# 2023–24 Sunshine Tour

The 2023–24 Sunshine Tour was the 53rd season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

## Changes for 2023–24

The full 2023–24 schedule was announced in May 2023 and was originally intended to have 32 tournaments, and include co-sanctioned tournaments with the European Tour and Challenge Tour. Notably, the Zanaco Masters returned to the schedule, having not been played on the Sunshine Tour since 2019.
In May 2023, the Sunshine Tour announced that the Order of Merit had gained a new title sponsor, having previously been titled as the Luno Order of Merit, it was rebranded as the Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023–24 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 7 May | FBC Zim Open | Zimbabwe | 2,200,000 | Neil Schietekat (4) | 1.65 | | |
| 21 May | Zanaco Masters | Zambia | 2,200,000 | Robson Chinhoi (1) | 1.53 | | |
| 28 May | Kit Kat Cash & Carry Pro-Am | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Louis Albertse (2) | 1.87 | | Pro-Am |
| 2 Jun | SunBet Challenge (Sun City) | North West | 1,250,000 | Hennie Otto (14) | 1.95 | | |
| 22 Jul | SunBet Challenge (Wild Coast) | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | CJ du Plessis (1) | 1.80 | | |
| 29 Jul | FNB Eswatini Challenge | Eswatini | 2,000,000 | Peter Karmis (7) | 1.39 | | |
| 13 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula | Limpopo | 2,000,000 | Jacques Kruyswijk (3) | 2.06 | | |
| 18 Aug | SunBet Challenge (Time Square) | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Malcolm Mitchell (1) | 2.37 | | |
| 27 Aug | Bain's Whisky Ubunye Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Luca Filippi (1) and Ryan van Velzen (2) | n/a | | Team event |
| 1 Sep | Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge | Mpumalanga | 2,000,000 | Gerhard Pepler (1) | 1.65 | | |
| 17 Sep | VOG Western Cape | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | Kyle Barker (2) | 1.64 | | |
| 23 Sep | PGA Championship | Eastern Cape | 2,000,000 | Rupert Kaminski (1) | 1.84 | | |
| 8 Oct | Fortress Invitational | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Robin Williams (1) | 1.46 | | |
| 14 Oct | Blue Label Challenge | North West | 2,700,000 | Luca Filippi (2) | 1.63 | | Pro-Am |
| 22 Oct | VOG KZN | KwaZulu-Natal | 2,000,000 | Pieter Moolman (2) | 1.68 | | |
| 27 Oct | SunBet Challenge (Sun Sibaya) | KwaZulu-Natal | 2,000,000 | Martin Rohwer (4) | 1.80 | | |
| 5 Nov | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Western Cape | 2,000,000 | Neil Schietekat (5) | 1.47 | | |
| 26 Nov | Joburg Open | Gauteng | 20,500,000 | Dean Burmester (9) | 11.95 | EUR | |
| 3 Dec | Investec South African Open Championship | Gauteng | US$1,500,000 | Dean Burmester (10) | 12.59 | EUR | |
| 11 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | €1,500,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (9) | 14.07 | EUR | |
| 17 Dec | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Mauritius | US$1,200,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (10) | 11.05 | EUR | |
| 28 Jan | Mediclinic Invitational | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Ryan van Velzen (3) | 2.46 | | |
| 4 Feb | SDC Open | Limpopo | US$350,000 | Rhys Enoch (3) | 5.89 | CHA | |
| 11 Feb | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | Western Cape | US$350,000 | Mikael Lindberg (n/a) | 6.40 | CHA | |
| 18 Feb | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Western Cape | 7,000,000 | David Ravetto (n/a) | 7.35 | CHA | |
| 25 Feb | NMB Championship | Eastern Cape | US$350,000 | Björn Åkesson (n/a) | 5.49 | CHA | |
| 3 Mar | SDC Championship | Eastern Cape | US$1,500,000 | Jordan Gumberg (n/a) | 13.81 | EUR | |
| 10 Mar | Jonsson Workwear Open | Gauteng | US$1,500,000 | Matteo Manassero (n/a) | 13.99 | EUR | |
| 24 Mar | Stella Artois Players Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Heinrich Bruiners (2) | 2.87 | | |
| 7 Apr | Limpopo Championship | Limpopo | 2,000,000 | Deon Germishuys (2) | 2.57 | | |
| 14 Apr | The Tour Championship | Gauteng | 2,000,000 | Jonathan Broomhead (1) | 3.13 | | Tour Championship |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 26 Apr | Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament | Gauteng | 100,000 | Thabang Simon | n/a | | |

## Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top three players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour).
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
| 1 | Ryan van Velzen | 3,525 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Robin Williams | 2,690 | Already exempt |
| 3 | Louis Albertse | 2,412 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 4 | Neil Schietekat | 2,283 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 5 | Darren Fichardt | 1,915 | |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Rookie of the Year | Robin Williams | |