| Duration | 22 January 2013 – 14 December 2013 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 28 |
| Most wins |  Jacques Blaauw (3) Jaco van Zyl (3) |
| Order of Merit | Dawie van der Walt |
| Players' Player of the Year | Darren Fichardt |
| Rookie of the Year | Dylan Frittelli |
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The 2013 Sunshine Tour was the 43rd season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
The following table lists official events during the 2013 season. [1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner [a] | OWGR points | Other tours [b] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | Gauteng | 600,000 | Oliver Bekker (3) | 4 | ||
| 10 Feb | Joburg Open | Gauteng | €1,300,000 | Richard Sterne (6) | 22 | EUR | |
| 17 Feb | Africa Open | Eastern Cap | €1,000,000 | Darren Fichardt (13) | 20 | EUR | |
| 24 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 4,000,000 | Jaco van Zyl (11) | 14 | Pro-Am | |
| 3 Mar | Tshwane Open | Gauteng | €1,500,000 | Dawie van der Walt (1) | 20 | EUR | New tournament |
| 17 Mar | Telkom PGA Championship | Gauteng | 3,750,000 | Jaco van Zyl (12) | 14 | ||
| 24 Mar | Investec Cup | North West | 1,000,000 | Jaco van Zyl (13) | 14 | New tournament | |
| 21 Apr | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,650,000 | Jake Roos (6) | 14 | ||
| 4 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | James Kingston (10) | 14 | ||
| 19 May | Zambia Sugar Open | Zambia | 1,200,000 |  Adilson da Silva (11) | 14 | ||
| 2 Jun | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 900,000 | Merrick Bremner (3) | 6 | ||
| 7 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | Jacques Blaauw (1) | 4 | ||
| 15 Jun | Polokwane Classic | Limpopo | 500,000 | Dean Burmester (1) | 4 | New tournament | |
| 28 Jun | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park | Kwazulu-Natal | 600,000 | Jacques Blaauw (2) | 6 | ||
| 5 Jul | Sun City Challenge | North West | 600,000 | Adilson da Silva (12) | 6 | ||
| 9 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria | Limpopo | 600,000 | Heinrich Bruiners (1) | 6 | ||
| 23 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan | Western Cape | 600,000 | Jean Hugo (14) | 6 | ||
| 29 Aug | Wild Waves Golf Challenge | Kwazulu-Natal | 600,000 | Andrew Curlewis (2) | 4 | ||
| 13 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys | Northern Cape | 600,000 | Andrew Curlewis (3) | 4 | ||
| 21 Sep | Platinum Classic | North West | 500,000 | Neil Schietekat (1) | 4 | ||
| 11 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Eastern Cape | 600,000 | J. J. Senekal (1) | 4 | ||
| 20 Oct | BMG Classic | Gauteng | 600,000 | Ulrich van den Berg (7) | 6 | ||
| 3 Nov | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | Tjaart van der Walt (1) | 14 | ||
| 7 Nov | Nedbank Affinity Cup | North West | 700,000 | Jacques Blaauw (3) | 4 | ||
| 24 Nov | South African Open Championship | Gauteng | €1,100,000 |  Morten Ørum Madsen (n/a) | 32 | EUR | Flagship event |
| 1 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | Charl Schwartzel (7) | 22 | EUR | |
| 8 Dec | Nedbank Golf Challenge | North West | US$6,500,000 | Thomas Bjørn (n/a) | 46 | EUR | Limited-field event |
| 14 Dec | Nelson Mandela Championship | Kwazulu-Natal | €1,000,000 | Dawie van der Walt (2) | 20 | EUR |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand. [2] [3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawie van der Walt | 5,094,333 |
| 2 | Darren Fichardt | 4,518,495 |
| 3 | Jaco van Zyl | 3,027,749 |
| 4 | Hennie Otto | 2,475,830 |
| 5 | Jbe' Kruger | 2,045,405 |
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Darren Fichardt | [4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Dylan Frittelli | [5] [4] |
...whose victory also saw him claim the co-sanctioning Sunshine Tour's Order of Merit for 2013.
Darren Fichardt won the approval of his peers as he took the Players' Player of the Year award.... Winner Sunshine Tour Rookie of the Year 2013: Dylan Frittelli