1991–92 Southern Africa Tour
| Duration | 12 December 1991 – 29 February 1992 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins |  Ernie Els (4) |
| Order of Merit | Ernie Els |
← 1990–91 1992–93 → | |
The 1991–92 Southern Africa Tour was the 21st season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
Season outline
[edit]A variety of golfers had success early in the season. De Wet Basson won the inaugural event of the year, the Fancourt Hall of Fame.[1] The following event, the Goodyear Classic, was won by Justin Hobday, four shots ahead of American Hugh Royer III.[2] Retief Goosen won the third event of the season, the Spoornet Classic, by a shot over John Bland and Richard Kaplan.[3]
The remainder of the year was dominated by Ernie Els. Els won the Protea Assurance South African Open and the Lexington PGA Championship in consecutive weeks. He took the lead in the Order of Merit.[4] Northern Ireland's David Feherty won the following event, the Bell's Cup, by one shot over Mark McNulty. Els retained his lead on the Order of Merit with his third-place finish.[5] At the next week's event, the Trustbank Tournament of Champions, Els "made up four shots in the last nine holes" but still finished a shot behind champion Bobby Lincoln.[6] Els came back and won the next event, the EVS South African Masters.[7] At the final event of the season, the Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic, Els again made up much ground late, finishing eagle-birdie, turning a three-stroke deficit into a one stroke win.[8] Els won the Order of Merit by a wide margin.[9]
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 1991–92 season.[10]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec | Fancourt Hall of Fame | Cape | 450,000 | De Wet Basson (1) |
8 | New tournament |
| 21 Dec | Goodyear Classic | Cape | 300,000 | Justin Hobday (1) |
8 | |
| 11 Jan | Spoornet Classic | Cape | 300,000 | Retief Goosen (1) |
12 | New tournament |
| 19 Jan | Protea Assurance South African Open | Transvaal | 450,000 | Ernie Els (1) |
20 | |
| 25 Jan | Lexington PGA Championship | Transvaal | 400,000 | Ernie Els (2) |
20 | |
| 1 Feb | Bell's Cup | Cape | 350,000 |  David Feherty (3) |
18 | |
| 8 Feb | Trustbank Tournament of Champions | Transvaal | 350,000 | Bobby Lincoln (3) |
14 | |
| 15 Feb | EVS South African Masters | Transvaal | 350,000 | Ernie Els (3) |
14 | |
| 22 Feb | ICL International | Transvaal | 300,000 |  Kevin Johnson (1) |
18 | |
| 29 Feb | Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic | Swaziland | 300,000 | Ernie Els (4) |
12 |
Unofficial events
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge | Transvaal | US$2,500,000 |  Bernhard Langer
|
46 | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[9]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els |
324,017 |
| 2 | De Wet Basson |
155,425 |
| 3 | Wayne Westner |
147,416 |
| 4 |  Tony Johnstone |
109,124 |
| 5 | Retief Goosen |
108,488 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Southern Africa Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Southern Africa Tour members.
References
[edit]- ^ "1991 Fancourt Hall of Fame". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Last-hole slip proves costly for MacKenzie". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 23 December 1991. p. 33. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lancaster, Alex (13 January 1992). "Elkington snatches title in extra time". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 33. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lancaster, Alex (27 January 1992). "Calcavecchia turning on the style for new success". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 37. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "O'Meara again". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 3 February 1992. p. 35. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cool Yorkshire lass". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 10 February 1992. p. 37. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ James, Richard (17 February 1992). "Singh triumphs after free drop". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 32. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mair, Lewine (2 March 1992). "Olazabal gets the better of Rivero". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 34. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Sydafrikatouren Penningligan" [South Africa Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 4. April 1992. p. 145. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "1991/92 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 7 October 2023.