| Duration | 1 February 2023 – 29 April 2023 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 7 |
| Order of Merit winner |  Lily May Humphreys |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Sunshine Ladies Tour was the 10th season of the Sunshine Ladies Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women based in South Africa. [1]
The season consisted of 7 events, all held in South Africa, played between February and April. [2]
The Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am, played concurrent with the Sunshine Tour and Challenge Tour's co-sanctioned Dimension Data Pro-Am, had its purse significantly bumped to R2.5m.
The Investec South African Women's Open and the Joburg Ladies Open were again co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour.
| Date | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Purse (ZAR) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb | SuperSport Ladies Challenge | Gary Player Country Club |  Casandra Alexander | 1,300,000 | |
| 12 Feb | Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am | Fancourt Country Club |  Moa Folke  Kristýna Napoleaová & Ngwako Ramohlale (a) | 2,500,000 100,000 | |
| 17 Feb | Cape Town Ladies Open | Atlantic Beach Links | Hayley Davis | 400,000 | |
| 24 Feb | Jabra Ladies Classic | Glendower Golf Club | Casandra Alexander | 1,000,000 | |
| 4 Mar | Joburg Ladies Open | Modderfontein Golf Club | Lily May Humphreys | €300,000 | Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
| 11 Mar | Investec South African Women's Open | Steenberg Golf Club | Ashleigh Buhai | €320,000 | Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
| 29 Apr | Standard Bank Ladies Open | Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club | Stacy Bregman | 1,100,000 |
This shows the leaders in the final Order of Merit.
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lily May Humphreys | 2,681 |
| 2 | Casandra Alexander | 2,171 |
| 3 | Moa Folke | 2,121 |
| 4 | Kaleigh Telfer | 1,517 |
| 5 | Lee-Anne Pace | 1,363 |
Source: [3]
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