| Duration | 6 January 2011 – 4 December 2011 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 29 |
| Most wins |  Jean Hugo (3) Hennie Otto (3) |
| Order of Merit | Garth Mulroy |
| Players' Player of the Year | Jean Hugo |
| Rookie of the Year | Allan Versfeld |
← 2010 2012 → | |
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The following table lists official events during the 2011 season. [2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner [lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours [lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan | Africa Open | Eastern Cape | €1,000,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (6) | 22 | EUR | |
| 16 Jan | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | Charl Schwartzel (5) | 20 | EUR | |
| 30 Jan | Africom Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,250,000 | Theunis Spangenberg (1) | 14 | ||
| 20 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 3,000,000 | Hennie Otto (10) | 14 | Pro-Am | |
| 27 Feb | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 3,250,000 | George Coetzee (4) | 14 | ||
| 20 Mar | MTC Namibia PGA Championship | Namibia | 1,200,000 | J. G. Claassen (1) | 14 | ||
| 7 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 750,000 | Justin Walters (2) | 14 | ||
| 14 May | Nashua Golf Challenge | North West | 500,000 |  Adilson da Silva (8) | n/a | ||
| 27 May | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | Gauteng | 540,000 | Jean Hugo (11) | n/a | ||
| 5 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 850,000 | Justin Harding (2) | n/a | ||
| 10 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Western Cape | 540,000 | Chris Swanepoel (2) | n/a | ||
| 29 Jul | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | Eastern Cape | 540,000 | Jean Hugo (12) | n/a | ||
| 12 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | KwaZulu-Natal | 540,000 | Darren Fichardt (11) | n/a | ||
| 2 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Northern Cape | 540,000 | Adilson da Silva (9) | n/a | ||
| 9 Sep | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | 500,000 | Jaco van Zyl (10) | n/a | ||
| 17 Sep | Northern Cape Classic | Northern Cape | 600,000 | Oliver Bekker (1) | n/a | New tournament | |
| 23 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Limpopo | 600,000 | Jean Hugo (13) | n/a | ||
| 8 Oct | Platinum Classic | North West | 500,000 | Hennie Otto (11) | n/a | ||
| 15 Oct | KCM Zambia Open | Zambia | 1,200,000 |  Doug McGuigan (5) | 14 | ||
| 22 Oct | Suncoast Classic | KwaZulu-Natal | 500,000 | Darren Fichardt (12) | n/a | ||
| 30 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 600,000 | James Kamte (4) | n/a | ||
| 6 Nov | Nashua Masters | Eastern Cape | 1,200,000 | Shaun Norris (2) | 14 | ||
| 10 Nov | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 600,000 | Warren Abery (8) | n/a | ||
| 20 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,000,000 | Garth Mulroy (3) | 20 | EUR | |
| 27 Nov | SA Open Championship | Gauteng | €1,000,000 | Hennie Otto (12) | 32 | EUR | Flagship event |
| 4 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$5,000,000 |  Lee Westwood (n/a) | 38 | Limited-field event |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand. [3] [4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garth Mulroy | 3,464,463 |
| 2 | Hennie Otto | 2,806,214 |
| 3 | George Coetzee | 1,586,587 |
| 4 | Thomas Aiken | 1,569,896 |
| 5 | Jaco van Zyl | 1,231,134 |
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Jean Hugo | [4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Allan Versfeld | [4] |
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