2003–04 Sunshine Tour


The 2003–04 Sunshine Tour was the fourth season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was rebranded in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.
There were 17 tournaments on the schedule. This was an increase of one from the previous year. There were three tournaments from the previous season that were eliminated: the Dimension Data Better-Ball tournament, the Vodacom Golf Classic, and the Vodacom Players Championship. Three new tournaments were added: the Canon Classic, the Devondale Championship, and the Parmalat Classic. The tour was based predominantly in South Africa, with 13 of the 17 tournaments being held in the country. Two events were held in Swaziland, and one event each was held in Botswana and Zambia. Two events, the Dunhill Championship and the South African Airways Open were co-sanctioned by the European Tour.
The Order of Merit was won by Darren Fichardt.

Schedule

The table below shows schedule of events for the 2003–04 Sunshine Tour. As usual, the tour consisted of two distinct parts, commonly referred to as the "Summer Swing" and "Winter Swing". Tournaments held during the Summer Swing generally had much higher prize funds, attracted stronger fields, and were the only tournaments on the tour to carry world ranking points.
Prize funds shown did not count directly towards the Order of Merit. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of official money Sunshine Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.
YearDatesTournamentVenue
Prize fund
WinnerNotesRef
20036–8 MarStanbic Zambia OpenLusaka Golf Club, Zambia500,000 Johan EdforsNot played again until 2006
Co-sanctioned with Challenge Tour
200327–29 MarFNB Botswana OpenPhakalane GC, Botswana150,000 Trevor Fisher Jnr
20039–10 MayLimpopo Industrelek ClassicPietersburg Golf Club175,000 Marc Cayeux
200316–18 MayCapital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun OpenRoyal Swazi Sun Country Club, Swaziland175,000 Des Terblanche
200328–30 MayDevonvale ChampionshipDevonvale Conf & Golf Estate100,000 Hendrik Buhrmann Only year of this tournament
20035–7 JunCanon ClassicBramble Hill GC, Fancourt100,000 Tyrol AuretOnly year of this tournament
200320–22 JunRoyal Swazi Sun ClassicRoyal Swazi Sun Country Club, Swaziland100,000 Nic Henning
200325–27 JunParmalat ClassicSilver Lakes Golf Club100,000 Desvonde Botes New tournament
20032–4 OctSeekers Travel Pro-AmDainfern Country Club100,000 Chris Williams New tournament
200310–12 OctBearing Man Highveld ClassicWitbank Golf Club100,000 Dion Fourie
200330 Oct – 1 NovPlatinum ClassicMooinooi Golf Club300,000 Doug McGuigan
200415–18 JanSouth African Airways OpenErinvale Golf Club2,650,000 Trevor Immelman Co-sanctioned with European Tour
200422–25 JanDunhill ChampionshipHoughton Golf Club3,100,000 Marcel SiemCo-sanctioned with European Tour
200429 Jan – 1 FebDimension Data Pro-AmGary Player Country Club1,000,000 Darren Fichardt
20045–8 FebNashua MastersWild Coast Sun Country Club500,000 Andrew McLardy
200412–15 FebTelkom PGA ChampionshipWoodhill Country Club600,000 Warrick Druian
200419–22 FebThe Tour ChampionshipLeopard Creek Country Club1,200,000 Andrew McLardy

Order of Merit