2000–01 Sunshine Tour
Rank Player Country Events Prize money ( R )
1 Mark McNulty Zimbabwe 6 1,603,481.36
2 Bradford Vaughan South Africa 18 686,414.88
3 Roger Wessels South Africa 8 632,383.40
4 Hennie Otto South Africa 12 620,210.65
5 Trevor Immelman South Africa 10 619,765.87
Order of Merit
The 2000-01 Sunshine Tour was the first season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was rebranded. Previously it had been known as the Southern Africa Tour. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region. In its first year, the prize money was over 20% lower than the amount awarded the last year of the Africa Tour (R13.6 Million in 2000-01 vs. R17.5 Million in 1999-2000). There were 22 official events on the schedule. This was an increase of five from the last year of the Southern Africa tour, with a significant change in the list of tournaments. There were four tournaments from the previous season that were eliminated or not played:
There were nine tournaments added/restarted for this season:
The tour was based predominantly in South Africa, with 17 of the 22 official tournaments being held in the country. One event each was held in Botswana, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe and two events were held in Zambia. Two events, the Dunhill Championship and the Mercedes Benz SA Open Championship were co-sanctioned by the European Tour. The Order of Merit was won by Mark McNulty.