1981–82 Southern Africa Tour

The 1981–82 Southern Africa Tour was the 11th season of the Southern Africa Tour. The early season was dominated by veteran Gary Player who won the top two events, the Datsun South African Open and the Lexington PGA Championship. The remainder of the season belonged to Mark McNulty who won the next three events and secured the Order of Merit by a wide margin.

Season outline
South African legend 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 then won with a birdie on the first extra hole of a sudden-death playoff to defeat Bland. At the following event, the Lexington PGA Championship, Player overcame a four stroke 54-hole deficit, shooting a two-under-par 68 against strong winds to win again. "I am incredibly happy to win the PGA after taking the SA Open earlier this year," he said after the event.

Mark McNulty dominated the remainder of the season. In late January, though he "struggled" during the final round, he still won the SAB South African Masters by two shots over Denis Watson. The following week, he overcame a six stroke deficit to defeat Tienie Britz by one at 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. McNulty ultimately won the Order of Merit by a wide margin.

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.