The 1993–94 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1993–94 FNB Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with First National Bank, that began in 1992.
Season outline
Tony Johnstone had much success at the beginning of the season. He won his national open, the Zimbabwe Open, during the second week of the year. He stated after the event, it was "the title I've dreamed about since I was a 12-years-old." The following week Johnstone won another national open, the Phillips South African Open, defeating Ernie Els by seven shots. At the next event, the Bell's Cup, Johnstone was again in contention, scoring a third round 68 to take a one-stroke lead. "I'm very focused on this fourth tour win and would love to make it five in a row." Johnstone indeed won again, defeating Els and David Frost by two. It was his fourth consecutive win on the Southern Africa Tour going back to last season. Af the next event, Johnstone opened with a 65 to put him near the lead and threaten for another win. However, he was unable to match the leaders thereafter. David Frost ultimately defeated Nick Price by seven shots. The following week, Price opened with an eleven-under 61 at the ICL International. He broke the course record by three strokes and tied for the lowest round ever on the Southern Africa Tour. Price would go to win by nine strokes over Frost and American Bruce Vaughan. It was his third win at the event.
A variety of little known overseas golfers had success over the remainder of the season. The seventh tournament, the Telkom South African Masters, was won by Englishman Chris Davison. It was first win on tour. The following event, the Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic, was won by American Omar Uresti. He defeated fellow American Andrew Pitts by two shots. The final event of the season, the Autopage Mount Edgecombe Trophy, was won by American Bruce Vaughan.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1993–94 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.