JC Ritchie. DP World Tour The Sunshine Tour’s next wave of players looking to make their way onto the DP World Tour will be confirmed this week as four South Africans tee it up in the HotelPlanner Tour’s Rolex Grand Final supported by The R&A in Spain. JC Ritchie, Daniel van Tonder, Jovan Rebula and Wilco Nienaber are all at the Club de Golf Alcanada in Mallorca chasing their DP World Tour dreams. The top 20 players on the Road to Mallorca Ranking at the end of the Grand Fina

Member of the Papwa Sewgolum Class, Trevor Mahoney and Zimbabwe’s David Amm carded respective rounds of four-under 66 to share the first-round lead in the eighth Betway Big Easy Tour event held at Killarney Country Club. Tuesday’s opening round saw the two men perched at the top of the leaderboard, a stroke clear of their closest challengers at Killarney Country Club. The resurgent Mahoney, who is beginning to show signs of the golfer who claimed two Vusi Ngubeni titles on th

Hennie du Plessis with his caddie, Zack Rasego. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour Hennie du Plessis claimed a fairytale victory in the Sunshine Tour’s Blu Label Unlimited Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Saturday, marking an emotional comeback to the game after 18 months on the sidelines because of injury. Du Plessis won with a total of 49 points, adding eight points on the final day, to claim his third Sunshine Tour title but his first since a team victory with Jean Hugo

Hennie du Plessis. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour Hennie du Plessis’ incredible return to the Sunshine Tour continues as he claimed the lead in the Blu Label Unlimited Challenge heading into Saturday’s final round at the Gary Player Country Club. Du Plessis heads the field on 41 points after adding 18 points at the Gary Player Country Club on Friday. His nearest challenger is Tyrone Ryan on 31 points after he could only manage a further two points. And Yurav Premlall is currently

Tyrone Ryan. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour Tyrone Ryan held onto his lead in the Blu Label Unlimited Challenge but after a slightly tougher second round in which he added seven points to climb to 29 points overall. Ryan played the Lost City Golf Club on Thursday and had to work harder for his lead than his opening 22 points over the Gary Player Country Club course. “It was a tricky day out there with the wind. I couldn’t come to grips with the wind so that was tough. Between the

Tyrone Ryan. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour Tyrone Ryan embraced the modified stableford format of the Blu Label Unlimited Challenge and claimed the lead on 22 points after Wednesday’s first round at both the Gary Player Country Club and Lost City Golf Club courses. Ryan played the challenging Gary Player Country Club in the first round and teed off the 10th hole as he worked his way into a nine-point lead. But it was the format and how it translated to his strategy on the golf co

Albert Mciteka. Sunshine Tour Every week, the Sunshine Tour showcases the men who grew up dreaming of greatness and who live out those dreams on the fairways. But this year, the Tour decided to also shine a light on the men or women who stand alongside them – the caddies. At every prizegiving on the Sunshine Tour, the winning golfer’s caddie is also welcomed forward and awarded a medallion in recognition of the role he or she played in that victory. It’s a public recognition

Peter Matkovich, the acclaimed co-designer of the award winning La Réserve Golf Links, Heritage Resorts, has a very clear message for the golf world as this course prepares to host the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open for the second time later this year: “Word will continue to spread about just how good this golf course is”. From 18-21 December, the Indian Ocean’s first and only contemporary links will once again take centre stage on the DP World Tour and Sunshine Tour as the host

Warwick Purchase with his caddie Charley Msiza, who received a Sunshine Tour medallion for the winning caddie. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour rookie Warwick Purchase withstood a few final-round challenges on his way to a maiden victory in the Fortress Invitational at Glendower Golf Club on Sunday. Purchase, who held a three-shot lead going into the final round, had to endure a strong charge from the experienced Kyle Barker and a weather delay before closing with

Warwick Purchase. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour rookie Warwick Purchase turned up the heat on a cold day at Glendower Golf Club with a third round of 10-under par 62 that earned him a three-stroke lead in the Fortress Invitational. Purchase heads the field on 17-under par following a round which included a front nine of 28 and featured a total of nine birdies, an eagle and one bogey. His nearest challenger is Kyle Barker on 14-under par following his third round

Daniel van Tonder. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Daniel van Tonder overcame a bee sting on the first tee to claim a share of the lead going into the weekend of the Sunshine Tour’s Fortress Invitational at Glendower Golf Club. Van Tonder signed for a second round of 69 on Friday to share a one-stroke lead with Christiaan Burke (67) on nine-under par overall. “On the first tee box, just before we teed off, a bee stung me on my right hand, causing a bit of swelling. My hand was

Benjamin Follett-Smith. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Multiple Sunshine Tour champion, Benjamin Follett-Smith from Zimbabwe and his namesake from South Africa, Benjamin van Wyk, both opened with 65s during Thursday’s first round of the Fortress Invitational at Glendower Golf Club to share the lead on seven-under par. Follett-Smith’s round included two eagles and four birdies, with one unfortunate drop on the par-four 18th hole. Van Wyk’s round was highlighted by eight birdies

As part of its commitment to investing in local communities and building a lasting legacy, the Presidents Cup proudly announced a $250 000 donation to First Tee – Greater Chicago. Golf’s premier global team event, featuring the sport’s top US and International players, will be contested at Medinah Country Club, September 22-27, 2026. “In its 30-year history, the Presidents Cup has always been about more than world-class golf — it’s about creating a meaningful legacy in the co

Altin van der Merwe. Sunshine Tour Altin van der Merwe is back where it all began for him in this week’s Fortress Invitational and at a time in his life which represents a new beginning as well. Van Der Merwe tees it up in Thursday’s first round of this Sunshine Tour event at Glendower Golf Club with fond memories of this being the first professional tournament he played in while still an amateur in 2023. And this week he tees it up with another first in his mind, namely his

Golf for people with disabilities takes centre stage this October when The Wanderers Golf Club hosts the South African G4D Open, a three-day championship supported by Nomads Golf Club of South Africa, Hollywoodbets and the National Lotteries Commission. The event, part of the All Abilities Golf Tour (AAGT), will feature a refreshed logo that highlights the support of Nomads Golf Club of South Africa and Hollywoodbets for this year’s tournament. It is a visible symbol of their

Pieter Moolman (right) and his caddie, Albert Mciteka, who received a Sunshine Tour medallion for the winning caddie. Carl...

Rupert Kaminski. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour Rupert Kaminski is yet to finish his round but ended Saturday’s incomplete third round in a...

Team South Africa’s Christiaan Maas, Daniel Bennett and Charl Barnard celebrate South Africa’s historic first victory in the Eisenhower...

Matthew Spacey. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour Matthew Spacey and Benjamin van Wyk hold the clubhouse lead on six-under par in the incomplete...

Keelan van Wyk. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour Keelan van Wyk outscored his younger brother Kieron by one stroke to take the clubhouse lead on...