Oct | Phalaborwa Mafunyane Trophy | Limpopo | 100,000 | Roger Wessels (2) |
n/a | New tournament | |
| 20 Oct | Sanlam Classic Tournament | KwaZulu-Natal | 100,000 | Steve van Vuuren (3) |
n/a | New tournament | |
| 28 Oct | Lombard Tyres Classic | Gauteng | 100,000 | Ashley Roestoff (2) |
n/a | New tournament | |
| 8 Nov | FNB Pro Series (Namibia Open) | Namibia | 100,000 | James Kingston (2) |
n/a | ||
| 18 Nov | FNB Pro Series (Botswana Open) | Botswana | 100,000 | Steve van Vuuren (4) |
n/a | ||
| 26 Nov | Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 400,000 |  Nick Price (7) |
20 | ||
| 21 Jan | Philips South African Open | Western Cape | 750,000 | Ernie Els (9) |
20 | ||
| 28 Jan | San Lameer South African Masters | KwaZulu-Natal | 750,000 | Wayne Westner (5) |
14 | ||
| 4 Feb | Nashua Wild Coast Sun Classic | Western Cape | 750,000 | Wayne Westner (6) |
14 | ||
| 11 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | North West | £400,000 | Mark McNulty (24) |
30 | EUR | New Pro-Am tournament |
| 18 Feb | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship | Gauteng | £300,000 |  Sven Strüver (n/a) |
22 | EUR | |
| 25 Feb | FNB Players Championship | KwaZulu-Natal | £400,000 | Wayne Westner (7) |
28 | EUR | |
| 3 Mar | Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic | Swaziland | 500,000 | Richard Kaplan (3) |
12 |
Unofficial events
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge | North West | US$2,500,000 |  Corey Pavin
|
46 | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[4][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Westner |
709,389 |
| 2 | Mark McNulty |
514,405 |
| 3 | Brenden Pappas |
369,560 |
| 4 | Michael Christie |
191,840 |
| 5 | Richard Kaplan |
169,216 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Alan McLean |
[5] |
Notes
edit- ^ 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 − European Tour.
References
edit- ^ Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "1995/96 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ a b Williams, Michael (1997). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1997. Macmillan. p. 114. ISBN 0333672143. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "1995/96 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "2000 Buy.com Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 2000. p. 2-116. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
Alan McLean | Named Southern Africa Tour Rookie of the Year in 1995-96.