# 1990–91 Southern Africa Tour

The 1990–91 Southern Africa Tour was the 20th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

## Season outline

The early half of the season was dominated by John Bland and Fulton Allem who alternated between wins for the first six events. The first event of the season was a medal match play event, the Minolta Copiers Match Play, with Bland victorious. Allem won the next event, the Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters with Bland finishing solo third. At the following event, the Bloemfontein Classic, Bland was victorious. Allem returned the favor the following week when he won the Goodyear Classic by two shots from Bland. Bland won the first event after the Christmas break, the Palabora Classic. Allem then won the next tournament, the ICL International.
A variety of golfers played well in the second half of the season, especially South Africans Roger Wessels, Bland and Wayne Westner, as well as American Hugh Royer III and Englishman Mark James. At the seventh event of the year, the Lexington PGA Championship, Royer, James and Wessels were tied at the end of regulation. There was a sudden-death playoff. Royer and James bogeyed the first and second holes of the playoff, respectively, to give Wessels the win. Westner won the next event, the Protea Assurance South African Open, by four shots over James. The following week, the AECI Charity Classic, Westner shot a final round 65 to secure another win. Royer won the subsequent event, the Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic. It was Bland, however, that bookended the year with success, winning the final two events, the Bell's Cup and the Trustbank Tournament of Champions.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1990–91 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| 17 Nov | Minolta Copiers Match Play | Transvaal | 280,000 | John Bland (15) | 8 | |
| 24 Nov | Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters | Cape | 350,000 | Fulton Allem (8) | 8 | |
| 15 Dec | Bloemfontein Classic | Orange Free State | 280,000 | John Bland (16) | 8 | |
| 22 Dec | Goodyear Classic | Cape | 280,000 | Fulton Allem (9) | 8 | |
| 12 Jan | Palabora Classic | Transvaal | 280,000 | John Bland (17) | 8 | |
| 19 Jan | ICL International | Transvaal | 280,000 | Fulton Allem (10) | 10 | |
| 26 Jan | Lexington PGA Championship | Transvaal | 280,000 | Roger Wessels (1) | 10 | |
| 2 Feb | Protea Assurance South African Open | Natal | 350,000 | Wayne Westner (3) | 8 | |
| 9 Feb | AECI Charity Classic | Transvaal | 280,000 | Wayne Westner (4) | 8 | |
| 16 Feb | Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic | Swaziland | 280,000 | Hugh Royer III (1) | 8 | |
| 23 Feb | Bell's Cup | Cape | 280,000 | John Bland (18) | 8 | New tournament |
| 2 Mar | Trustbank Tournament of Champions | Transvaal | 280,000 | John Bland (19) | 8 | Tour Championship |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| 9 Dec 1990 | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge | Transvaal | US$2,500,000 | David Frost | 30 | Limited-field event |

## Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
| 1 | John Bland | 333,637 |
| 2 | Fulton Allem | 190,090 |
| 3 | Wayne Westner | 168,158 |
| 4 | Hugh Baiocchi | 155,409 |
| 5 | Tony Johnstone | 146,918 |