1983–84 Southern Africa Tour
| Duration | 25 January 1984 – 2 March 1984 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 6 |
| Most wins |  Tony Johnstone (2) |
| Order of Merit |  Gavan Levenson |
← 1982–83 1984–85 → | |
The 1983–84 Southern Africa Tour was the 13th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
Season outline
[edit]Local golfers Mark McNulty, Gavan Levenson, and Tony Johnstone had much success at the beginning of the season. The first tournament of the year, the PAN AM Wild Coast, was won by McNulty.[1] The following week, Levenson won the Lexington PGA Championship, defeating Nick Price by three shots.[2] At the next event, the South African Open, Zimbabwe's Johnstone was victorious.[3] Johnstone would go on to win the following week as well at the SA Charity Classic.[4] It was Levenson, however, that would go on to win the Order of Merit.[5]
The final two events of the year were won by foreign players. At the ICL International, Northern Ireland's David Feherty was victorious.[6] At the final event of the year, the Swazi Sun Pro-Am, American Rick Hartmann defeated Teddy Webber by one shot.[7]
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 1983–84 season.[8]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan | PAN AM Wild Coast | Cape | 150,000 | Mark McNulty (7) |
New tournament |
| 4 Feb | Lexington PGA Championship | Transvaal | 100,000 | Gavan Levenson (2) |
|
| 11 Feb | South African Open | Transvaal | 100,000 | Tony Johnstone (1) |
|
| 18 Feb | SA Charity Classic | Transvaal | 80,000 | Tony Johnstone (2) |
New tournament |
| 25 Feb | ICL International | Transvaal | 60,000 |  David Feherty (1) |
|
| 2 Mar | Swazi Sun Pro-Am | Swaziland | 60,000 |  Rick Hartmann (1) |
Pro-Am |
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 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge | Transvaal | US$1,000,000 |  Seve Ballesteros
|
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.[5]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavan Levenson |
43,940 |
| 2 | Tony Johnstone |
36,988 |
| 3 | Nick Price |
30,655 |
| 4 | Mark McNulty |
28,042 |
| 5 | Fulton Allem |
23,199 |
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]- ^ "McNulty wins Sunshine golf". The Times Recorder. Zanesville, Ohio. 30 January 1984. p. 13 (3-B in paper). Retrieved 25 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Levenson easy winner after flawless 67". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 6 February 1984. p. 20. Retrieved 25 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Golf". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 12 February 1984. p. 36 (D2 in paper). Retrieved 25 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Double top". Western Daily Press. Bristol, United Kingdom. 20 February 1984. p. 20. Retrieved 25 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Sport in brief". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Huddersfield, United Kingdom. 27 February 1984. p. 10. Retrieved 25 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moody runs out of steam". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 5 March 1984. p. 22. Retrieved 25 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1983/84 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 25 September 2023.