# 2020–21 Sunshine Tour

The 2020–21 Sunshine Tour was the 50th season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

## In-season changes

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour announced a suspension on 16 March. Later, the first two scheduled tournaments, the Investec Royal Swazi Open and the Zambia Open, were postponed. On 5 August, the tour announced its resumption, starting in mid-August with a new series of five 54-hole tournaments, called the "Rise Up Series".

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 17 May | Zambia Open | Zambia | – | Postponed | – | | |
| 24 May | Lombard Insurance Classic | Western Cape | – | Postponed | – | |
| 5 Jun | Sun City Challenge | North West | – | Postponed | – | | |
| 25 Jul | Vodacom Origins of Golf | Western Cape | – | Postponed | – | |
| 31 Jul | Royal Swazi Spa Challenge | Eswatini | – | Postponed | – | | |
| 7 Aug | FNB Eswatini Nkonyeni Sunshine Tour Golf Challenge | Eswatini | – | Postponed | – | | New tournament |
| 16 Aug | Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | – | Postponed | – | | |
| 21 Aug | Betway Championship | Gauteng | 600,000 | Darren Fichardt (18) | 7 | | New tournament |
| 23 Aug | Zanaco Masters | Zambia | – | Postponed | – | | |
| 28 Aug | African Bank Sunshine Tour Championship | Gauteng | 600,000 | Daniel van Tonder (4) | 7 | | New tournament |
| 29 Aug | Vodacom Origins of Golf | Free State | – | Postponed | – | | |
| 4 Sep | Titleist Championship | Gauteng | 600,000 | George Coetzee (11) | 7 | | New tournament |
| 5 Sep | King's Cup | Eastern Cape | – | Postponed | – | | |
| 13 Sep | KCB Karen Masters | Kenya | – | Postponed | – | |
| 19 Sep | Vodacom Origins of Golf | Eastern Cape | – | Postponed | – | | |
| 25 Sep | Sun Boardwalk Challenge | Eastern Cape | – | Postponed | – | | |
| 25 Sep | Vodacom Championship Unlocked | Gauteng | 600,000 | Daniel van Tonder (5) | 4 | | New tournament |
| 2 Oct | Vodacom Championship Reloaded | Gauteng | 600,000 | Daniel van Tonder (6) | 4 | | New tournament |
| 10 Oct | Vodacom Origins of Golf | KwaZulu-Natal | – | Postponed | – | | |
| 23 Oct | Sibaya Challenge | KwaZulu-Natal | – | Postponed | – | | |
| 23 Oct 2 Oct | Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge | KwaZulu-Natal | 700,000 | Merrick Bremner (7) | 4 | | |
| 31 Oct 9 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | North West | 1,500,000 | Daniel van Tonder (7) | 14 | | |
| 6 Nov | Time Square Casino Challenge | Gauteng | 700,000 | Ruan Korb (1) | 7 | | New tournament |
| 7 Nov | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | North West | – | Postponed | – | | |
| 22 Nov | Joburg Open | Gauteng | 19,500,000 | Joachim B. Hansen (n/a) | 19 | EUR | |
| 29 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Championship | Mpumalanga | 29,000,000 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout (3) | 32 | EUR | Flagship event |
| 6 Dec | South African Open | North West | 19,500,000 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout (4) | 19 | EUR | |

## 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 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 7,789,088 |
| 2 | Joachim B. Hansen | 3,277,475 |
| 3 | Wilco Nienaber | 2,681,740 |
| 4 | Jayden Schaper | 2,170,478 |
| 5 | Shaun Norris | 1,183,904 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) | Jayden Schaper | |