1986–87 Southern Africa Tour
| Duration | 20 November 1986 – 28 February 1987 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Most wins |  Mark McNulty (7) |
| Order of Merit | Mark McNulty |
← 1985–86 → | |
The 1986–87 Southern Africa Tour was the 16th season of the
professional golf tour
in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
Season outline
The season was dominated by
Southern African Tour
.
McNulty won the first three official tournaments as well as the unofficial
Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge. Fulton Allem
briefly overtook him on the Order of Merit standings with two victories in the middle of the season. However, McNulty won the final four events to secure the Order of Merit title for the third consecutive year.
European Tour.[5]
During the middle of the season,
Lexington PGA Championship, by four strokes.[9]
McNulty dominated the remainder of the season, winning the final four tournaments. At the eighth event, the
Royal Swazi Sun Pro-Am, McNulty recorded 30 birdies to finish at 259 (−29) and win easily. He regained the lead on the Order of Merit over Allem.[12] McNulty then won the final event of the season, the Trustbank Tournament of Champions.[13] This secured the Order of Merit title.[14]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1986–87 season.[13][1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (R) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov | Helix Wild Coast Sun Classic | Cape | 100,000 | Mark McNulty (15) |
10 | |
| 29 Nov | Germiston Centenary Tournament | Transvaal | 100,000 | Mark McNulty (16) |
10 | New tournament |
| 13 Dec | Safmarine South African Masters |
Cape | 110,000 | Mark McNulty (17) |
20 | |
| 21 Dec | Goodyear Classic | Transvaal | 120,000 | Tony Johnstone (4) |
10 | |
| 10 Jan | Palabora Classic | Transvaal | 140,000 |  Fulton Allem (3) |
10 | |
| 17 Jan | ICL International | Transvaal | 120,000 | Tony Johnstone (5) |
10 | |
| 24 Jan | Lexington PGA Championship |
Transvaal | 120,000 | Fulton Allem (4) |
10 | |
| 7 Feb | Southern Suns South African Open |
Cape | 100,000 | Mark McNulty (18) |
16 | |
| 14 Feb | AECI Charity Classic | Transvaal | 100,000 | Mark McNulty (19) |
10 | |
| 22 Feb | Royal Swazi Sun Pro-Am |
Swaziland | 100,000 | Mark McNulty (20) |
10 | Pro-Am |
| 28 Feb | Trustbank Tournament of Champions | Transvaal | 150,000 | Mark McNulty (21) |
10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge
|
Transvaal | US$1,000,000 | Mark McNulty
|
14 | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The
Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.[14]
| Position | Player | Prize money (R) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark McNulty |
134,690 |
| 2 | Fulton Allem |
105,249 |
| 3 | Tony Johnstone |
56,417 |
| 4 | Hugh Baiocchi |
56,124 |
| 5 | John Bland |
47,306 |
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ a b McLean, Bill (20 November 1986). "McNulty's sights on Sunshine hat-trick". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 34. Retrieved 3 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McLean, Bill (24 November 1986). "McNulty - by two strokes". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 29. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Result - Germiston Centenary Golf Tourn". sunshinetour.info. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "South Africa's McNulty wins Sun City golf event". Tampa Bay Times. 8 December 1986. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "McNulty's 68 makes it five in row". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 15 December 1986. p. 24. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long wait ends". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 22 December 1986. p. 18. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McLean, Bill (12 January 1987). "Allem's 65 equals record". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 18. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McLean, Bill (19 January 1987). "Johnstone eases by six shots". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Victory for Allem". The Journal. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom. 26 January 1987. p. 14. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long wait ends for McNulty". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 9 February 1987. p. 30. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McLean, Bill (16 February 1987). "McNulty 64 has Westner beaten". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 28. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McLean, Bill (23 February 1987). "McNulty home with fine 62". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. p. 29. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "1986/87 Tournament schedule". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ ISBN 1868061019. Retrieved 13 September 2023.