The 1981–82 Southern Africa Tour was the 11th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
Season outline
Gary Player had much success early in the season. At the second event, the Datsun South African Open, England's Warren Humphreys, John Bland and Player tied at 272 at the end of regulation. An 18-hole playoff took place to decide the champion. Player and Bland scored rounds of 70 to beat Humphreys by two strokes. Player won with a birdie on the first extra hole of a sudden-death playoff to defeat Bland.
The first event of the new year, the SISA Classic, was won by Mark McNulty. At the following event, the Lexington PGA Championship, Player was victorious, with McNulty finishing tied-second.
Mark McNulty dominated the remainder of the season. In late January, he won the SAB South African Masters by two shots over Denis Watson. The following week, he won the Sharp Electronics Open. For the third successive week, McNulty won again, this time at the Sun City Classic, defeating John Bland by one shot.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1981–82 season.
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.