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Sunshine Legends Tour
South African senior professional golf has entered a bold era with the launch of the Sunshine Legends Tour and including a new brand identity, a new board and players’ committee, and an official partner in Srixon.
The Sunshine Legends Tour has announced its clear vision to create a sustainable and thriving circuit for the country’s senior professionals, including working closely with the Legends Tour in Europe on possible future tournament collaborations.
The Tour has also announced that the South African Senior Open hosted by James Kingston will be one of its flagship events to be played at Plettenberg Country Club from 10-12 December, 2025, as well as a new 72-hole pro-am tournament – the Winelands Classic – to be played in both Robertson and Worcester in early November.
Ian Smith, the Commissioner of the Sunshine Legends Tour, said this is the first step in a broad plan to reinvigorate senior professional golf in South Africa. “The Sunshine Legends Tour is about legacy and heritage. It’s about celebrating the golfers who were all household names in this country, and who through their incredible achievements created the stories golf fans still tell to this day, and which is a valuable part of the history of South African golf.”
It’s a proud moment for us to launch this new era in the senior game, and we’re thankful to Srixon South Africa for being our partner in this.
On behalf of the professionals, Kingston, a winner of 22 tournaments worldwide and part of a rare club of golfers to have won both the South African Open and The South African Senior Open, said this represents an exciting new era for the senior game in Africa.
The Sunshine Legends Tour will hopefully be a worthy platform to pay tribute to all of the wonderful careers that have helped to shape South African golf and allow our senior professionals to play more regularly and compete in proper tournaments,” he said.
As the host of the South African Senior Open, Kingston said he hopes the tournament will also shine a light on Plettenberg Bay Country Club and the local community.
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