The 2015 Sunshine Tour was the 45th season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes22 FebDimension Data Pro-AmWestern Cape4,500,000 Branden Grace (5) 14Pro-Am1 MarJoburg OpenGauteng€1,300,000 Andy Sullivan (n/a)19EUR8 MarAfrica OpenEastern Cape14,500,000 Trevor Fisher Jnr (9)19EUR15 MarTshwane OpenGauteng18,500,000 George Coetzee (6)19EUR22 MarInvestec CupNorth West1,000,000 Jaco Ahlers (3) 1412 AprGolden Pilsener Zimbabwe OpenZimbabwe1,800,000 Dean Burmester (3)1426 AprMopani/Redpath Zambia OpenZambia3,200,000 Ross McGowan (1)143 MayZambia Sugar OpenZambia1,500,000 Vaughn Groenewald (3) 149 MayInvestec Royal Swazi OpenSwaziland1,200,000 PH McIntyre (2)1410 MayAfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenMauritius€1,000,000 George Coetzee (7) 17ASA, EURNew tournament24 MayLombard Insurance ClassicSwaziland1,000,000 Dean Burmester (4)76 JunVodacom Origins of Golf at LangebaanWestern Cape650,000 Justin Harding (4)47 AugSun City Challenge North West700,000 Keith Horne (8)722 AugVodacom Origins of Golf at San LameerKwaZulu-Natal650,000 Jean Hugo (16)728 AugSun Wild Coast Sun Challenge KwaZulu-Natal700,000 Vaughn Groenewald (4)7New tournament4 SepSun Sibaya Challenge KwaZulu-Natal700,000 Michael Hollick (1)4New tournament12 SepVodacom Origins of Golf at Vaal de GraceFree State650,000 Jean Hugo (17)718 SepSun Windmill Challenge Free State700,000 Dean Burmester (5)73 OctVodacom Origins of Golf at St FrancisEastern Cape650,000 Christiaan Basson (4)49 OctSun Boardwalk ChallengeEastern Cape700,000 Chris Swanepoel (4)416 OctSun Fish River Sun Challenge Eastern Cape700,000 Rourke van der Spuy (1)4New tournament24 OctVodacom Origins of Golf at Koro CreekLimpopo650,000 Dean Burmester (6) 75 NovNedbank Affinity CupNorth West800,000 Ruan de Smidt (2)413 NovVodacom Origins of Golf FinalLimpopo650,000 Darren Fichardt (14)422 NovLion of Africa Cape Town OpenWestern Cape1,200,000 Brandon Stone (1)1429 NovAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipMpumalanga€1,500,000 Charl Schwartzel (8) 22EUR6 DecNedbank Golf ChallengeGautengUS$6,500,000 Marc Leishman (n/a) 44EURLimited-field event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand.
Position Player Prize money (R)1 George Coetzee 5,470,6842 Charl Schwartzel 3,302,9723 Jacques Blaauw 3,080,3014 Dean Burmester 2,810,2265 Trevor Fisher Jnr 2,560,306
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Dean Burmester Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) Rourke van der Spuy
See also 2015 Big Easy Tour
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