The Sunshine Tour’s 2024/25 season will culminate in an exciting new playoffs series that will reward the top professionals with two exclusive limited field tournaments offering a combined R5.5 million in prize money, as well as several other global incentives.
The Courier Guy Playoffs will be the final two tournaments of the season, with the professionals competing throughout the season for a place in each of these exclusive events, with coverage on SuperSport.
The Courier Guy Playoffs will begin upon conclusion of the Joburg Open in early March.
The first playoff tournament will be the Serengeti Invitational from 20-23 March at Serengeti Estates and will feature the top 72 players from the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy competing for R2.5 million in prize money.
At the conclusion of this tournament, the top 50 players on the Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy will qualify to play in the season-ending Tour Championship at The Club at Steyn City from 27-30 March, with a total purse of R3 million.
At the end of The Courier Guy Playoffs, the top three professionals on the final Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy will all receive DP World Tour cards for the following season.
The first-place finisher will also receive exemptions into the Nedbank Golf Challenge as well as two Majors – The Open Championship and US PGA Championship – and a R500 000 cash bonus. Second place will earn a R200 000 cash bonus, while the third-place finisher will earn a R100 000 bonus.
The leading golfer on the Fortress Rookie of the Year standings at the end of the season will also be rewarded with a R200 000 cash bonus.
“The Courier Guy is a symbol of excellence and, in launching The Courier Guy Playoffs, we’re really rewarding exceptional golf. It’s very exciting and we’re proud to play our part in supporting and delivering great local golfing talent,” said Craig Pitchers, CEO of The Courier Guy.
Thomas Abt, Commissioner of the Sunshine Tour, said: “The Courier Guy Playoffs is another exciting addition to our schedule that will give our fans a thrilling finale to our season. It’s a reward for the professionals who’ve performed consistently throughout the season and we’re extremely grateful to The Courier Guy, Serengeti Estates and The Club at Steyn City for their support of this exciting new addition to our schedule.”
SUNSHINE TOUR 2024/25 SCHEDULE
| DATE: | TOURNAMENT | PURSE | VENUE |
| 16-19 January 2025 | Mediclinic Invitational | R2 000 000,00 | Heron Banks Golf Estate |
| 23-26 January 2025 | *SDC Open | $375,000.00 | Zebula Golf Estate & Spa |
| 30-02 February 2025 | *MyGolfLife Open hosted by Pecanwood | $375,000.00 | Pecanwood |
| 06-09 February 2025 | *Cell C Cape Town Open in association with Honor | $375,000.00 | Royal Cape Golf Club |
| 13-16 February 2025 | *NTT DATA Pro-Am | R7 000 000,00 | Fancourt |
| 20-23 February 2025 | Hyundai Open driven by the Palisade | R2 000 000,00 | Royal Johannesburg East |
| 27 February-02 March 2025 | **Investec SA Open | $1,500,000.00 | Durban Country Club |
| 06-09 March 2025 | **Joburg Open | R20 500 000,00 | Houghton Golf Club |
| 13-16 March 2025 | BREAK | BREAK | BREAK |
| THE COURIER GUY PLAYOFFS | |||
| 20-23 March 2025 | Serengeti Invitational | R2 500 000,00 | Serengeti Estates |
| 27-30 March 2025 | Tour Championship | R3 000 000,00 | The Club at Steyn City |
*European Challenge Tour co-sanctioned
**DP World Tour co-sanctioned
