Sunshine Ladies Tour
The Sunshine Ladies Tour is a professional golf tour for women based in Southern Africa.[2]
| Sport | Golf |
|---|---|
| Founder | Women's PGA of South Africa (WPGA) |
| Inaugural season | 2014 |
| CEO | Thomas Abt[1] |
| Country | South Africa Schedule has included events in Eswatini and Zambia. |
| Headquarters | Somerset West, Western Cape |
| Related competitions | Sunshine Tour |
| Official website | sunshineladiestour.com |
Schedule
Since the inaugural 2014 season, tournaments have averaged around ten per season and been concentrated in the January–March window.[3] Sponsors have included Investec, Jabra, Dimension Data, Sun International, SuperSport, Canon, the municipalities of Joburg, Cape Town and Ray Nkonyeni and Serengeti Estates. In 2019, over 40 foreign players competed on the tour.[4]
Cooperation
The Ladies European Tour co-sanctions the flagship Investec South African Women's Open, and the champion receives a tournament winner's category exemption on the Ladies European Tour, as well as exemption into the two of the five majors held in Europe, the Women's British Open and the Evian Championship.[4]
Also, the winner of the Jabra Ladies Classic will earn exemption for the Jabra Ladies Open, the final qualifying event for the Evian Championship.[4]
Flagship tournaments
- South African Women's Open – founded in 1988 and co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour[5]
- South African Women's Masters – founded in 1996 and co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour in 2001[6]
Order of Merit
| Year | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lee-Anne Pace |  South Africa |
| 2016 | Lee-Anne Pace | South Africa |
| 2017 | Ashleigh Buhai | South Africa |
| 2018 | Stacy Bregman | South Africa |
| 2019 | Nobuhle Dlamini |  Eswatini |
| 2020 | Monique Smit | South Africa |
Source:[7]
See also
- Sunshine Tour – corresponding men's tour
References
- "Thomas Abt appointed Commissioner of Sunshine Tour". News24. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Georgia Oboh makes LET debut in South Africa". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Tournaments". Sunshine Ladies Tour. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Sunshine Ladies Tour poised for glorious run in 2020". African News Agency (ANA). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "New venue – and sponsor – for SA Women's Open". The South Coast Herald. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Welcome boost for South African Women's Masters". The Independent Online. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Statistics". Sunshine Ladies Tour. Retrieved 18 November 2020.