Duration | 16 February 2024 – 28 April 2024 |
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Number of official events | 8 |
Order of Merit Winner | Gabriella Cowley |
← 2023 2025 → |
The 2024 Sunshine Ladies Tour is the 11th season of the Sunshine Ladies Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women based in South Africa. [1]
The season consists of 8 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, keeps its elevated R2.5m purse.
The Investec South African Women's Open and the Joburg Ladies Open are again co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour.
Date | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Purse (ZAR) | Notes |
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18 Feb | Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am | Fancourt Country Club | Kylie Henry | 2,500,000 | |
23 Feb | SuperSport Ladies Challenge | Lost City Golf Club | Tvesa Malik | 1,300,000 | |
8 Mar | Fidelity ADT Ladies Challenge | Blue Valley Golf Estate | Helen Kreuzer | 250,000 | |
15 Mar | Cape Town Ladies Open | Royal Cape Golf Club | Gabrielle Venter | 600,000 | |
6 Apr | ABSA Ladies Invitational | Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate | Casandra Alexander | 1,200,000 | |
12 Apr | Jabra Ladies Classic | Glendower Golf Club | Cara Gorlei | 1,000,000 | |
21 Apr | Joburg Ladies Open | Modderfontein Golf Club | Chiara Tamburlini | €300,000 | Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
28 Apr | Investec South African Women's Open | Erinvale Golf Estate | Manon De Roey | €320,000 | Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour |
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