2017 Sunshine Tour
The 2017 Sunshine Tour will be the 18th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.
The tour is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Zambia and Mauritius.
Schedule
The table below shows the partial schedule of events for the 2017 Sunshine Tour season.
Prize funds shown do 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.
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (R) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Notes |
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| 20–23 Apr | Zimbabwe Open | Zimbabwe | 1,800,000 |  J. C. Ritchie (1) |
14 | |
| 27–30 Apr | Zambia Sugar Open | Zambia | 1,600,000 | Oliver Bekker (5) |
14 | |
| 3–6 May | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Swaziland | 1,200,000 | Peter Karmis (4) |
14 | |
| 19–21 May | Lombard Insurance Classic | Swaziland | 1,000,000 | Oliver Bekker (6) |
4 | |
| 1–4 Jun | Mopani Redpath Zambia Open | Zambia | US$150,000 | Riekus Nortje (1) |
14 | |
| 27–29 Jul | Vodacom Origins (Highland Gate) | Dullstroom, Mpumalanga | 750,000 | Doug McGuigan (7) |
7 | |
| 2–4 Aug | Sun City Challenge | Sun City, North West | 750,000 | Peter Karmis (5) |
7 | |
| 9–11 Aug | Sun Carnival City Challenge | Benoni, Gauteng | 750,000 | Jbe' Kruger (4) |
4 | |
| 17–19 Aug | Vodacom Origins (Arabella) | Kleinmond, Western Cape | 750,000 |  |
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| 23–25 Aug | Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge | Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal | 750,000 | |
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| 31 Aug – 2 Sep | Vodacom Origins (Zimbali) | Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal | 750,000 | |
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| 6–8 Sep | Sun Fish River Challenge | Port Alfred, Eastern Cape | 750,000 | |
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| 13–15 Sep | Sun Boardwalk Challenge | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape | 750,000 | |
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| 21–23 Sep | Vodacom Origins (St Francis) | St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape | 750,000 | |
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| 12–14 Oct | Vodacom Origins (Sishen) | Kathu, Northern Cape | 750,000 | |
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| 25–27 Oct | Sun Sibaya Challenge | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | 750,000 | |
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| 2–4 Nov | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Knysna, Western Cape | 750,000 | |
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| 9–12 Nov | Nedbank Golf Challenge | Sun City, North West | US$7,000,000 | |