2015 Sunshine Tour

The 2015 Sunshine Tour was the 16th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 9th since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.

The tour is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Zambia and Mauritius.

Schedule

The table below shows the partial schedule of events for the 2015 Sunshine Tour season.

Prize funds shown do not count directly towards the Order of Merit. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of official money Sunshine Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.

Dates Tournament Location Prize fund
(R)		 Winner OWGR
points		 Notes
19–22 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am George, Western Cape 4,500,000 South Africa Branden Grace (5) 14
26 Feb – 1 Mar Joburg Open Johannesburg, Gauteng €1,300,000 England Andy Sullivan (n/a) 19 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
5–8 Mar Africa Open East London, Eastern Cape 14,500,000 South Africa Trevor Fisher Jnr (9) 19 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
12–15 Mar Tshwane Open Tshwane, Gauteng 18,500,000 South Africa George Coetzee (6) 19 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
19–22 Mar Investec Cup Rustenburg, North West 1,000,000 South Africa Jaco Ahlers (3) 14
9–12 Apr Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open Zimbabwe 1,800,000 South Africa Dean Burmester (3) 14
23–26 Apr Mopani/Redpath Zambia Open Zambia 3,200,000 England Ross McGowan (1) 14
30 Apr – 3 May Zambia Sugar Open Zambia 1,500,000 South Africa Vaughn Groenewald (3) 14
6–9 May Investec Royal Swazi Open Swaziland 1,200,000 South Africa PH McIntyre (2) 14
7–10 May AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius €1,000,000 South Africa George Coetzee (7) 17 New tournament
Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
and the European Tour
22–24 May Lombard Insurance Classic Swaziland 1,000,000 South Africa Dean Burmester (4) 7
4–6 Jun Vodacom Origins of Golf (Langebaan) Langebaan, Western Cape 650,000 South Africa Justin Harding (4) 4
5–7 Aug Sun City Challenge Sun City, North West 700,000 South Africa Keith Horne (8) 7
20–22 Aug Vodacom Origins of Golf (San Lameer) Southbroom, KwaZulu-Natal 650,000 South Africa Jean Hugo (16) 7
26–28 Aug Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge KwaZulu-Natal 700,000 South Africa Vaughn Groenewald (4) 7
2–4 Sep Sun Sibaya Challenge KwaZulu-Natal 700,000 South Africa Michael Hollick (1) 4
10–12 Sep Vodacom Origins of Golf (Vaal de Grace) Parys, Free State 650,000 South Africa Jean Hugo (17) 7
16–18 Sep Sun Windmill Challenge Bloemfontein, Free State 700,000 South Africa Dean Burmester (5) 7
1–3 Oct Vodacom Origins of Golf (St Francis) Eastern Cape 650,000 South Africa Christiaan Basson (4) 4
7–9 Oct Sun Boardwalk Challenge Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape 700,000 South Africa Chris Swanepoel (4) 4
14–16 Oct Sun Fish River Sun Challenge Port Alfred, Eastern Cape 700,000 South Africa Rourke van der Spuy (1) 4
22–24 Oct Vodacom Origins of Golf (Koro Creek) Limpopo 650,000 South Africa Dean Burmester (6) 7
3–5 Nov Nedbank Affinity Cup North West 800,000 South Africa Ruan de Smidt (2) 4
11–13 Nov Vodacom Origins of Golf Final Limpopo 650,000 South Africa Darren Fichardt (14) 4
19–22 Nov Lion of Africa Cape Town Open Western Cape 1,200,000 South Africa Brandon Stone (1) 14
26–29 Nov Alfred Dunhill Championship Limpopo €1,500,000 South Africa Charl Schwartzel (8) 22 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
3–6 Dec Nedbank Golf Challenge Johannesburg, Gauteng $6,500,000 Australia Marc Leishman (n/a) 44 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour

Order of Merit

This shows the final Order of Merit leaders.

Rank Player Prize money (R)
1 South Africa George Coetzee 5,470,684
2 South Africa Charl Schwartzel 3,302,972
3 South Africa Jacques Blaauw 3,080,301
4 South Africa Dean Burmester 2,810,226
5 South Africa Trevor Fisher Jnr 2,560,306

Andy Sullivan (2.7 million) did not play the minimum number of tournaments required (seven) to be ranked.

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